Edited sentence: Atlético's route to the final could be considered somewhat fortuitous, as they achieved 3rd place in their Champions League group only due to head-to-head results with APOEL after both teams failed to achieve a victory and finished on 3 points from 6 games.Eventually, it also took extra time for Atlético to overcome Fulham in the final.In the Round of 32 they progressed by a 1-goal margin, and in the Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals they went through on away goals