Since the inception of the Europa League and regardless of how Real Madrid get on in Kiev, it is fair to say that Spanish football has dominated Europe in recent years, with 11 of the 17 European titles on offer in the last nine years having been won by Spanish clubs.
It could have been predicted that Atletico Madrid would see off Marseille in the Europa League final, as that has been the common theme in recent years.
Although it remains to be seen how Real Madrid get on against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool in the Champions League final, Spanish football has reigned supreme in Europe of late.
The stats are striking. Since rebranding the UEFA Cup as the Europa League, Spanish clubs have won six of the nine trophies on offer and have counted on a representative in the final on seven occasions.
Meanwhile, Atletico's victory on Wednesday night took their tally of Europa League titles to three, with only Porto (2010/11), Chelsea (2011-12) and Manchester United last year able to break the La Liga dominance.
The Champions Legaue is a much more familiar story, with five of the eight titles since 2009/10 having been claimed by Spanish clubs and that number could still rise to six if Real Madrid claim their historic triple crown in Kiev on May 26.
La Liga has counted on a finalist in all but one of the last nine editions of the Champions League.
You have to look back as far as 2012/13, when Bayern Munich saw off Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund to find the last time that a Spanish side failed to win Europe's premier club competition.
Whatsmore, the European Super Cup also underlines the Spanish dominance in the last decade, with 12 of the last 13 European titles (including the Super Cup) having ended in victory for a Spanish side.