Fernando Torres says victory in the Champions League final against Real Madrid would see him achieve a lifelong dream.
Atletico face their city rivals in the final for the second time in three seasons, having lost 4-1 after extra time in Lisbon two years ago.
Torres was not involved on that occasion, as he was still at Chelsea, where he tasted glory in this competition with a penalty-shootout victory against Bayern Munich in 2012.
However, now back at his boyhood club after an eight-year absence, Torres is desperate to take the final step and complete a long-standing ambition.
It means everything, everything you dream of when you are a kid, he said at Friday s media conference ahead of the showdown at San Siro.
I have the chance to make this dream come true. I ve played for great teams, but this one is special, it s just what I wanted when I was a kid.
I had the chance to come back to the club, they gave me the chance to fight for what I really wanted.
I fight for a place in the team and to score goals again and to be an important player so tomorrow is the game of my life, without doubt.
There s no doubt that this is the most important game I ll play ever. I m very happy to play with this club, I started when I was five.
I had the luck of winning with Chelsea and with the Spanish national team but this is something very special to me.
