Los Blancos have spent over six times more than their city rivals on their current squad, but the two teams will do battle on Saturday for European football's ultimate prizeANALYSIS
By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer
The teams could hardly be more different. This year's Champions League finalists are both from the same city, but that's where the similarities end. In terms of their fans, history, style, tradition and values, Real Madrid and Atletico are worlds apart. Yet the biggest contrast between the two sides is financial.
Madrid traditionally spend big and have lavished speactacular sums on big-name signings in recent seasons, especially since the return of Florentino Perez as president in 2009. By comparison, Atleti's approach has been much more austere.