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Football Italy, and all of Europe, all Saturday, May twenty-eighth, lived with football: the Madrid derby took place again in the Champions League final.

Instead of a report on this match, I would like to simply publish a video of the match. Not even a video - the emotions of hundreds, thousands of fans who saw this confrontation, nervous, happy and upset. Moreover, with the full effect of presence in Milan and at Giuseppe Meazza. It is worth saying that the “Capital of Fashion” did not lose face, having become the capital of football for at least a day. A lot of atmospheric events, football stars of the past - from Franco Baresi and Gabriel Batistuta to Javier Sanetti and David Trezeguet. Even Richard Gere "kicked a ball" with Real Madrid players.

May 28. San Siro Stadium (Milan). 80,000 spectators (sold out)

The rivals knew almost everything about each other. It would be nice if they just constantly fought each other in the Spanish Championship, but no: several years ago they already met in the Champions League final. Atlético almost won then, but a few minutes before the end of regular time, Sergio Ramos changed the course of the match with an accurate shot, and Gareth Bale later secured victory for his team. By the way, this is the only time when representatives of the same country competed in the final of this tournament.

Real Madrid approached the match in a great mood and in good functional condition. They picked up great momentum towards the end of the season, but Atlético, although they beat Barcelona and Bayern on the way to the final, were pretty tired. But Diego Simeone deflected the blow from his team, saying that he was used to the pressure and found something pleasant in it. Moreover, the “mattress guys” dominated in the last matches with “Real”: the “Blancos” managed to win against “Atlético” only once in the last twelve head-to-head meetings.

The opening ceremony of the finals turned out to be good, colorful and emotional - it was a success, although this does not always happen. Sir Alex Ferguson, Fabio Capello and other football icons shook hands. Alicia Keys sang a medley of old hits and delighted with a new one, her guys danced. Then Andrea Bocelli, who has often appeared at football this season, came into play, and during the performance of the Champions League anthem he sang Italian party. Cristiano Ronaldo winked at the camera, Mark Clattenburg blew the starting whistle - and off we go!

From the very first seconds of the confrontation, it began to seem that the Atlético players were acting somewhat nervously. They did not have an advantage in “physics”, and therefore looked very unpresentable. But the Blancos put pressure on the opponent as soon as they lost the ball, eventually taking the ball away quite quickly football projectile under control. The game went to the goal of Jan Oblak, who had to work hard to keep the score level. In the sixth minute, Bale made a strong and targeted shot from the left, several of Zinedine Zidane's players tried to put their feet under the ball. In the end, Casemiro succeeded, but the football projectile flew straight at the goalkeeper, who made no mistake.

The nominal guests tried to move the game a little away from their goal, but all they achieved was yellow card Carvajal for a foul on Griezmann. But the Blancos took the lead in the sixteenth minute. Kroos sent the ball towards the opponent's goal from a free kick, Bale extended the flight into the goalkeeper's area with the back of his head, where Sergio Ramos, in a slight commotion, managed to substitute his foot. It seemed that the defender was offside, but the referee counted the goal, 1:0 ! It is symbolic that it was Ramos who opened the scoring in the match!

Some time after scored a goal Real continued to have the game and territorial advantage. Several more attacks took place on the Cloud Gate, however, they could not be called dangerous. But gradually Atlético moved the game to the center of the field, after which it began to regularly carry out dangerous counterattacks. Griezmann was at their forefront time after time, and the Alsatian hit Keylor Navas well on goal several times. In a number of episodes, the pulse of Real Madrid fans should have quickened. For example, once, after a cross from Gabi, Antoine made a great shot into the far corner of the other team's goal - there the goalkeeper came to the rescue, and the referee ruled it offside. Two minutes before the break, that connection worked again, but the Frenchman launched the ball centimeters from the post. The "mattress guys" began to look better, but their attacks lacked speed and sharpness.

The second half of the fight started right off the bat. In their first attack, Atlético earned the right to a penalty: experienced Fernando Torres put Pepe in the opponent's penalty area, after which he ended up on the grass. Antoine Griezmann approached the spot and struck powerful blow on target Almost broke the crossbar, but missed a penalty! In the next five minutes two important things happened. Real almost strengthened their advantage in the score, and at that moment it was a pity to look at Griezmann. Then, out of the blue, Dani Carvajal was injured and left the field in tears.

And in the fifty-fourth minute, Atlético again almost equalized the score. The ball was thrown around the Blancos goalkeeper, and Stefan Savic sent a football projectile from close range, centimeters from the opponent's goal! A few minutes later, Koke almost hit the top nine! A minute passed, and Diego Simeone's men again carried out a dangerous attack: Carrasco found Saul with a pass, who also failed to hit the target from a lethal position.

Zidane's team responded with several attempts by Ronaldo towards Oblak's goal, which did not result in anything, as well as with Benzema entering the striking position at the right inside spot. The Frenchman fired straight at the Slovenian goalkeeper. In those minutes, “Real” acted on counterattacks, but did it persistently and did not allow the opponent to send large forces forward. In the 77th minute, Lucas Vazquez, who came on the field, took the ball in front of someone else's penalty area, but decided to do everything on his own and beautifully - in the end he was beaten before he could strike. A minute later, Modric brought Ronaldo into the striking position, who failed to beat Oblak. Real needed to capitalize on that moment, because a minute later Carrasco earned his team a free kick. After the set piece, Juanfran received the ball on the right edge of the goalkeeper's area and crossed along the goal, and Yannick Carrasco, in his fall, sent the football into the goal, 1:1 !

It all started all over again, but by that time Zidane had made all the substitutions. In the 85th minute, after a cross from Modric from a corner, Bale headed over the crossbar of Oblak's goal. The game went into extra-times, from the very beginning of which Atlético sat deep in defense. It seemed that both teams were willing to try their luck in the penalty shootout. Although the Blancos tried to do something on the field. However, not quite actively.

Lucas Vazquez managed to break up two attacks from his team. Modric and Bale twice threatened Oblak's goal - each time Atlético's defenders laid their bones under the ball. In turn, Carrasco led the second Madrid team behind him, and Griezmann managed to land a beautiful shot that did not become effective. During the break, Zidane gathered his guys around him, and not just in an energy circle - no, the coach had ideas that he tried to convey to the guys.

While the “mattress players” tried to deliver the ball to Carrasco, Casemiro took a good shot from distance, missing the target. It is noteworthy that Simeone made the last two substitutions due to injuries to his players, who could no longer stand it from fatigue. At the end of the match, Real pinned down the opponent who had completely stopped, but it still went to a penalty shootout. The first to approach the goal was the relatively fresh Lucas Vazquez - he scored easily and naturally. The answer from Griezmann was also accurate this time. Marcelo also did not let his team down. Atlético captain Gabi left Navas no chance. Bale didn't miss either. Saul equalized the series score. Ramos could not help but score - and he scored. Juanfran hit the post, and it was the first mistake of the series. And Cristiano Ronaldo scored the decisive penalty! Real Madrid won their eleventh European Cup!

Tournament table, statistics and news.

Online results Champions League: http://www.liveresult.ru/football/Champions-League/

Special Correspondent Valery Kovalevich

Real Madrid - Atletico Madrid

The broadcast will start at 21:45

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On May 28, the 2016 Champions League final will take place in Milan, in which two Madrid teams will meet - Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. Expert forecasts, bookmakers' bets, the history of meetings between two clubs - read about all this in our material.

On May 28, at the famous Sant Siro stadium in Milan, the last and most important match club tournament of the Old World of the 2015/2016 season - the Champions League final. Two Madrid clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético, will meet for the right to be called the strongest European club.

The traditional start time for the match is 21:45 (Moscow time). The main match of the year in European club football will be judged by a team led by British referee Mark Clattenburg.

IN live the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid will be shown on Match TV on May 28, 2016. Starts at 21:30 Moscow time.

Real Madrid - Atlético Madrid: on the way to the 2016 Champions League final

On the way to the Champions League final, Real emerged victorious from a group that also included French PSG, Ukrainian Shakhtar and Swedish Malmö.

In the playoffs, Zinedine Zidane's team beat the Italian Roma, the German Wolfsburg and the English Manchester City, and, perhaps, only the German club was able to impose a serious fight on the cream, winning one of the two matches with a score of 2:0. However, the main star of Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, did not leave the opponent even a ghostly hope of victory in the return match, single-handedly scoring three unanswered goals against the opponent.

Atlético began its path to the decisive match of the tournament with a victory in the group, which also included Portuguese Benfica, Turkish Galatasaray and Kazakh Astana.

The further path to the final match for Diego Simeone's men was not strewn with roses. First, the Dutch PSV almost put an end to Madrid's ambitions after it brought the two-game confrontation to a penalty shootout. Fortunately for Atlético, fortune smiled on them and the club from Madrid continued to fight for the coveted trophy in the quarterfinals.

There, Simeone’s boys had to knock out not just anyone, but Barcelona itself. And finally, in the semi-finals, thanks to Saul’s miracle goal, Atlético again managed to knock out one of the giants of world football, Bayern Munich, on aggregate.

Real Madrid - Atlético Madrid: history of meetings

In total, the finalists of the Champions League played 166 matches among themselves, in which Real won 89 times, Atlético - 41, and a draw was recorded in another 36 cases.

IN this season Madrid clubs met only in the Spanish championship, where Atlético lost peacefully (1:1), while Real lost at home (0:1).

In 2014, the teams already met in the decisive match of the Champions League, and then the “royal club” celebrated the victory in an incredibly intense match. Atletico led 1:0 from the 36th minute, but in added time to the second half, Sergio Ramos managed to send the match into overtime, where the cream left no stone unturned against the mattress defense, scoring three goals and winning with a total score of 4:1.

Real Madrid - Atlético Madrid, Champions League final 2014. VIDEO

https://youtu.be/J3B73NaFTRI

In its history, Real Madrid has won the Champions League (Champions Cup) 10 times - in 1956-1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2014. Atlético have never won the main European Cup, but have been to the finals twice - in 1974 and 2014.

Real (Madrid) - Atlético (Madrid): before the 2016 Champions League final

For the current Atletico squad, the match with Real in the Champions League final can, without exaggeration, be called the game of the decade. Still, defender Godin is already a bit old and is unlikely to withstand the next defeats with Barça and Bayern, and the “engine” of the center of the field, Gabi, will celebrate his 33rd birthday on the day of the Euro 2016 final.

The “mattress fighters” at the forefront of the attack will also suffer unnecessary losses. A real hunt is underway for Frenchman Antoine Grizzman. If the striker holds the European Football Championship at his level, he obviously will not stay in Madrid.

Therefore, in the upcoming final match in Milan, not everything, but a lot is at stake for Atlético. Gabi spoke about the same thing the day before. According to him, Atlético is not weighed down by the defeat of two years ago, and the team is preparing itself as if it were their last fight.

“The past doesn't matter. We beat Real Madrid many times. The lost final is a thing of the past, all our thoughts are about the upcoming game. We have everything to beat Real Madrid, which is what we will do. This is the match of a lifetime for us,” he said. Well, club president Enrique Cerezo called on his players to defeat their opponent in the final by any means, “even criminal.” Defeat would be the greatest disappointment in history, he noted.

However, Real Madrid also does not intend to be content with the memories of the victory two years ago. The main star of “creamy” Cristiano Ronaldo is still full of strength and determination to prove himself Once again that he, and not Messi, is the strongest football player on the planet. Victory in the Champions League final will be that cherished bonus that will tip the scales in his favor at the end of the season. Moreover, unlike Ronaldo, Messi will not play at the upcoming European Championship either.

Sport Arena presents a preview of the decisive match of the Champions League. One of the Spanish ones will raise “Big Ears” above her head today.

“Do I want to win? – says Diego Simeone, surrounded by journalists. - Weird question. But the outcome of the final does not depend on what I want. It depends on how much effort we put in." El Cholo's concept of "match by match" has reached its highest peak today, because nothing more important than this fight simply cannot exist. Zinedine Zidane also avoids talking about the victory, instead speaking warmly about his opponent.

The coaches shower each other with compliments, but tonight they will turn into bitter enemies as fierce as their clubs' 110-year rivalry.

The Madrileño Derby once again goes beyond the borders of Spain, and today the eyes of the whole world will be focused on this battle. Of course, in the end Spanish football will win, but whose colors will this Victoria be painted in?

The clubs played 212 matches between themselves in the Spanish Championship, the Spanish Cup, the Spanish League Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the Champions League.

Ahead of Madrid: +107, =51, -54, 355:271.

Real Madrid – Atlético

Italy, Milan, Zone 7, San Siro (Giuseppe Meazza), 80.018

24°C, partly cloudy, light northeast wind, air humidity 71%

Their path to the final

Real Madrid:

G at home Miner 4:0 Cristiano Ronaldo 3, Benzema

G departure Malmo 2:0 Cristiano Ronaldo-2

G departure PSG 0:0

G at home PSG 1:0 Nacho

G departure Miner 4:3 Cristiano Ronaldo-2, Modric, Carvajal

G at home Malmo 8:0 Cristiano Ronaldo 4, Benzema 3, Kovacic

1/8 departure Roma 2:0 Cristiano Ronaldo, Jese

1/8 home Roma 2:0 Cristiano Ronaldo, James

1/4 departure Wolfsburg 0:2

1/4 home Wolfsburg 3:0 Cristiano Ronaldo-3

1/2 departure MS 0:0

1/2 home MS 1:0 own goal

Total:+9, =2, -1, 27:5

Atlético:

G departure Galatasaray 2:0 Griezmann-2

G at home Benfica 1:2 Correa

G at home Astana 4:0 Saul, Jackson Martinez, Oli Torres, own goal

G departure Astana 0:0

G at home Galatasaray 2:0 Griezmann-2

G departure Benfica 2:1 Saul, Vietto

1/8 departure PSV 0:0

1/8 home PSV 0:0 (8:7 on penalties)

1/4 departure Barcelona 1:2 Fernando Torres

1/4 home Barcelona 2:0 Griezmann-2

1/2 home Bavaria 1:0 Saul

1/2 departure Bavaria 1:2 Griezmann

Total:+6, =3, -3, 16:7

Hypotheticals, facts and other digital components

✗ The teams will meet for the 7th time in the Cup/Champions League. Blancos have a clear advantage in this competition: +4, =1, =1, 9:4.
✗ In the 2014 Champions League final, Madrid beat Atlético Extra time with a score of 4:1.
✗ Since that final, the teams have played 12 meetings with each other, in which Madrid celebrated only one victory, defeating Atléti in the 2014/15 Champions League playoffs.
✗ Madrileño Derby. Record holders for the number of matches:
42 – Manuel Sanchis RMA
39 – Paco Gento RMA
36 – Carlos Santillana RMA, Michel Gonzalez RMA
35 – Adelardo Rodriguez ATM
34 – Josema Pirri RMA, Iker Casillas RMA, Enrique Collar ATM
✗ Madrileño Derby. Top scorers:
17 – Santiago Bernabeu RMA, Alfredo Di Stefano RMA
15 – Carlos Santillana RMA, Cristiano Ronaldo RMA
13 – Ferenc Puskás RMA
12 – Paco Campos ATM, Emilio Butragueno RMA
11 – Adrian Escudero ATM, Raul Gonzalez RMA
✗ For the second time, teams from the same city will meet in the Champions League final. The first time it was also blancos and mattresses.

✗ For the sixth time, teams from the same country will meet in a Champions League decider. Three times it was Spain (2000 Madrid-Valencia, 2014 Madrid-Atlético, 2016 Madrid-Atlético), once each Italy (2003, Milan-Juventus), England (2008, Manchester United-Chelsea) and Germany (2013, Bayern-Borussia Dortmund) .
✗ This is the 14th European Champions League final for Madrid. In 13 previous attempts, he scored 10 victories (Reims - twice, Fiorentina, Milan, Eintracht, Partizan, Juventus, Valencia, Bayer, Atletico) with 3 defeats (Benfica, Intern, Liverpool).
✗ For Matrasnikov this is the 3rd final of the European Cup/Championship. Twice they suffered defeats, and both times there was not enough main time. In 1974, Atleti drew 1:1 with Bayern in extra time, but fell 0:4 in the replay. Two years ago, the Rojiblancos lost the Madrileño Derby 1-4 in extra time.
✗ If Atlético loses, it will become the first team in European football history to lose three European Cup finals without winning a single tournament.
✗ Only on the third attempt did Juventus (1985, after defeats in 1973 and 1983) and Barcelona (1992, after defeats in 1961 and 1986) take the “Big Ears”
✗ Three European clubs have reached the finals of the European Champions League twice, but have never won the tournament - Reims (1956 and 1959), Valencia (2000 and 20001) and Atlético Madrid (1974 and 2014). )
✗ El Cholo vs Zizou:

✗ Zinedine Zidane may become the first French coach to lead his players to victory in the most prestigious European club tournament. Helenio Herrera, however, had French citizenship, but was born in Argentina.
✗ In addition, Zidane could become the eighth debutant coach to take on “Big Ears”. So far the list of 7 specialists looks like this:
1956 – Jose Villalonga, Real Madrid
1960 – Miguel Muñoz, Real Madrid
1982 – Tony Barton, Aston Villa
1984 – Joe Fagan, Liverpool
1988 – Guus Hiddink, PSV
2000 – Vicente del Bosque, Real Madrid
2009 – Josep Guardiola, Barcelona
✗ Diego Simeone could become the third Argentine coach to experience the triumph of the continent's main club tournament. Before him, similar success was achieved by Luis Carniglia (1958, 1959 - with Madrid) and Helenio Herrera (1964, 1965 - with Inter). Interestingly, this is a list of two non-European coaches who managed to achieve success in the Tournament of Champions. All other winning mentors were Europeans.
✗ Popularity of Madrid and Atleti on the globe:


✗ Cristiano Ronaldo has been unable to hit the Atleti goal for 5 matches. His goalless streak against Matrasnikov reached 487 minutes.
✗ Cristiano Ronaldo has never scored at San Siro in his career.
✗ Moreover, the Portuguese teams played 4 matches in this arena and never managed to win:
2005, Milan – Manchester United 1:0
2007, Milan – Manchester United 3:0
2009, Inter – Manchester United 0:0
2010, Milan – Madrid 2:2
✗ If they win, Atlético will become the 23rd team to win the European Cup.
✗ It is unlikely that teams will want to hold out for a series of penalty kicks. Blancos in penalty shootouts in European competition:
1974/75, KOC, 1/2, Crvena Zvezda 5:6
1986/87, KEC, 1/8, Juventus 3:1
2011/12, Champions League, 1/2, Bayern 1:3
✗ Atlético European Cup penalty shootout:
1974/75, CUEFA, 1/16, Derby County 6:7
1989/90, CUEFA, 1/32, Fiorentina 1:3
2004, Intertoto final, Villarreal 1:3
2014/15, Champions League, 1/8, Bayer, 3:2
2015/16, Champions League, 1/8, PSV 8:7
✗ Zinedine Zidane can become the 7th athlete in history to win the Champions Cup both as a football player and as a coach. So far there are only six of them:
Miguel Muñoz – 1956 and 1957 – as a player / 1960 and 1966 – as a coach
Giovanni Trapattoni – 1963, 1969/ 1985
Johan Cruyff – 1971, 1972/ 1992
Carlo Ancelotti – 1989, 1990/ 2003, 2007, 2014
Frank Rijkaard – 1989, 1990, 1995/2006
Josep Guardiola – 1992/ 2009, 2011
✗ Zidane and Simeone: who is more popular and where?


✗ Cristiano Ronaldo may become the first football player to score in three Champions League finals (namely the Champions League, not the European Cup). He has already scored in two finals, just like Raul, Eto'o and Messi.
✗ Madrid against Spanish clubs in the Champions League: +10, =5, -3.
✗ Atlético against Spanish clubs in the Champions League: +7, =3, -3.
✗ Footballer-Simeone versus footballer-Zidane: +4, =2, -2.
✗ Coach-Simeone vs Madrid: +7, =5, -7.
✗ Real Madrid. Leaders in the number of entries into the symbolic team of the tour from Sport Arena in the 2015/16 FIFA World Cup:
16 – Cristiano Ronaldo
8 – Benzema, Bale
7 – Marcelo
5 – Keylor Navas, James, Modric
3 – Pepe
✗ Atlético. Leaders in the number of entries into the symbolic team of the tour from Sport Arena in the 2015/16 FIFA World Cup:
7 – Godin, Griezmann
5 – Koke, Filipe Luis
4 – Gabi
3 – Saul Niguez
2 – Josema Jimenez, Fernando Torres
✗ The stadium in Milan hosts the final of the most prestigious European club trophy for the fourth time. Here's how the previous decisive matches at San Siro ended:
1965, Inter – Benfica 1:0
1970, Feyenoord – Celtic 2:1
2001, Bayern – Valencia 1:1 (5:4 on penalties)
✗ For those currently in Milan:

From final to final

Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid meet for the eighth time in major finals football tournaments. Here is a fascinating story of their decisive battles.

Final No. 1, Atlético
Year: 1960
Tournament: Spanish Cup
Where: Santiago Bernabeu
Match RMA-ATM 1:3 Puskas’20 – Colyar’51, Jones’76, Peiro’86

Madrid quickly opened the scoring, but one of its leaders, Paco Gento, was injured in the 15th minute of the game, and subsequently took part in the match only nominally - he could not only run, but even indicate acceleration. As part of Atleti, outstanding football was demonstrated by scorer Joaquin Peiro, who would later move to Serie A, where he would play for Torino, Inter and Roma.

Final No. 2, Atlético
Year: 1961
Tournament: Spanish Cup
Where: Santiago Bernabeu
Match RMA-ATM 2:3 Puskas’9, Di Stefano’82 – Peiro’20’46, Mendoza’69

Everything unfolded approximately the same as a year ago. Again Madrid opened the scoring, and again the missed goal woke up the Matrasnikovs, who went forward large forces. After Di Stefano's goal in the 82nd minute, the Blancos had a couple more opportunities to level the score, but were met with confident play from Atlético's Argentine goalkeeper Edgardo Madinabeitia.

Final No. 3, Real Madrid
Year: 1975
Tournament: Spanish Cup
Where: Vicente Calderon
Match ATM-RMA 0:0, 3:4 on penalties

The most scandalous moment of the match occurred in extra time, in the 98th minute. Atlético's Brazilian forward Eraldo Becerra, finally freed from his guardian Vicente del Bosque, scored a “ghost goal”, which was not counted after some deliberation by the Basque referee Pedro Maria Urrestarasu.
Interestingly, goalkeepers Miguel Angel (Real Madrid) and Miguel Reina (Atlético Madrid) were considered masters of repelling penalty kicks.

Final No. 4, Real Madrid
Year: 1985
Tournament: Spanish League Cup
Where: Vicente Calderon
Match ATM-RMA 3:2 Rubio’10, Arteche’57, Cabrera’58 – Pineda’50, Santillana’83

Where: Santiago Bernabeu
Match RMA-ATM 2:0 Stiehlke’25, Michel’62

The Spanish League Cup was held only for 4 editions. Conceived to attract additional revenue from television broadcasts, it incredibly overloaded the calendar: in the League Cup, like the Spanish Cup, two matches were played at each stage. Moreover, the final also consisted of two games.

Final No. 5, Atlético
Year: 1992
Tournament: Spanish Cup
Where: Santiago Bernabeu
Match RMA-ATM 0:2 Shuster’7, Futre’32

The mattresses led after the first half 2:0, and after the break they went into deep defense. Los Blancos coach Leo Beenhakker tried to make adjustments by playing two strikers instead of a defender and a midfielder (Villarroya was replaced by Paco Llorente in the 46th minute, and Alfonso appeared instead of Gheorghe Hagi in the 82nd minute), but the wall built by Luis Aragones's men seemed impenetrable . In the 69th minute, goalkeeper Abel Resino saved a penalty kick from Michel Gonzalez. After this episode, the Blancos completely fell apart.

Final No. 6, Atlético
Year: 2013
Tournament: Spanish Cup
Where: Santiago Bernabeu
Match RMA-ATM 1:2 (a.v.) Cristiano Ronaldo’14 – Diego Costa’45, Miranda’99

Atleti managed to scrape out the remontada in the extra time, and both teams ended the match with a numerical minority: Cristiano Ronaldo received a red card for the Blancos, and Gabi went into the stands before the final whistle.

Final No. 7, Real Madrid
Year: 2014
Tournament: Champions League
Where: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
Match RMA-ATM 4:1 (a.v.) Sergio Ramos’90, Bale’110, Marcelo’118, Cristiano Ronaldo’120 from the penalty spot – Godin’36

Atlético were perfectly executing Diego Simeone's plan of scoring first and holding back until the third minute of added time, when Sergio Ramos' strike sent the game into extra time. In fact, the Mattresses were clinging too close to their goal, clearly losing strength closer to the end of the match. In extra time, Carlo Ancelotti's men ruled the roost - tired, barely moving Atlético no longer had the strength to snap back.

Man in black

The match will be judged by an English team of referees led by Mark Clattenburg, a referee of Canadian origin and an electrician by profession.
He began his career as an assistant referee in the Northern League at the age of 18. At the age of 24, he became the chief referee in the Football Conference, the fifth highest league in England.
At the age of 30, he became the youngest English referee to receive FIFA Referee status. Mark Clattenburg never referees Newcastle matches (with the exception of Alan Shearer's farewell game) because he is a Magpies fan.

The Englishman has repeatedly found himself in scandals related to controversial refereeing and erroneous decisions. All these cases do not concern the so-called. “level of clearance”, namely errors associated with penalties, deletions and other things that make fans’ hearts ache. In addition, John Obi Mikel and Adam Lallana stated that the referee made offensive remarks towards them.

In the current Champions League, Mark Clattenburg officiated in 6 matches, in which he showed 29 yellow cards. At the same time, he did not award a penalty and did not send a single player off the field.

The Englishman refereed Madrid matches four times (the last one in the current Champions League, 1:0 against PSV in the group), and the Blancos won each of these matches.
Atlético played matches with this referee 7 times (+4, =2, -1), and in the current Champions League two times, both on Vicente Calderon: 0:0 (and 8:7 on penalties) against PSV, and 1: 0 against Bayern.

The detachment did not notice the loss of a soldier

Real Madrid:

Varan – damage to the biceps muscle of the left thigh

Arbeloa – knee ligament damage /questionable/

Atlético:

In the world of memes

The same ending two years ago. Historical moment.

Gareth Bale said that no Atleti player would be a first-team player for Blancos. Well, in football management this is probably true.

Gianluigi Buffon makes his choice.

Cristiano made a terrible mistake in an interview where he said that winning the Champions League is better than winning a double or triple.
Damn, but the Champions League is part of a triplet...

A little black magic.

Meanwhile, in the Madrid offices, Sergio Ramos is googling the answer to the burning question: “What is more important, the Champions League or the triple?”

Approximate compositions

Zinedine Zidane begins his campaign for the 11th European Cup for Madrid in conditions of increased discomfort. The French coach managed to lead the team to the Champions League final, and his guys' winning streak in the national championship is 12 matches. Great result? Of course, only Florentino Perez, as usual, has his own view of the true essence of things. The top offices are hinting that if Zizou is unable to add a new trophy to the club museum today, then the management will most likely be forced to call on Unai Emery for help. These are only rumors at first glance, and nothing more. We all know that Florentino Perez moves the destinies of people, and especially coaches, like pieces on a chessboard.

Will take his place in Madrid's goal Keylor Navas /matches against Atlético in all tournaments: +1, =2, -3, clean sheets: 1, goals: -9, LK: -, CC: -, average rating for the season fromWho Scored: 7,12 /. Almost sent to Manchester United last summer for the sake of De Gea, Keylorito had an excellent season, earning a lot of flattering words addressed to him.

Canterano should appear on the right in defense Carvajal /+3, =5, -4, goals: -, LK: 3, CC: -,WhoS: 7,22 /, whereas the non-left flanks will perform similar functions Marcelo /+9, =8, -2, goals: 2, LK: 6, CC: -,WhoS: 7,44 /. The quartet of defenders will be complemented by two central defenders, and in the absence of Raphael Varane we will see the good old pairing Sergio Ramos /+18, =8, -8, goals: 3, JK: 17, CC: 2,WhoS: 7,15 / —Pepe /+12, =3, -2, goals: 1, JK: 6, CC: -,WhoS: 7,27 /.

In the support area, a Brazilian will be engaged in wood burning of the lawn Casemiro /+1, =2, -0, goals: -, JK: 2, CC: -,WhoS: 7,30 /, which will be assisted by two centrocampists, Toni Kroos /+1, =5, -6, goals: -, LK: 1, CC: -,WhoS: 7,33 / And Luka Modric /+5, =5, -6, goals: -, JK: 2, CC: 1,WhoS: 7,37 /. A lot will depend on this trio, since the area of ​​the central circle can become a kind of tactical height - whoever occupies it will dictate the pace of the game.

Finally, the BBC team will appear in all its glory in the attack, where on the right is Bale /+2, =6, -5, goals: 1, LCD: -, CC: -,WhoS: 8,12 /, in the center Benzema /+10, =6, -8, goals: 4, LCD: -, CC: -,WhoS: 7,65 /, and on the left – Cristiano Ronaldo /+12, =6, -8, goals: 15, JK: 6, CC: 1,WhoS: 7,99 /.

Madrid's attacking strength traditionally lies in the powerful, sweeping attacks of flank players, primarily Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. Zinedine Zidane's men will immediately try to seize the game advantage, and Atlético is unlikely to resist this much.

The Blancos should pay special attention to their goal - Atlético can create goals out of nothing, and in addition, they develop “standards” with impact. Madrid, however, is very good at playing on the “second floor”, but tonight it will face an opponent worthy in this component. It is likely that the Matrasnikov players will try to provoke one of the enemy defenders, naturally, the one with the hottest blood - Sergio Ramos.

Diego Simeone is called upon to rewrite history - he can become the first Atlético coach to bring the Champions Cup to Vicente Calderon. He has already had several calls in the Spanish capital, each of which can be described as a team with a capital C. However, it is today's team that represents the most powerful potential in the Cholo Team era: the experienced players have been supplemented by youngsters who are growing at such a fast pace that Madrid and Barcelona should be afraid for their future. Cholov’s “match by match” will be the moment of truth in the final match of the season - because Atlético may start the next game after today in a completely different rank. Mattresses have been among the contenders for too long, it’s time to step over this Rubicon.

The number one position will be taken by the current winner of the Trofeo Zamora, and, with a repeat of the record figure in the entire history of Spanish football - 0.47 goals conceded per match, Jan Oblak /matches against Madrid in all tournaments: +3, =4, -1, clean sheets: 3, goals: -4, JK: -, CC: -, average rating for the season fromWho Scored: 6,83 /. A lot depends on Oblak, but, as he himself says, the team’s defense consists of a goalkeeper and four other defenders.

The former midfielder will oversee the right edge from now on Juanfran /+8, =7, -13, goals: 1, JK: 7, CC: 1,WhoS: 7,06 /. The opposite edge will occupy Filipe Luis /+6, =3, -11, goals: -, JK: 6, CC: -,WhoS: 7,60 /: for this lateral, the derby has a special status, because he played for Castilla. In the center of defense as the best epigraph to the fusion of youth and experience is the Uruguayan duet Diego Godin /+9, =6, -11, goals: 1, JK: 11, CC: 1,WhoS: 7,52 / —Josema Jimenez /+3, =2, -1, goals: 1, LCD: 3, CC: -,WhoS: 7,22 /, the best central defender of La Liga today and his potential successor in an honorable calling.

Twin support zone Atleti will definitely include a captain Gabi /+10, =7, -15, goals: 3, JK: 10, CC: 1,WhoS: 7,22 /. It is not yet known exactly who his partner will be, but 35-year-old Thiago has just recovered from injury, so most likely he will appear in the “start” Augusto Fernandez /+4, =0, -7, goals: -, LK: 4, CC: -,WhoS: 6,87 /. As for the wide midfielders, these versatile players are the real pride of El Cholo. Hard workers Saul Niguez /+5, =1, -3, goals: 1, LCD: -, CC: -,WhoS: 7,37 / And Coke /+8, =4, -8, goals: 1, LK: 10, CC: -,WhoS: 7,49 / seem to personify the spirit of Atlético with their skill, thirst for fight and uncompromisingness. Diego Simeone can vary the midfield in other ways - for example, leave Augusto Fernandez on the bench, move Koke to the center, and use Carrasco on the left, but this decision looks too risky.

The attacking duo will be Antoine Griezmann /+6, =6, -8, goals: 5, JK: 5, CC: -,WhoS: 7,50 / And Fernando Torres /+6, =8, -5, goals: 4, LCD: 1, CC: -,WhoS: 6,98 /.

Atlético will play as number two and offer tough football to their opponents. If the game stretches out into fragmented segments, each of which ends with a minor foul, then all this is quite in the spirit of Atletico. In addition, El Cholo players don’t even need a full chance to break through the opponent’s defense.

They only get half a chance.

We bring to your attention the announcement of the final match of the 2015/16 Champions League, in which two Madrid clubs will meet - Real and Atlético.

Today will take place final match the main European tournament that will close the current club football season. Already now we can say with confidence that the winner of the tournament will be the Spanish club, or more precisely the Madrid one. How long has this happened on something like this? high level, if we don’t take into account the final between these teams the season before last? Then Real turned out to be stronger, scoring a goal in overtime, but since then there have been many changes in both teams.

Zinedine Zidane's team is in excellent form, the last defeat was dated April 6, or 10 matches ago. The team had a very strong ending to the Spanish championship, managing to close the 10-point gap from Barcelona, ​​but when the Catalan club was eliminated from the Champions League in the quarter finals, it no longer allowed the championship to be taken away from under its nose. Real was disqualified from the Spanish Cup in the early stages, so for now the club remains without trophies this season, which is simply unacceptable for such a club. IN last days there was news that if .

Everyone already understands that the stakes are upcoming match very high. If we remember the path of the “royal” club to the playoffs of the Champions League, the lot was favorable to them, but the games themselves were not so easy. First there was a fairly easy victory over Roma in the 1/8 finals, and then a shocking defeat in Germany against Wolfsburg (0:2) in the first match of the 1/4 finals, and then a confident victory at the Santiago Bernabeu (3: 0). In the semi-finals, the team faced a meeting with Manchester City, where in two games the teams scored only one goal, and it was the one that brought Real to the final.

Zidine's team has only one loss in terms of composition - defender Raphael Varane was recently injured, and will forgive Euro 2016. However, given that the Pepe-Ramos pair appeared on the field more often, this is not big loss for the club. Fans should worry more about leader Cristiano Ronaldo, who... It is 100% unknown whether he will play tonight.

Atlético Madrid also looked very strong in the second half of the season, but the club could not withstand competition on two fronts, and still stumbled in the decisive matches of the Spanish Championship, allowing Barcelona and Real Madrid to take the lead. Here we also understand that Diego Simeone is betting big on this game, because they want to take revenge for their defeat in the Champions League final two years ago. Atlético's main trump card is a reliable defensive game, and only then thoughts about attack. This La Liga season, in 38 matches, the team has conceded only 18 goals, scoring 63 goals against Real Madrid's 110. The team has no problems with the composition, so Simeone will be able to field all the strongest.

The path to the Champions League final was much more difficult for the “mattress guys” than for their today’s opponent. The team was only able to defeat PSV in a penalty shootout in the 1/8 finals, so no one expected that they would be able to beat Barcelona in the quarterfinals, but Simeone’s team surprised, and then presented another “surprise” to Guardiola and his Bayern. in the semi-finals. Both of these confrontations took place in the most fierce struggle, victories were won only because every football player on the field gave his 100%.

Note that in last years Atlético beats Real Madrid in head-to-head matches much more often. In the last 12 matches, Real Madrid have only one victory. Tonight we will find out whether Atlético will be able to win the first Champions Cup in its history, or whether the “royal” club will win the trophy for the 11th time.

Tentative lineups for the match between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid:

"Real": Navas, Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo, Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Atlético: Oblak, Juanfran, Godin, Jimenez, Felipe Luis, Saul, Augusto Fernandez, Gabi, Koke, Fernando Torres, Griezmann.

For the second time in three years, two Madrid teams faced off in the main match of the European club season.

Final match of the Champions League season 2015-2016

Real Madrid - Atlético Madrid 1:1 (1:0, 0:1, extra time 3:0), penalties 5:3

• Date: May 28, 2016.
• Stadium: San Siro, Milan.
• Number of spectators: 72,000 spectators.
• Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England).

Path to the final

On group stage Both competitors had no problems, the only question was whether they would take first place in their groups. As a result, both Real and Atlético were able to do this, ahead of PSG and Benfica, respectively.

In the 1/8 finals, Real easily dealt with Roma, winning both matches with the same score 2:0. With exactly the same score, Madrid lost the first quarter-final in Wolfsburg to the club of the same name. 0:2 away, this, of course, is not a death sentence, but it’s still serious. But not for Real Madrid, especially with Cristiano Ronaldo in the lineup. Already by the 17th minute of the return match, the Portuguese equalized the overall score, and in the 77th minute he scored the winning goal.

In the semi-finals, Real Madrid faced Manchester City. After a goalless draw in England, the Royal Club won 1-0 at home, but hung by a thread until the final whistle.

Atlético had an even harder time - already in the first round of the playoffs, the confrontation with the Dutch PSV brought two goalless draws, and in the penalty shootout the opponents had to deal 8 shots each - the final score was 8:7 in favor of the “mattress players”.

In the quarterfinals, Atlético faced Barcelona, ​​the current holder of the trophy. Barça won the match in Catalonia 2:1, but Atlético took quite convincing revenge at home, winning 2:0 thanks to Antoine Griezmann's brace.

In the semi-finals, the Madrid team beat Bayern only due to a goal scored on a foreign field - 1:0 in Madrid and 1:2 in Munich, the saving goal was scored by the same Griezmann.

Pre-start layouts

To become a truly great team (I don’t mean a club in the historical sense, but a specific team), Atlético needed to win the Champions League.

Then Real miraculously escaped at the end of the match and tore apart the opponent in extra time.

As for the affairs in the Spanish championship, Real came second, and Atlético came third, but in the head-to-head confrontation, the “mattress guys” were stronger 1:0 and 1:1.

Team compositions

Before the match, the head coaches of the teams had no headaches about who to replace the retired players - all the main players were in action and Zinedine Zidane and Diego Simeone set up the optimal lineups.

• Real Madrid: Navas - Marcelo, Ramos, Pepe, Carvajal - Casemiro, Kroos - Bale, Ronaldo, Banzema.
• Atlético: Oblak - Juanfran, Savic, Godin, Felipe Luis - Fernandez, Saul, Gabi, Koke - Griezmann, Fernando Torres.

Match

Real started off without a hitch - already in the 6th minute, Karim Banzema finished off Gareth Bale's cross from a free kick, but was saved by Jan Oblak. After another 9 minutes, another set piece at the Atlético goal ended in a goal. Toni Kroos served, Bale threw it in, and . But it was he who saved Real Madrid from defeat two years ago!

For about 15 minutes after the goal, Atlético was knocked down, but then was able to press the opponent to the goal, although he did not create any truly dangerous moments.

During the break, Diego Simeone stepped up his attack by bringing on Yannick Carrasco instead of Augusto Fernandez. The second half began with troubles for the “royal club” - first Pepe was knocked down in the penalty area, but Antoine Griezmann hit the crossbar from the penalty spot, and then Carvajal was injured.

Zidane makes a forced substitution, and Atlético creates two most dangerous chances. In the 70th and 78th minutes, Real had to decide the outcome of the match, but in the first case, the “mattress players” were Oblak, in the second, Oblak and Savic.

And then the old football rule came into play: “If you don’t score, they score on you.” In the response attack, Carrasco closed in Juanfran's cross, becoming the first Belgian to score in the Champions League final.

In extra time, both of them had chances, but the audience didn’t see any more goals scored. Real started the penalty shootout and the first 7 shots reached the goal, and Juanfran, who scored the fourth against Atlético, the author of the assist, hit the post. Cristiano Ronaldo put an end to the series.

So Real won the second Cup in three seasons, and Zinedine Zidane became the first coach in history to win the Champions League in his debut season.