Real Madrid Wins Juventus to Retain UCL Trophy
Spanish giants Real Madrid were incredible at the
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff as they retain the trophy they won last season
after thrashing Italian side Juventus 4-1 in the Champions League final on
Saturday night. Despite conceding just three goals throughout the competition
this season prior to tonight, Juve’s normally watertight defence just couldn’t
handle the quality of Real’s attack. It was Cristiano Ronaldo who put Real
ahead with a first-time finish from 16 yards exactly 20 minutes into the game,
before Mario Mandzukic equalised from just inside the area with a sensational
overhead kick 7 minutes later. In the second half, midfielder Casemiro had a
shot deflected to restore the lead before Ronaldo made it 3-1 on 84 minutes and
Marco Asensio finished it off in 90 minutes, after Juve’s substitute Juan
Cuadrado was red-carded. Ronaldo’s second goal in the game – a cross from Luka
Modric which he finished superbly from a tight angle – was the 600th goal of
his career. The former Manchester United player has now lifted four Champions
League trophies.
The win also means Real coach
Zinedine Zidane becomes the first manager to win the famous trophy twice in the
first two seasons of his senior management career as Dettmar Cramer did with
Bayern Munich in 1974/75 and 1975/76. “Zidane gave us a very positive half-time
team talk and told us he really believed in us,” Ronaldo said in a post-match
interview. “It has been an incredible end to the season by us. We are the first
team to win it two years in a row and I scored two goals. “It’s another record
for us and the players deserve it and so do I because I scored twice and I’m
the top scorer in the Champions League. “I prepared myself for this; you win
the biggest prizes because of what you do at the end of the season.” Real
Madrid have now become the first team since AC Milan back in 1989 and 1990 to
win this tournament two seasons running, and it’s a record 12th European Cup
win.
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