Fernando Torres ready for ‘game of my life’

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is ready to shoulder “113 years of history” ahead of a Champions League final with Real Madrid that striker Fernando Torres has labelled the “game of my life”.

Record 10-time champions Real are the hosts at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Saturday when Atletico will seek to avenge their stunning defeat to their bitter city rivals in a pulsating 2014 final in Lisbon.

Simeone says he won’t be shying away from the challenge. “I like to have 113 years of history on my back. I love the pressure, I love it. To play a final is fantastic. To win it, there’s nothing better,” he told media at the San Siro ground.

Torres — a Champions League winner with Chelsea in 2012 — said he’s ready to give it everything. “There’s no doubt, it’s the most important game I am ever going to play,” said Torres, who returned to his childhood club in 2014 following an ill-fated spell in Italy with AC Milan.

“With Chelsea and the Spanish national team I’ve won a lot of titles, but this is really special for me. To me it means everything. It’s the game of my life,” he said.