Atletico Madrid Former Atletico stars will attend the final in Milan

Raul Garcia and Mario Suarez, two former players part of Atletico Madrid's squad that lost the Champions League final two years ago, will be in Milan to see if the club can go one step further this time.

Los Rojiblancos face city rivals Real, as they did in Lisbon, and had to look on as the latter secured La Decima in the cruellest of styles.

Despite leading for most of the game, Atleti succumbed to a late Sergio Ramos header before Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano emphatically won it in extra time.

Both Garcia and Suarez believe the team is in a better position to win the trophy this season, with injuries and fixture congestion providing distractions in 2014.

Garcia says the league title decider at Barcelona, which saw Atleti win La Liga for the first time since 1996, made it tough to focus solely on their European commitment.

"I remember we had to play Barcelona in the league before, we took great confidence to Lisbon, now they have learnt and matured," he said.

Suarez, meanwhile, says the team understand the magnitude of the game more this time.

"Injuries hampered our preparation last time, but now we have more time," he said.

"The players understand the game more this time, and I'm confident of a better result this time."