Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A cikin kakar 2011-12, tsohon dan wasa Diego Simeone ya jagoranci Atlétio zuwa taken Europa League na biyu a cikin shekaru uku tun lokacin da aka kirkireshi bayan sun doke Athletic Bilbao 3<unk>0 a wasan karshe a ranar 9 ga Mayu 2012 a Bucharest, tare da Radamel Falcao ya ci sau biyu kuma Diego sau ɗaya. Bugu da ƙari, ta hanyar lashe gasar Europa League, sun cancanci zuwa UEFA Super Cup na 2012
a kan Chelsea, wanda ya lashe gasar zakarun Turai a kakar wasan da ta gabata, wanda aka buga a Monaco a ranar 31 ga Agusta 2012. Atlético ta ci 4 zuwa 1, gami da hat-trick da Falcao ya zira a farkon rabin. A ranar 16 ga Mayu, 2013, Atlético ta doke Real Madrid 2<unk>1 a wasan karshe na Copa del Rey, a cikin wasa mai cike da tashin hankali inda ƙungiyoyin biyu suka gama da maza goma. Wannan ya kawo karshen shekaru 14 da wasa 25 ba tare da nasara ba a wasan Madrid.