"Liverpool" (England) - "Milan" (Italy) - 3:3 (0:3), penalties - 3:2
- May 25, 2005, Istanbul
- Goals: Maldini, 1 (0:1). Crespo, 39 (0:2). Crespo, 44 (0:3). Gerrard 54 (1:3). Schmitser, 56 (2:3). Xabi Alonso, 60 (3:3).
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There is no rating where the Istanbul final would not take first place. And we are talking not only about the Champions League finals, but also about the entire history of football. “The miracle of Istanbul” - this is how Liverpool’s feat went down in history.
In the first half, Milan simply tore apart the opponent, scoring three unanswered goals with a full game advantage. However, none of the Liverpool fans, who were in the majority that evening, even thought of leaving after the first half. On the contrary, during the break, the “Reds” heartily performed the famous club anthem “You”ll never walk alone.
As the players later said, it was largely thanks to this that Liverpool managed to equalize the score by scoring three goals within six minutes of the second half. Then there was extra time and a penalty shootout, where the Polish goalkeeper of Liverpool, Jerzy Dudek, became the hero. First, he parried Andriy Shevchenko's point-blank shot, and then took the decisive 11-meter kick from the Ukrainian forward.
"I can't believe what happened. It's probably the greatest final ever. Even in 20 or 30 years people will be talking about this game," Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said after the match.
The most dramatic ending
"Manchester United" (England) - "Bayern" (Germany) - 2:1 (0:1)
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- 26 May 1999, Barcelona
- Goals: Basler, 6 (0:1). Sheringham 90+1 (1:1). Solskjaer, 90+3 (2:1)
When commentators say a couple of minutes before the end of a match with a predetermined outcome that “this is football, nothing is clear yet,” they are hinting at a dramatic denouement of the Barcelona final.
Bayern scored quick goal and played the game quite confidently throughout the match. Time was running out, United coach Alex Ferguson tried to invigorate the game with substitutions, but there was less and less doubt about Bayern's victory.
But what happened in stoppage time for the second half can only be called a fairy tale. In the first added minute, Teddy Sheringham equalized the score, and in the third, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brought victory to the English club.
United that season won not only the Champions League, but also the championship and the FA Cup. Ferguson received the title of Sir, and stoppage time has since almost officially become known as “Fergie Time” in his honor.
“The dudes lie down, and the greats triumph,” said in live enthusiastic commentator Vladimir Maslachenko, when Bayern defender Samuel Kuffour final whistle cried, pounding the lawn with his fists.
The most Russian final
"Manchester United" (England) - "Chelsea" (England) - 1:1 (1:1), penalties - 6:5
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- May 21, 2008, Moscow
- Goals: Ronaldo, 26 (1:0). Lampard, 45 (1:1).
Let Dmitry Alenichev not be offended, who scored the only Russian goal in the history of the Champions League finals as part of Porto; the Moscow final of 2008 remains the most dear to fans in Russia.
English fans in red and blue jerseys flooded Moscow three days before the match. By purchasing earflaps, they created a special British football atmosphere in the city.
The match was a success - 120 minutes of fighting in the pouring rain, goals from the team leaders in the first half, Chelsea forward Didier Drogba being sent off in extra time and much more.
In the penalty shootout, Chelsea were one shot away from victory. Captain John Terry approached the ball, and at the decisive moment his supporting leg went off on the slippery Luzhniki turf. United seized their chance and lifted the trophy.
Chelsea did win the Champions League four years later. However, Terry has repeatedly admitted that the Moscow mistake comes to him in nightmares several times a year. “It will never leave me. This is one of the disappointments of my life, at that time I was just crushed,” he said.
Most successful final
"Real" (Spain) - "Eintracht" (Germany) - 7:3 (3:1)
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- 13 May 1960, Glasgow
- Goals: Kress, 18 (0:1). Di Stefano, 26 (1:1). Di Stefano, 29 (2:1). Puskas 44 (3:1). Puskas 56 (4:1). Puskas, 60 (5:1, penalty). Puskas 71 (6:1). Stein, 72 (6:2). Stein, 76 (6:3). Di Stefano, 74 (7:3).
Many call Barcelona's modern front three Neymar - Leo Messi - Luis Suarez the best in the history of football. Real Madrid fans probably disagree with this, because in the history of their club there were Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskás and Francisco Gento.
Real Madrid won the first five editions of the European Cup, and the fifth victory was the peak of that team. The power of the Madrid attack in the match with the German champion resulted in the most productive final in the history of the tournament. That final also turned out to be the most attended - the Hamden Park stadium in Glasgow attracted 127,621 spectators.
“No team would survive today in a dispute with Real Madrid. His game was like the most fantastic fireworks that you can see in your lifetime,” French journalist Jean Eskenazi wrote then.
The most tragic ending
Juventus (Italy) - Liverpool (England) - 1:0
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- 29 May 1985, Brussels
- Goal: Platini, 56 (penalty)
A dark day in the history of world football. Before the start of the match, the collapse of the wall of one of the stands killed 39 people, mostly Italians, and hundreds were injured.
The situation in Brussels on the day of the match was tense - clashes broke out between fans of the teams every now and then. The showdown continued at the stadium.
A group of Liverpool fans climbed over the dividing barriers, the Italians tried to escape, as a result of which the support wall of the stand gave way and collapsed. The match was not postponed and they decided to play at the appointed time to avoid further unrest.
“We ran up to the stand, which had become the arena of death for so many martyrs,” wrote Michel Platini, the author of the winning goal, in his book. “Heysel resembled an erupting volcano. The sounds of celebration and dying cries merged there into one unimaginable hellish roar. There were wounded people all around , not yet out of shock."
As a result of the tragedy, it was decided to ban all English clubs from all tournaments under the auspices of UEFA for five years. 14 Reds fans were found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison.
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Commentator for the main match has been announced European season– the Champions League final on NTV will be broadcast with the voice of Konstantin Genich. the site remembers everyone who commented main match Euroseason for Russia in its new history.
1993 – Vladimir Pereturin (“Ostankino”)
1994 – Vladimir Pereturin (“Ostankino”)
1995 – Vladimir Pereturin (ORT)
1996 – Vladimir Pereturin (ORT)
1997 – Vladimir Pereturin (ORT)
Strictly speaking, the European Cup finals were shown even earlier. Central television showed matches in 1989, 1990 and 1991, only interrupting the broadcast of European Cup football in 1992, almost before that. There was practically no one to comment on the first button - Maslachenko left to work on yachts, Nikolai Ozerov was sent into retirement, Evgeniy Mayorov was perceived more as a hockey player, and Viktor Gusev had just come to television after being employed by TASS. As a result, Vladimir Pereturin had almost no alternative candidate; he and Andrei Golovanov worked on these finals (Golovanov did the stories preceding the games).
1998 – Vladimir Maslachenko (NTV, NTV-Plus)
Change of era in domestic television. It was a terrible burden for ORT to show the Champions League - there was just not enough money, NTV had just settled on the fourth button and launched a satellite television network, which needed to gain popularity. In those years, Russian television could still dictate its terms to UEFA - Spartak matches were supposed to start only at 20.00. The first Champions League final in the history of the television company was commentated by Vladimir Maslachenko. Vladimir Nikitich already worked the main match for CT already in 1989, but in new Russia This was the first time for him.
1999 – Vladimir Maslachenko (NTV, NTV-Plus)
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2000 – Vladimir Maslachenko, Vasily Utkin (NTV, NTV-Plus)
In the history of NTV-Plus, paired commentary on finals has almost never been practiced. An exception was made at the end of the century - Vasily Utkin practically established himself as the country's main football journalist, so working on the Champions League final seemed something very logical. Especially if you remember that teams from Utkin’s core Spanish championship – Real and Valencia – met at that time. It was even surprising that he was not allowed to comment alone then, but was assigned to the experienced Vladimir Nikitich.
2001 – Savik Shuster, Yuri Sevidov (NTV), Vasily Utkin (“NTV-Plus”)
The sensational “NTV case” led to something that had never happened in the history of Russian sports television - two teams of commentators worked for the final. Like quarreling sisters, NTV and NTV-Plus decided that they would comment on the companies different people. Savik Shuster was never part of the Plus team, so his appointment was the result of internal corporate intrigue. “While the professionals are resting, the director of the Moscow bureau of Radio Liberty Shuster became football commentator“, Moskovsky Komsomolets wrote then.
2002 – Vladimir Maslachenko (NTV, NTV-Plus)
Maslachenko again. The rest of the commentators were not yet good enough to work the big finals. Although a little later, NTV Plus received a sublicense to show the World Cup, where Georgy Cherdantsev went, and Vasily Utkin worked from Moscow for the main match.
The voice of Vladimir Nikitich returned to public channels. A year earlier, Maslachenko refused to work at Champions League matches in support of Shenderovich, Maksimovskaya, Evgeniy Kiselyov - in a word, the team of the “old NTV”. But with a complete change of management, the main football commentator of the late nineties decided to continue working on the federal frequency.
2003 – Georgy Cherdantsev (NTV, NTV-Plus)
When it seemed that the money problems had subsided, rumors appeared that the NTV-Plus company was going to be bought by the main media tycoon of the Universe, Rupert Murdoch. Despite this, NTV sent a commentator to Manchester for the final. For the first time, it was Georgy Cherdantsev - it was decided to entrust the mononational match between Juventus and Milan to the main “Italian” on “Plus”. Many remember that game as the most boring title match in the 21st century, and others remember it because of the commentator's hilarious slip.
2004 – Vasily Utkin (NTV, NTV-Plus)
For this comment, Utkin will receive one of his two TEFIs (the second – next year, but for the “Football Club” program). Formally, this is his first solo appearance at a match of this level on a federal channel.
Then “Porto” and “Monaco” reached the final, and Dmitry Alenichev became the first Russian football player, who scored in both European Cup finals.
2005 – Vladimir Maslachenko (NTV, NTV-Plus)
Having gone to Istanbul, Vladimir Nikitich caught up with Vladimir Ivanovich, holding his fifth Champions League final. And with all the allowances for the fact that in those years there were no stronger and more authoritative commentators on “Plus” than him, and this, in turn, predetermined his frequent appearance at decisive matches, we admit: Maslachenko was also lucky in particularly bright finals. After all, Russia also experienced this legendary comeback, created by Liverpool that Turkish evening, to his voice.
2006 – Yuri Rozanov (NTV, NTV-Plus)
Another comeback, although not as impressive, was made a year later by Barcelona, winning back in the last 15 minutes of the match and winning their second Champions Cup in history. That year, for the first time, the voice of the decisive Champions League match was a person who had gone through the crucible of the Plyusov commentator competition - Yuri Rozanov, who participated in the 1996 competition, went to the Stade de France in May 2006.
2007 – Vladimir Stognienko/Andrey Talalaev (“RTR-Sport”); Georgy Cherdantsev (“NTV-Plus”)
For the first time in 10 years, the Champions League final left the NTV channel - the public channel Sport acquired the rights to show matches for three years, along with NTV-Plus. Looking ahead, let's say that all three times the decisive match was worked by the strongest, in the opinion of the majority, VGTRK football commentator Vladimir Stognienko, and this year, 2007, and also in 2008, Andrei Talalaev worked together with him as an expert , who then appeared frequently on RTR-Sport in this role. On NTV Plus, Milan’s winning of the seventh Champions Cup could be seen to the accompaniment of Georgy Cherdantsev, who commented on the Rossoneri’s previous triumph in 2003.
2008 – Vladimir Stognienko/Andrey Talalaev (“Russia”); Vladimir Maslachenko (“NTV-Plus”)
The Moscow Champions League final, due to its uniqueness not only for English, but also for Russian football, ended up not on RTR-Sport, but immediately on the Rossiya channel. Thus, over the course of 15 years, the finale was broadcast on all three main channels of the country. It was commented on for VGTRK, as already mentioned, by Stognienko and Talalaev.
As for NTV-Plus, they rightly decided what was significant for domestic sports event as a finale Football League champions in Moscow, as a sign of immense respect and gratitude for the years spent in the company, Vladimir Maslachenko, who from then to now has been the most frequent commentator of these matches on Russian television, should work. That final was his sixth. And in it, fate again gave Vladimir Nikitich an exciting plot.
2009 – Vladimir Stognienko (“RTR-Sport”); Denis Kazansky (“NTV-Plus”)
If Yuri Rozanov took 10 years from winning the commentator competition to the Champions League final, then for former Lipetsk regional television employee Denis Kazansky it took only four. It was not the chief editor of the sports channels who insisted on this not-so-expected choice, but who already had great authority in sports edition“Plus” Vasily Utkin. Later, in an interview with the site, he admitted that some of his colleagues were hostile to this decision.
For VGTRK, that final was the third and last: the contract for showing European Cups was too burdensome for the state-owned company (problems with money were such that Stognienko commented on the game from Moscow), and they did not renew it, which, in essence, began the process of transformation of the pure "Sport" to "Russia 2".
2010 – Yuri Rozanov (NTV, NTV-Plus)
Rozanov closed the League finals on NTV, Rozanov opened them again for a large “green” public.
He had a pretty strong season from a professional point of view, in 2008 and 2009 he was recognized as the best football commentator, according to NTV Plus viewers - the most demanding public! The match between Inter and Bayern, in addition to intense football, gave us the knowledge that Mark Van Bommel, it turns out, is not a defensive midfielder, but a clumsy midfielder - this formulation of Yuri Albertovich later became a question in the sports “What? Where? When?".
2011 – Vasily Utkin (NTV, NTV-Plus)
“This year’s Champions League final is mine,” Vasily Utkin announced so briefly and clearly on the air of “Football Club” on “Echo of Moscow” that he would commentate on the decisive match of the main club trophy in Europe. “The decision was made, essentially, last year. Because the last time I commentated on the Champions League final was seven years ago. Enough time has passed that it was possible to do this without embarrassment. Moreover, most likely there will be a Spanish team in the final.” As we remember, the Spanish team actually took part in the final that year, and they won the final.
2012 – Alexey Andronov (NTV, NTV-Plus)
Let us turn: “...the Champions League final will be commentated by Alexey Andronov, except in the event that Real Madrid and Barcelona meet.” In this case, I will comment. Well, there have already been a couple of sarcastic jokes, I won’t react to this topic in any way.”
On the part of our colleagues, “a couple of sarcastic jokes” fit into this piece of paper that we all remember. All this was explained by the fact that the mononational final on “Plus” always had commentators for this championship (with the exception of Maslachenko in Moscow 2008). But neither Jupp Heynckes nor Roberto di Matteo were going to give Utkin a chance for a second final in a row - as a result, there was neither Real nor Barça at the Allianz Arena, but Andronov was there.
In 2012, Oleg Pirozhkov also commentated on the final. NTV-Plus had been showing the main match of European football on a 3D channel since the full return of the Champions League, but decided to put another commentator on the stereo broadcast only on the third run.
2013 – Alexey Andronov (NTV, NTV-Plus)
Mononational finals were almost always worked by specialized commentators, so it is not surprising that NTV-Plus 3D by Panasonic broadcast with the voice of another “German”, Kirill Dementyev.
But the leaflet didn’t lie – neither Real Madrid, nor Barça, nor Belenenses, nor even the Finnish national bandy team made it to the Champions League final. Seriously, this time everything again depended on the result of the semi-finals, only now Utkin’s “chances” were 3 to 4. But Heynckes, Klopp, Schweinsteiger, Lewandowski and the whole Bavarian-Ruhr company sent Andronov to the third final in his career and the second contract for NTV.
He worked the Champions League final and before this “double” - the Ukraina TV channel showed the Moscow match with his commentary in 2008. It took him four years to achieve recognition on air and among the Russian public.
2014 – Konstantin Genich (NTV, NTV-Plus)
The most successful year for Konstantin Genich. It’s unlikely that Amkar Perm midfielder Genich thought in 2006 that just eight years later his career would turn out exactly like this.
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The most anticipated event will take place in the Welsh capital on Saturday football match year. Cardiff will host the Champions League final between Turin's Juventus and the current trophy holder, Real Madrid.
The site asked popular Belarusian TV commentators to predict the outcome of Saturday's meeting.
Pavel Baranov (commentator for Belarus 5)
— It just so happened that I followed Juventus to a greater extent, because during this season, if I’m not mistaken, I commented on Champions League matches involving the Turin team five times. And if after the goalless draw of the first round one could guess whether Allegri’s team would reach the final or not, then after the playoff games with Porto it became clear that this is one of the contenders for a trip to Cardiff.
Already the first match of the quarterfinals with Barcelona convinced many of this. It’s difficult to single out just one performer from the Bianconeri - they are a well-coordinated star team that has achieved such reliability largely due to high level mutual understanding on the field. From Real Madrid, I will naturally highlight Ronaldo, whose awakened scoring abilities helped Zidane’s team beat Bayern and Atlético.
As I already noted, Juventus is distinguished by good team play: the numbers speak about the defense - only three goals conceded; The Argentine pairing of Dybala and Higuain looks great in attack. Mandzukic has excellently retrained as a wing attacking midfielder. Alves is now playing almost better than in the golden Catalan years. And, of course, such a game is, first of all, a coaching achievement. Massimiliano Allegri, even in the successful Juventus, was looking for options for progress. After switching to the 4-2-3-1 formation in January, it became clear that many players in this situation feel more comfortable on the field and are happy to attack. The results are eloquent - after this reform, the Turin team lost only one match out of 26! At the same time, they never conceded a single goal in 15 games in this series.
Real Madrid, in turn, are powerful in attack, but seem less balanced. But Madrid have a big French plus - Zinedine Zidane. Zizou is a rare example of a great player making a career as a great coach. He was able to adopt the best teaching qualities of Carlo Ancelotti and manages to find a common language with almost all the players of the star team.
I rarely make accurate forecasts. A defeat is possible only if the losing team at the end of the game rushes headlong to win back and gets more. So you shouldn’t expect any particularly impressive scores. The upcoming final is perfectly characterized by the fact that the Champions League will be played best teams their countries this particular season. This doesn’t happen very often and adds to the interest.
Nikolai Khodasevich (commentator for Belarus 5, host of the Football Time program).
— Any final is considered to be deserved; teams do not get to the decisive match using a lottery ticket. Real Madrid and Juventus objectively played enough for a trip to Cardiff this year. The Madrid club took on their opponents with class and experience, but more importantly – with character. In big matches this was very noticeable, for example against Bayern and Atlético. Turin is somewhat different: ideally ripe for the final and victory in the Champions League due to its balanced composition and teamwork.
I like the progressive development of any team. Juventus, after parting with Conte and under the leadership of Allegri, attracts attention. In Turin, in addition to building team game which has been pursued in recent years great trainers, very clearly understand how to work as efficiently as possible in the transfer market. For example, the acquisition of Dani Alves is simply a super success. Of course, after such work, everyone is waiting for the Bianconeri to triumph.
By the way, in 1998 these teams already met in the Champions League final. The Italians lost, although they were considered the favorites of the duel, and the Spaniards won, and I liked them. By the way, the current coach of the Blancos, Zidane, then played for Juventus. In the final there will be careful football, there will be no more than three goals. In my opinion, Real Madrid has a better chance of success.
Dmitry Gerchikov (commentator for Belarus 5, Deputy Director of the Marketing and Communications Department of the ABFF)
— The distance was quite long to weed out “random” teams. And in the playoffs, a two-round confrontation allowed each of the participants to present all the arguments in the dispute in order to be the most convincing. I was lucky to follow both teams as it is part of my job. Juventus liked the defense, clear game plan in every episode, with the ability to turn even half-chances to your advantage. Madrid have earned respect for making the most of Cristiano Ronaldo and their excellent balance between attack and defense.
As a fan I am absolutely indifferent to both participants - I prefer english football and its representatives. Speaking about philosophy, I lean towards Italian, because I value pragmatism, discipline and competent defensive play in football. For me, 1:0 with a tiny amount of dangerous moments at the team’s goal is better than 6:5 and any scoring extravaganza.
I guess we won't see an abundance of goals. Rather, there will be careful football with patience and anticipation of mutual mistakes. So 1:0 seems to me the most likely outcome. And, probably, such a score is closer to Juventus’ victory.
On Saturday, Kyiv will host the final match of the Champions League, in which the English Liverpool and the current trophy holder, Real Madrid, will compete. On the eve of the main event club match year, the site asked popular Belarusian television commentators to predict the outcome of the meeting.
Dmitry Gerchikov (sports commentator for Belarus 5, Deputy Director of the Marketing and Communications Department of the ABFF)
— I have always been impressed by British teams, because I sympathize with the football there. Therefore, I am sincerely glad that Liverpool will appear in the main match. Jurgen Klopp stands out from the general background of specialists participating in the Champions League with his original tactics and interesting decisions during matches. I like his flexibility and ability to expand the players' functionality to surprise the opponent. Real, in my opinion, looked less convincing in the playoff series. For example, against the backdrop of the same Bayern. But since they managed to take advantage of their chances and make the most of the mistakes that their opponents made, it must be admitted that the Spaniards played exactly as required in the cup format of a tournament of this caliber. So I’m happy with the composition of the final and I’m expecting a brilliant game.
As a fan, I could talk about my sympathies if, for example, Middlesbrough ended up in the final, but I’ll just enjoy the game. Although, needless to say, I wish Liverpool victory. I prefer the dynamics of Gegenpressing to Zidane's philosophy. And the stories of players like Robertson or Alexander-Arnold are more interesting to me than the star flair between Ronaldo and Modric. So when Scouser fans belt out “You will never walk alone” it will definitely send shivers down my spine.
I think football will be vibrant, at a high tempo, with a lot of interesting coaching decisions. I expect a fierce fight for space in the center of the field, quick transitions from defense to attack. I assume that the match will end with a score of 2:1 in favor of Liverpool.
Alexander Tsvechkovsky (sports commentator for Belarus 5)
— I like a couple of finalists. If you made it to such a match, then you deserve it. I followed both teams. I really remember Salah, his enchanting season. Overall, Liverpool have an excellent attacking line. As for Real, this is a grand team that has maintained its level in Europe for several seasons. I would like to note that both squads have great attacking players, but the defense is not so great. This is a hint of a match rich in goals.
I always like the performance of Klopp's teams. Under him, Mainz and Borussia performed very well, and the Scousers were no exception. I can’t say that Zidane’s coaching philosophy differs in any significant way from Klopp’s. Both teams play well in attack, the coaches are quite calm about introducing young people into the squad. As for this particular final, Liverpool’s victory will be a little more pleasant. And that’s only because Real Madrid’s victories are already boring.
I would like to think that there will be a lot of goals scored. But the main thing is that there are plenty of scoring chances. I don’t think it’s worth waiting for the defeat of one of the rivals. Although, of course, the “creamy” team has much more experience in such games. I can’t predict the score, but I’d like to see 5-6 goals. It is clear that not against one team.
Nikolai Khodasevich (sports commentator for Belarus 5, host of the Football Time program)
— If teams are in the final, then they deserve it. Yes, there were moments in the playoffs that fans of other clubs could interpret in their favor. Let's say Juventus fans probably still don't agree with the goal in return match in the last seconds in Madrid, but nothing can be replayed. By the way, in this area of taste there are no complaints about Liverpool at all. In Kyiv the two most strong teams here and now at the end of a long journey. Just as they will meet on the field different sides two top performers, on whom a lot will also depend. Salah has had an outstanding season and he has no right to fail the final match. And I think it will show itself. Well, there’s nothing to say about Ronaldo. By the way, it’s also a cool intrigue!
We are waiting for a match of purely coaching teams and two different philosophies. Real works for results, especially in big matches. He went through a small crisis in the first part of the Spanish championship and let Barcelona go far, but again for the third year in a row he reached the Champions League final. Zidane is a maestro! And Klopp is a maestro! He built Liverpool after the sale of Coutinho to such an extent that no one even remembers the loss of their leader. Another person remained there, on whom the game is built - Firmino. And next to him in attack are Salah and Mane. You can look at their offensive game forever, like fire and water.
If we talk about the numbers on the scoreboard, then 3:2 is a victory for Liverpool. I think everyone will like the ending.
Musician Igor Nikolaev: “Zidane understands how to run marathon distances»
Musician Igor Nikolaev, who watched the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético from the San Siro stadium, shared his impressions of what he saw in an interview with a Match TV correspondent.
- This is not the first time I have been to such a match - in 2013 I was at the German derby in London (“Bayern beat Borussia in a penalty shootout - Match TV”), then I went to the Berlin final (in the final of the 2014/2015 season “ Barcelona defeated Juventus - Match TV). This game is my third in a row, but in terms of drama it comes first.
Last year everything was predictable, but here it still came down to a penalty shootout. Plus Atlético's missed penalty in the second half. Zidane recklessly made all the substitutions, hoping to win in regulation time. Therefore, Bale finished the match as a practically wounded man. It's amazing how he scored the penalty after the match. Simply handsome. And before Bale started having problems with his legs, he had the fastest run in the world, which he confirmed.
It is clear that the first half was tense and not very interesting. After the first goal, Real began to hold the ball, and Atlético sat in a small ambush.
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composer Igor Nikolaev
– Did you personally root for someone in this game?
– No, I never support teams and don’t wear jerseys. But today all my friends were rooting for Atlético and shouted that under no circumstances should we bet on Real Madrid. But if anyone thought that Real had a poor performance latest games, then this was just a reason to be wary. Real Madrid was preparing, Zidane was preparing. He understands how to run a marathon. And they need to run to the end,” Nikolaev told Match TV correspondent Yaroslav Kulemin.
