Radamel Falcao

Radamel Falcao arrived from Porto in the summer of 2011 to replace Sergio Agüero, and the fee was the biggest the club had ever paid. Two seasons later nobody doubted it had been worth it.

The Europa League in Bucharest

Falcao scored goal after goal in Europe in his first season, and in the 2012 UEFA Europa League final in Bucharest he scored twice against Athletic Club in a 3–0 win, the first trophy of the Simeone era. Months later, in the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco, he scored a first-half hat-trick against Champions League winners Chelsea in a 4–1 win.

A goal machine

Brilliant in the air and deadly with either foot, Falcao scored every kind of goal: overhead kicks, headers, chips, solo runs. In December 2012 he scored five in a single league game against Deportivo de La Coruña. He was also part of the side that beat Real Madrid in the 2013 Copa del Rey final at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Legacy

Falcao left for Monaco in 2013. His stay was short, but in two years he turned Atlético from a team that hoped to win into a team that expected to, and his goals are still replayed by supporters today.