Played for both: Five modern era stars at Atletico and Real Madrid

Bernd Schuster
Forward-thinking West Germany midfielder Schuster maybe be best known for eight years for Barcelona, but went on to cross the El Clasico divide in 1988. He won league titles in his two seasons with Real (1988-90), and then stayed in the Spanish capital by switching to Atletico for a further three campaigns.

Schuster, who was later Bernabeu boss for 17 months (July 2007-December 2008), holds the distinction of winning the Copa del Rey with all three of Spain’s current top three teams.

Santiago Solari
Current Real youth team coach Solari left his native Argentina for Atleti in January 1999. The following season, however, they were relegated and Los Blancos profited from their neighbours’ demise by poaching the left-footer.

Solari played in Real’s Champions League final triumph at Hampden Park in 2002 and, as though an excuse is needed, here’s that goal from Zinedine Zidane, with the Argentine involved in the build-up:

Juanfran Torres
Right back Juanfran is an academy product of Los Blancos, and came through the Bernabeu ranks to make six first-team league appearances. A loan spell with Espanyol followed in 2005/06, and then he left for Pamplona team where he spent four-and-a-half years.

Atletico came in for Juanfran in the January transfer window of 2011, and he won the Europa League under Simeone the following season. Another trophy came in the next campaign with the Copa del Rey and then last term he added La Liga to his honours. Juanfran is a 20/1 outsider to grab a rare goal against Real anytime.