From a local derby to a high-powered managerial duel,
a clash of styles to a revenge-packed rematch,Saturday's Champions League final between Real and Atletico Madrid offers a bit of everything.
Glam and glitzy Real are aiming for their 11th European
crown, while down and dirty neighbours Atletico are
gunning for their very first.

Real scored 110 league goals this season; Atletico
mustered only 63. But Real conceded 34, while their
miserly opponents allowed just 18. One team boasts a galaxy of superstars who sometimes struggle for collective cohesion; the other relies on a lesser-known cast of workers who sacrifice personal glory for the good of the group. Whichever way you look at it, this climax to the European domestic season contains plenty of intriguing storylines.

Here, BBC Sport examines the most compelling, Zidane under scrutiny Guiding your team into the Champions League final less than five months into your first managerial job at senior level is no mean achievement.
And when you consider Zinedine Zidane also reignited
Real Madrid's previously faltering La Liga challenge by
finishing the season with 12 straight victories- including a 2-1 triumph over arch-rivals Barcelona - you might think the French coach had already earned himself job security.

The soap opera life at the Bernabeu, however, has seen
Zidane face questions over his future in virtually every
news conference he has held in recent weeks.At probably any other club, Zidane's future would be
assured, because he has done an excellent job since taking over from much-maligned predecessor Rafa
Benitez in January. Interestingly, the key turning point came at the end of February when Zidane suffered his first defeat as Real manager, a dispiriting 1-0 home loss against none other than Atletico. Real's tame performance in that encounter sparked a significant reaction from the recently-appointed coach, who immediately installed defensive midfielder Casemiro into his starting line-up, injecting much-needed strength and solidity into the centre of the pitch.

However, Casemiro has become fundamental to Zidane's Real,his physical attributes and tactical awareness providing support for the back four and giving the team better balance. Goals galore but doubts persist over Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo has enjoyed another outstanding season, racking up 50-plus goals for the sixth consecutive term to further cement his status as Real's all-time leading goalscorer. The Portugal forward has particularly shone in the Champions League, scoring 16 goals in 11 appearances to move within one of equalling the competition's all-time single-season record of 17 - which he set two years ago.Yet Ronaldo has struggled against this weekend's
opponents in the past couple of years, failing to score
in any of the past five occasions he has come up
against Atletico's limpet-like defence.

Whether we see the free-scoring force of nature of the
Champions League or the subdued and frustrated
peripheral presence of recent games against Atletico
will go a long way towards deciding Saturday's final.
There is also an added complication over Ronaldo's
fitness. He has been below 100% since suffering a
hamstring injury against Villarreal in April, and provided
Los Blancos with another scare when he limped out of
Tuesday's training session.
Fortunately for Real, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale
appear to be in full working order despite the well-
documented off-pitch problems endured by the
Frenchman.Bale has enjoyed a particularly strong season, scoring 19 goals - despite missing chunks of action through injury - to suggest he is ready to slowly supplant Ronaldo as the team's most important attacking force.The Wales star has scored four goals in his past sixgames, including late winners against Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad.

Atletico's date with destiny?
Standing in the way of Zidane, Ronaldo, Bale and co
are a fiercely-committed Atletico team who are utterly
determined to uphold the theory that this weekend is
their turn to taste glory. Atletico have, of course, an additional motivation for revenge after being denied their first European crown two years ago, when Sergio Ramos' injury-time header allowed Real to force extra time. They eventually won at a canter against an exhausted Atletico.That's not all. Atletico also lost their only other European Cup final in similar circumstances in 1974, when Bayern Munich's Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck cancelled out a goal from the legendary Luis Aragones in the last minute of extra time. In the days before penalty shootouts, Bayern won the replay 4-0.

The Champions League is the only trophy Atletico have
failed to win under their remarkable manager Diego
Simeone, who lifted the Europa League and Uefa Super
Cup in 2012, the Copa del Rey in 2013 plus La Liga and
the Spanish Super Cup in 2014. Simeone's team have enjoyed almost complete dominance over their more illustrious local rivals in recent years, losing only one of their 10 meetings since their last Champions League final duel two years ago.

Following the return from injury of former Chelsea
midfielder Tiago, Atletico are heading into the game
with a fully-fit squad (except rarely-used full-back
Jesus Gamez) and their key players are in top form.
The redemption of Fernando Torres If you asked Atletico fans to select their dream
scenario for Saturday night, the vast majority would
undoubtedly wish for an injury-time winner from the
man they idolise, Fernando Torres. Don't rule it out, because the past few months have been remarkable for the ex-Liverpool and Chelsea striker. His career appeared to be continuing its downward spiral as he headed into February without a goal in nearly five months, apparently stuck on 99 goals for Atletico forever.

But then Torres finally brought up the century for his
boyhood team in a home win against Eibar and, far
from providing a sentimental last hurrah from a once-
great player as everyone assumed, he has proceeded
to play some of the best football of his career. Torres has netted six times in his past 10 appearances,
including a key away goal in the quarter-final clash with
Barcelona, as well as forging an increasingly productive
understanding with Antoine Griezmann, who received a
perfect pass from his strike partner to score the winner in the semi-final tie at Bayern. He can complete his unexpected renaissance by winning his second Champions League trophy, having first taken the title with Chelsea in 2012.

Another potential match-winner for Atletico is the
aforementioned Griezmann, the outstanding and
versatile France forward who is poised to established
himself as a superstar.
The former Real Sociedad striker has enjoyed a
magnificent season, scoring 32 goals in all
competitions including the winner in the Bernabeu in
February and crucial Champions League strikes against
both Barca and Bayern. Griezmann's pace on the break, his ability to play on either flank or through the middle, and his willingness to carry out the defensive dirty work, all serve to make him a perfect fit for Simeone's system.
The clean sheet kings Last weekend, Atletico staged an internal practice match as Simeone pitted his expected XI for the final against the club's reserves, who were lined up in a 4-3-3 formation to copy the tactical approach of Real. To absolutely nobody's surprise, the game finished 0-0. And there, in a nutshell, is Atletico: they're so good defensively, they can't even score against themselves.Simeone's men have kept a scarcely-believable 35 clean sheets over the course of the season, equalling La Liga's all-time record by conceding only 18 goals in their 38 games. Simeone's main selection quandary is in the back four, with former Manchester City misfit Stefan Savic battling against rising Uruguayan star Jose Maria Gimenez for a place alongside the peerless Diego Godin in the heart of defence.The key to their defensive success, however, lies intheir extraordinary collective ability. They work
incredibly hard for each other and follow Simeone's
precise positional instructions to the letter.This discipline has seen Atletico repel Real's goal threat in the recent past, keeping four clean sheets in seven encounters.

But don't let those statistics fool you into thinking
Atletico are only good in defence: with Griezmann's
trickery, Torres's direct running, the progressive play of
full-backs Juanfran and Filipe Luis, and the all-round
midfield ability of Saul Niguez and Koke, this team is
the complete package.Atletico might not be able to match the big names and fancy skills of Real's superstar squad, but as a collective unit they are arguably superior. And therein lies the big question for Saturday's Champions League final: will individual ability or team organisation prevail?

Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid - THE FACT:

Real Madrid have reached the Champions League/
European Cup final for the 14th time, more than
any other team.

They have won 10 of those - also
a record - including their past four (1998, 2000,
2002, 2014).

This is the third time in the past four years the
Champions League final has been contested by
teams from the same nation (Germany 2013, Spain
2014, Spain 2016).

Including 2016, Madrid has now made 17
appearances in the Champions League/European
Cup final (14 for Real, three for Atletico), more than
any other city (Milan has 16).

Atletico have won seven of their past 16 games
against Real Madrid in all competitions (five draws,
four losses). They had failed to win any of their
previous 25 games against Real (six draws, 19
losses).

The past four competitive games between Real and
Atletico have produced only four goals (two each).
This is the third season in a row in which a
manager has reached the Champions League final
in his first season in the competition (Diego
Simeone 2014, Luis Enrique 2015, Zinedine Zidane
2016).

Atletico have kept 15 clean sheets in their last 21
Champions League games, including four in six
knockout games this season.
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