Atletico had won only two trophies in the 15 years before Simeone's arrival and since he became manager in 2011 the outfit has won five. He has also steered the club to titles in the Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, King's Cup and Spanish Super Cup, and has presided over two home victories over Barcelona in the last three seasons to reach the Champions League semifinals. The club did however win La Liga with a 1-1 draw against Barca, arguably Simeone's greatest accomplishment, and they have won 187, drawn 61 and lost 51 of 299 games with him in charge. Atletico have, meanwhile, hit their stride, winning 4-1 at Sporting Gijon and then going on a scoring rampage at Bayer Leverkusen to win 4-2 this week. "The family doesn't stop growing, congratulations," Simeone said on Twitter, referring to the membership milestone.

Source: The Star February 24, 2017 16:40 UTC