Final game this year will be remembered by fans of the game, if only for the fact that there have never been so many finalists - 6 teams competed for the championship. Yes, I was not mistaken, they fought. Although the television broadcast of the final major league KVN will only be on New Year's holidays (most likely January 1st in evening prime time), the game has already taken place, the champion is known. But this is not what she will be remembered for
I’ll say right away that I love KVN. But what has been happening in it in recent years cannot please even the most devoted fans. I won't even talk about the level of jokes. Everyone’s sense of humor is developed differently; what some people like, others don’t like. This is fine. I don't like the modern style of the game anymore.
Why bring so many teams onto the stage? Okay, I'll agree with 1/16 or 1/8 - these are qualifiers. But only the best should remain. And find out who is stronger in more competitions. Now 5 teams are taking the stage and playing 3 competitions with homemade preparations. That's all! KVN has ceased to be the Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful. There are still some funny ones, but there is tension with the resourceful ones. And where did the classic Warm-up go, a competition in which the level of the team was really visible?
I really miss the old finals, in which there were two (well sometimes three) really strong teams, whose play was a pleasure to watch.
This year there were six teams in the final. SIX!!! What did this lead to? Moreover, the best was determined by only two competitions (or, to be more precise, two and a half) - a greeting (with elements of a captain's competition) and a New Year's musical freestyle.
In short, it was a top six gala.
The second thing I don’t like about modern KVN is the judging. It often seems that the winner of recent seasons is chosen not based on their performance, but on the merits of previous years. Moreover, they choose him at the beginning of the season, and then begin to diligently drag him.
I don’t like the system of qualifying for the next round. The team lost - that's it!!!
Here we come to the most incomprehensible part of the finale that took place the other day. If you still want to watch the game and find out the outcome during the broadcast, do not go under the spoiler
This season there were three old teams that frankly came back to win the season. “Raisy”, who haven’t played enough, and “Bortsy” and “Vyatka” who returned after a long break. We won’t talk about their level - everyone has their own tastes. The main thing is that all these three teams still reached the final. Just like the younger, but no less worthy victories of “Buns” and “Russian Road” achieved. And the opening of the season is “So-and-so.”
To be honest, I haven't seen the game. Judging by the words of those who were at the finals, there was no absolute winner, all teams had ups and downs (this is over 2.5 competitions)
The result of the game was that Vyatka became the champion with a score of 11 points. Second place should have gone to "Rais", to which the jury gave 10.8 points. But this is where the main BUT happened! If earlier in KVN there were selections for the next round, then this time there was a selection for the winners. Here is how it is written on the official KVN website: “Two teams become the champion of the Major League 2018: the Kirov region team “Vyatka” and - by the decision of the chairman of the jury Konstantin Lvovich Ernst - “Raisy” (Irkutsk). Congratulations!”
How is that?! The team lost, but we give them victory! We've arrived
Or is it so they finally quit the game? I don’t understand... And I don’t want to understand
Here is part of their performance, posted by one of the spectators
Is this championship level?
And one more result of this final - “Buns”, who eventually won silver, leave KVN. I don’t know yet how they performed in the finals, but this season they were the only team worthy of the championship. And in the end I added to the list good teams, and remained second
Game results from the website www.kvn.ru
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Real Madrid became the first club in history to win the Champions League two years in a row.
In the final, Zinedine Zidane's team defeated Juventus thanks to a brace from Ronaldo, as well as goals from Casemiro and Asensio.
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On a Saturday evening in June, the looks of everyone football Europe concentrated in Cardiff. The long-awaited Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid took place at the Millennium Stadium. The teams of Massimiliano Allegri and Zinedine Zidane intended to end their successful seasons with a bang. The Old Lady won another championship title and a national cup, and Los Blancos became triumphant in La Liga after a five-year pause. But the players forgot about these successes before entering the field.
Real Madrid were eager to become the first team to win the Champions League two years in a row. Juventus hoped to win the continent's most prestigious club trophy for the first time since 1996. Since then, the “old lady” reached the final four times, but was beaten each time. Of course, the match in Cardiff was very special for Zinedine Zidane. The legendary Frenchman gave Juventus and Real Madrid five wonderful years of his football career. But with the starting whistle, the Los Blancos coach had no time for sentimentality.
The starting lineups of the teams were not a revelation. Massimiliano Allegri again decided to use Dani Alves at a high level, as this decision brought Juventus success in the semi-finals against Monaco. As for the choice of Zinedine Zidane, the Frenchman left Gareth Bale, who had recovered from injury, in reserve. It was certainly not a matter of the Welshman’s condition (although it probably had something to do with that too), Isco simply had a very strong spring part of the season.
For safety reasons, UEFA decided to play the game behind closed doors at the Cardiff stadium. This was the first such incident in a Champions League final. Juventus started the match much more actively, twice in the debut seriously disturbing Keylor Navas after shots from middle distance. First, Gonzalo Higuain and then Miralem Pjanic made great shots, but in both cases the Costa Rican goalkeeper came to the rescue. Massimiliano Allegri's men showed healthy aggression, often playing tough in the selection, but within the rules. And the “old lady” often managed to escape the pressure.
Having withstood the initial onslaught, Real began to spend more time with the ball, including in the opposing half of the field. In the twentieth minute, almost the first sensible attack of Zinedine Zidane's team ended in a goal. Dani Carvajal, on the right edge of someone else's penalty area, received a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo and made a return pass to the center. The Portuguese took a touch, and the ball flew into the lower left corner after a minor rebound, which, it seems, did not particularly affect the fate of the episode.
“Juventus” was able to equalize the score quite quickly - after just seven minutes, two units were on the scoreboard in Cardiff. Mario Mandzukic, after a discount from his partner, took the ball on his chest and struck a beautiful shot under the crossbar in the area of the right "nine". Keylor Navas tried, but the goalkeeper was unable to reach the game ball. After that, the game became much more contact and at times even rough. Felix Brych had to work hard to control the players' emotions.
After the break, a stubborn and at times quite emotional battle continued on the field in Cardiff. Real spent a lot of time in the opponent's half of the field, trying to regularly escalate the game in front of the opponent's goal. Cristiano Ronaldo had a chance to score a double, but the Portuguese fell just short of the ball at the right post after an intricate pass from Marcelo. In the sixty-first minute, Los Blancos took the lead. Casemiro dared to shoot from about thirty meters - the ball hit Khedira and flew right under the left post. Gianluigi Buffon found it difficult to bail out Juventus.
Only a few minutes passed before Real strengthened their lead. Luka Modric, on the right side of the baseline, took the ball and passed it to the near post, where Cristiano Ronaldo was in the right place at the right time. The Portuguese beat Gianluigi Buffon from a few meters and scored a double. The third goal broke Juventus. Massimiliano Allegri's charges began to get nervous and commit quite serious violations. Zinedine Zidane's team, in turn, preferred to calm the game by controlling the ball. Even so, the “cream” over and over again carried out promising attacks and could bring the matter to defeat.
Ten minutes before the end of normal time, Gareth Bale, who came on as a substitute in his hometown, had a chance to close in Ronaldo's cross, but Leonardo Bonucci made a great tackle. Alex Sandro could bring back the intrigue and give the audience a hot ending. The Brazilian made a header after a free kick from Dani Alves - the ball flew near the left post. And then the intrigue practically died. Juan Cuadrado, who entered the field in the second half, received his second yellow card in twelve minutes and went to rest early. In the end, Real was able to score a fourth goal. Marcelo slipped into the penalty area from the left and rolled the ball to Asensio, who only had to shoot accurately from close range.
The final score is 1:4. Real Madrid became the first club in history to win the Champions League two years in a row. “Juventus” lost the fifth final of the strongest club tournament in a row.
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1. For the first time in the Champions League, someone won 2 times in a row
Yes, this has never happened before. Since the 1991/92 season, when the main club tournament in European football was called the Champions League (groups appeared instead of the cup system from beginning to end), no one has won it twice in a row. To the Madrid people.
While the competition was called the “Champions Cup”, it was often attended by winning streaks. Actually, it all started with the Spanish Real Madrid, which won the first 5 tournaments in a row (1956-1960). Then there were the series of the Portuguese "Benfica" (1961-1962), the Italian "Inter" (1964-1965), the Dutch "Ajax" (1971-1973), the German "Bayern" (1974-1976), the English "Liverpool" (1977- 1978) and - scary to say! - currently barely remaining in the second highest division of his country, Nottingham Forest (1979-1980), and finally - the Italian Milan (1989-1990).
2. Real Madrid won the Champions Cup for the 12th time
Actually, in addition to those 5 victories in a row at the start of the tournament, the Madrid team had 3 more titles in the 20th century (two of them were separated by 32 years - from 1966 to 1998). Four Champions League triumphs have occurred this century. And the Frenchman Zinedine Zidane was involved in all of them (in 2002 - as a player, in 2014 - as an assistant to Carlo Ancelotti, in 2016 and 2017 - as a head coach).
3. Zidane is not only a great footballer
It’s nonsense that the stars don’t need a coach - they say, with the “Galacticos,” as the Madrid team is called, any armchair analyst would collect all the trophies while smoking on the sidelines. Even such a recognized specialist as the Portuguese Jose Mourinho, having worked for 3 years with the aces from Real, never won the Champions League - the limit was the semi-finals. After his departure, Los Blancos, as they are also called for the color of their uniform, won three times in four seasons.
Because if you have mostly primos, it is very important to establish a good microclimate in the team. Yes, Zidane, of course, has it easier than you and I, he has enormous authority earned on the field. But is it only him? And how many great football players managed to use it?
How many heart-to-heart conversations do you think the Frenchman had with Isco, James Rodriguez, and especially with the Portuguese monster Cristiano Ronaldo? Giving a star time to rest is also an art: Zidane’s predecessor, the Italian Ancelotti, was largely hampered by the fact that he did not know how to rotate when it was supposed to.
Well, Zizou’s behavior, what’s Zinedine’s name? football world, it’s worth applauding: he never gets hysterical, doesn’t freak out unnecessarily. Surprisingly, at the same time, he previously did not want to be a coach precisely because it was “too nervous work.” Having completed his career, he wandered around the world. As they say, he traded his face. Then he became an adviser to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. But he still saw Zidane as a coach - and asked to work individually with Jese and Morata. Then he included Ancelotti in the headquarters. He sent me to internships with Marcelo Bielsa and Josep Guardiola. And he entrusted the double, “Castilla,” where at first things didn’t work out for Zizou, by the way.
“I needed to add aggression - I was too soft with the players...” - those who remember Zizu the football player will smile at these words, of course.
I also personally applaud Zinedine’s staff and his assistant David Bettoni (he analyzes the opponent perfectly, as knowledgeable people say). And the decision to place the hard worker Casemiro under Luka Modric and Toni Kroos - Zidane always, even while playing with Claude Makelele at Real Madrid, appreciated the beauty of working in the support zone.
4. Real Madrid had an easier time with Juve than with Atlético
You probably haven’t forgotten the two heart-attacking intra-Madrid Champions League finals in 2014 and 2016. In the first of these matches, Real equalized the score at the end of the game and only put the pressure on the opponent in overtime. In the second, Los Blancos won only on penalties.
This time the victory was easier. Much. And let someone mutter something about the final assault, which was thwarted by the fictitious removal of Cuadrado, all this is talk in favor of the poor. I am sure that nothing frightening would have happened for Zidane and his team - although the Juventus player received a second yellow (and therefore red) card as a result of a simulation of Sergio Ramos, I must admit.
5. Madrid score 65 times in a row
I have no doubt this is an absolute record for serious teams from serious leagues, at least in the 21st century - maybe at the dawn of football someone produced worse series. But today it’s hard to imagine - except perhaps somewhere in the championship of San Marino or Estonia. And then only if there is a clear leader (sorry, I’m not keeping track).
6. Juventus' defense was far from ideal
Juve had previously conceded 3 (!) goals in the entire tournament. Yes, yes, in 12 matches! And immediately 4 are in the finals.
All this once again proved: even the trio Chiellini - Bonucci - Barzagli is far from ideal. Even earlier, the same thing was shown in the decisive matches of Euro 2012 (even if there was a substitution in the first half) and the Champions League 2015, when Gianluigi Buffon and his defense held out for some time - and then received the full program.
7. Buffon didn't win the Champions League again
That he great goalkeeper, of course, this does not cancel it. But Gigi's bad luck in the finals is shocking. I'm not even talking about defeat this time - essentially, without a chance. But there was also a lost decisive match with Milan, for example, in 2003 - in a penalty shootout with the decisive blow of the Ukrainian scorer Andrei Shevchenko... By the way: Juventus participated in only 9 Champions Cup finals. He only won twice and lost 7 times. Impressive, right?
And if there is no victory in the Champions League, most likely there will be no Golden Ball. Which Buffon certainly deserved a long time ago. And by and large - back in 2006, the year of victory at the World Championships, I should have received it. But the 39-year-old goalkeeper is not ending his career. “I think I’ll win it anyway...” he repeats again and again about the Champions League. Let's see!
8. Juve overestimated their capabilities
It seems to me that Buffon said the same thing before the match - and this greatly hindered him. Just like Juventus in general. Uncertainty and fear of an opponent are bad. Self-confidence and bravado too. You need to evaluate your strengths realistically, excuse the pun. However, the main complaints here are not with the goalkeeper, of course, but with the head coach: Massimiliano Allegri talked too much about his conviction of victory.
9. Italian coaches- not omnipotent
At the end of this football season There was generally a lot of enthusiasm for the coaches who came from Juve: in addition to Allegri, Conte succeeded with Chelsea in England, and Carrera won the Russian championship with Spartak...
But in the end, everything turned out to be not so rosy: Conte lost the FA Cup final, Allegri lost the Champions League final. True, I won the Italian Cup a little earlier. Massimo Carrera, by the way, also did not win the Russian Cup. At least for now.
10. For the first time, the Champions League final was held under the roof
This has never happened before - although not on outdoors They even played at world championships: remember the 1994 World Cup in the USA and the match between the Russian and Swedish national teams in Detroit? By the way, the closed roof of the Cardiff Millennium during the battle between Real and Juve was not related to the weather - they were afraid of terrorist attacks from the air. Including using drones. What can we do - we live in such times...
1. The Champions League impresses spectators with its excellent organization year after year; This is a top-class competition and spectacle, thanks in part to partners, including Nissan. What will you remember specifically about the 2016/17 tournament?
KOLYVANOV: What I remember most is that Barcelona managed to lose to PSG in the 1/8 finals - 0:4, and return match- win 6:1.
BRIDGE: Bright matches that became a real performance and decoration of the tournament. "Manchester City" - "Monaco" - 5:3, it was a crazy plot. Barcelona - PSG - 6:1. I still don’t understand how this could happen. It feels like otherworldly forces have intervened.
ZYRYANKIN: Like all recent draws, there will be amazing surprises in the playoffs. The confrontation between Barça and PSG is extraordinary, straight out of Hollywood, when the hero seemed to have already been destroyed, gutted, and he, with the grin of Bruce Willis, rose from the ashes and gave in to his adversary. Wonderful matches between “Man City” and “Monaco” with a dozen goals scored, and the performance of the Monegasques in general. The fight between Real Madrid and Bayern in Madrid, although spoiled by refereeing mistakes, was overall very bright, from the treasury of world football. And, of course, the heyday of Juventus, which, I hope, is not over yet.
Oh yes, I almost forgot. "Rostov"! It's great that Russian team finally made some noise and was visible to all of Europe. Now I want to get used to it.
2. According to based on several dozen key football indicators, the best player group stage In the Champions League - Messi (rating 9.8), in the playoffs Robben (8.39) and Neymar (7.93) have high scores, and among the participants in the final the leader is Dani Alves (7.76). But this is a version of “dry” statistics. Who do you think are the three main stars of this 2016/17 Champions League?
KOLYVANOV: Number one is definitely Cristiano Ronaldo ( - Note "SE"). He is the leader of his team, and that says it all. The second is Buffon (5.86 - SE note), about whom I have already spoken a lot. Third - Mbappe (6.74 - Note "SE"). This 18-year-old guy is playing very well this season.
BRIDGE: I’ll name four: Ronaldo, Higuain (- SE note), Messi and Mbappe.
Everything is clear with the Portuguese - top scorer tournament. Messi, as usual, carries Barca, scores a lot. They paid a lot of money for Higuain and he was able to prove that he is one of the best strikers in the world and continues to score. Mbappe is an amazing and revealing story for young football players. In the match with CSKA he came on for 7 minutes and did more than everyone else. But by that time his name was not so well known throughout the world. The guy thinks only about football, I’m sure he still has an amateur contract. The Frenchman has a long way to go, but for now put it higher current stars I can't do it.
ZYRYANKIN: Cristiano Ronaldo, who usually scores the most goals. The Portuguese was not even discouraged by the scandal surrounding some girl who accused the Ballon d'Or winner of indecent behavior: he immediately, as if in mockery, abused Bayern, and then destroyed Atlético.
Gianluigi Buffon is the personification of a Juventus that is both traditional and fresh. In the playoffs, he nailed his goal tightly, even Barcelona couldn’t find a loophole in it.
And, with your permission, coach Leonardo Jardim, whose Monaco, without large resources and a constellation of the best football players in the world, confidently, beautifully, for a long time and pleasantly remembered, reached the semi-finals.
3. Real Madrid and Juventus meet in the final on June 3 in Cardiff. Zinedine Zidane or Massimiliano Allegri - who is the cooler coach?
KOLYVANOV: I like both. Zidane has proven in two years at Real that he is worthy of a contract extension. As far as I know, the contract will be re-signed with him until 2020. If we take the game that the coach instills, Real is closer to me. However, Allegri has more team game. At Juventus he does not have such bright stars as Madrid. You have to play in the Champions League specifically for the result. It is significant that the Turin team conceded the least amount of goals. Plus, Juve has very good strikers ahead of them - Higuain and the young left-footed Argentinean.
Tactically, coaches are unlikely to surprise each other. I don't think Real Madrid will deviate from their usual tactics.
BRIDGE: I would not pay attention to this confrontation. A year and a half ago they said that Zidane would not be able to achieve anything, but in the end? Won the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and club championship World Cup in the first season, Spanish Championship in the second! I prefer French. I will never put Allegri on the same level as Zidane.
ZYRYANKIN:“Real Madrid” seems to have found the ideal coach formula for the “team of the world”: a mega-star without ego, frills and oddities, in whose presence best football players The planets of Earth are bending over backwards to avoid making a fool of themselves. Zizou, in my humble opinion, is not a great expert in strategy and tactics, but his thorough knowledge of the game and the talent of a football artist help him choose the right plan and predict the development of fights and likely difficulties. And the talents and class of his players allow them to solve any problems on the field.
I don’t think that he will surprise Allegri with anything - as well as vice versa: in our time, all teams are in full view, you can’t hide anything, and by the 60th game of the season, all the tricks, as a rule, have already been exhausted to the bottom. As a coach, Allegri is perhaps stronger than Zidane: he knows tactics more deeply and is more methodologically savvy. But if they had had a chance to change places, it is possible that both would have failed, since the role of an ideal mentor, brilliantly performed by the Frenchman at Real Madrid, is beyond the Italian’s capabilities - but in Serie A football chess, Zidane would be rated at the level of a candidate master , if not first-class.
4. Which players do you expect to perform great deeds in the finals? How will personnel losses affect the course of the match?
KOLYVANOV: It is difficult to fight against Real Madrid players individually. Everyone knows: if Cristiano is given a minimal chance, he almost always takes it. Benzema and Isco can also perform. Madrid also has a defender who likes to score in the ninetieth minute (laughs). Standard positions are very dangerous, because the team has enough players who play well with their heads.
Real Madrid have doubts about Bale, who has not played for a long time. Even if he recovers, it is not a fact that he will reach optimal condition and enter the field. But is this a loss? Isco replaced Bale very well and last month- one and a half was one of the leaders of Real Madrid.
As for Juventus, the team is now in good shape. She recently played a match with Bologna, and Real Madrid has a two-week break after the end of the Spanish Championship. But in any case, both opponents are in good physical shape, in optimal condition at the end of the season.
BRIDGE: You should be wary of Ramos. How many times has he already scored with his head in the 90th minutes? In general, both teams have players who can decide the outcome of the meeting. Therefore, I cannot single out just one. For the first time in recent years, I cannot predict how the game in the Champions League final will develop.
Both teams are approaching the decisive match in optimal condition. Bale hasn't played for a long time, and if he can come out, he won't be in the right shape. His absence will definitely not affect Real's game.
ZYRYANKIN: An expert opinion should operate with fact and logic, and not with sentimental feelings, but this time I will break the rules, commit, so to speak, a “tactical foul.” I really want, and I hope that heaven agrees with me on this, that the incomparable Gianluigi Buffon, who became a legend during his lifetime, triumphantly raises the Champions Cup over his head. “Real” wins year after year, it no longer has anywhere to store the same trophies, but for Juve and especially for Buffon, this is a rare chance, a happy occasion. May he be lucky. And let him be the hero of the finale. I have outlined others above.
Personnel problems, as far as I know, will be resolved for both teams by June 3. Carvajal is scheduled to fully recover by this time; Bale and Pepe, who missed half the season, have already recovered and will be able to play. How important they are for Real is clearly demonstrated , where two best player the Madrid team includes Bale (7.44) and Carvajal (7.20), and only then Ronaldo (7.17). Alive and well and Khedira, damaged back surface thighs in the return semi-final with Monaco, but had already appeared on the field in the last round of Serie A. In short, this is not a problem. And the state of Juve and Real Madrid is in perfect order: a week ago, both of them simultaneously won the championships of their countries, and the Turin team won the Italian Cup a few days earlier. The celebrations, however, had to be postponed, but the reason was more than respectful.
5. So who will win the Champions League?
KOLYVANOV: The strongest will win! In any case, the match should turn out to be bright and spectacular. Both teams have first-class players who can score, pass and dribble. Would love to see more heads!
My personal sympathies lie with Buffon, who is approaching 40 years old. He has never won the Champions League and I would like to see him and Juventus lift the trophy. Moreover, the Italian club last time won this tournament a long time ago. I don’t know whether Buffon will retire after this or wait until the 2018 World Cup in Russia. After all, he already has the world champion title, won the UEFA Cup in Moscow with Parma, but has not yet won the Champions League.
As for Real Madrid, they have a 100% winning record in Champions League finals, but that has to end at some point. Although Madrid, of course, have every opportunity to beat Juventus.
Juve always prefers to play carefully with the giants on the defensive. Take the current Champions League matches against Barcelona, which has three excellent strikers. Despite this, the Catalans were never able to open the Juventus gate. It is clear that the Italians will also play closed against Real, trying to catch the opponent on counterattacks. But if Real scores first, Juventus will have to open up. Then the balls can be scored in one direction or the other.
I wouldn't say that Real Madrid has a super defensive team. There are certain problems. Even in games with small teams we saw scores of 4:2, 5:2. That is, opponents always have the opportunity to score.
Juventus and Real Madrid will play in the Champions League final on Saturday.
BRIDGE: I can’t give preference to anyone. Everyone knows that no one has ever won the tournament twice in a row, but why shouldn’t Real Madrid rewrite history? Moreover, Juventus lost the last four finals.
Real Madrid's trump card is that latest games the team looks strong and wins confidently. There's a lot in play" Royal Club“depends on Ronaldo. And Juve knows how to play against such teams. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Turin team can close the main star of Real Madrid and save themselves from many problems. Most fans will sympathize with the Italians and their goalkeeper, who deserved this trophy.
I assume that regular time will end in a draw - 1:1.
ZYRYANKIN: Guessing the outcome, as Leonid Slutsky rightly noted, is an irrational activity. It is not difficult to foresee the course of the game, to decompose it into components and episodes in advance, even in the nuances. But “deviations from the norm” that arise during the meeting - bad luck, blunders, losses out of the blue - can turn any seemingly straightforward plot upside down. So don’t judge me harshly if I make a mistake. 2:1 in favor of Juventus.
Real Madrid's attack is an unimaginable skill plus the masterpiece inventiveness of unique football players. But in the final they will face a reinforced concrete wall, the likes of which have not been seen for a long time, even in Atlético's equally striped uniform. The censorship of the Turin Arts Council, as it seems to me, will completely reject Madrid’s ideas and delights. The “real” geniuses will probably leak one goal on live television somehow: their talent is too magnificent, you can’t strangle or kill. But nothing more. It is no coincidence that five Juventus defenders - a record figure - are in the top 30 among defensive players.
At the same time, ahead of Juve, everything is fine-tuned and working with the inescapable power of a forge press - and Real Madrid’s defense, to be honest, is the weakest of all the lines of the upcoming final and is unlikely to be able to stop all the passes to Higuain, in whom it is only enough hit the ball and the goal is ready. I think he will score his own. But there is also Dybala , in the Nissan ranking even ahead of Higuain!
The UEFA Champions League is a very serious tournament, in which every match is a tense competition, because sensations are not uncommon here, and even a weak team can win against the undisputed favorite. In order to become the winner of the Champions League, you need to go through a long, difficult path and compete with many strong clubs. But when the team overcomes this long, difficult path and wins the final, there is no limit to the joys and emotions of the players and fans of the triumphant club. In European club football, winning the Champions League is highest achievement for each club.
Last season, the winner of the Champions League was Real Madrid, beating Liverpool in the final with a score of 3:1. By the way, for the Spanish club this victory was the third in a row in this tournament; previously no team had achieved such an achievement. Today we will talk about who can win the Champions League of the 2018/19 season and make a prediction for the winner.
IMPORTANT NOTICE! The article will be updated periodically.
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At this stage, the bookmaker assessed the teams’ chances of winning the tournament with the following coefficients:
- Liverpool (England) – 1.90
- Tottenham (England) – 4.45
Let's look at each participant in the Champions League final separately.
Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp wants a repeat, but with a happy ending
Liverpool had a fantastic run to the Champions League final last season, so bookmakers rate their chances of winning the tournament quite high. Compared to the Spurs, the Merseysiders look like clear favorites - they are superior to the Londoners in almost all respects, especially the Liverpool club has strengthened after strengthening in the summer off-season. So Alisson Becker, Fabinho, Keita and Shaqiri came to Anfield. Special attention should be paid to Alisson, who covered the goalkeeper's problem area. It is also worth noting that Liverpool managed to maintain their combative attacking trio of Salah-Mane-Firmino.
Now Jurgen Klopp's squad is well equipped, and it has reached the final of the tournament, where this time it will try to do everything in order to emerge victorious. Liverpool went through a difficult group with PSG and Napoli, also confidently dealt with Bayern Munich in the 1/8, with the Portuguese Porto in the 1/4, and in the semi-finals even the Catalan Barcelona did not become an obstacle. This team deserves to play in the Champions League final, and from there it should emerge victorious. After the previous round, no one can stop the Scousers!
Tottenham in the Champions League final is no joke
In the 2017/18 season, the Lily-Whites stopped their campaign for the Champions League Cup at the 1/8 final stage, losing to Juventus in Turin in a two-game confrontation. This time Tottenham jumped above their heads and unexpectedly found themselves in the final. At the very beginning of the Champions League, no one put Mauricio Pochettino's club on the same line as the main giants of European football. And yet, Spurs came a long way, and ultimately ended up in the final. Even at the group stage, Tottenham could have dropped out of the race, but in the last round they managed to earn a ticket to the playoffs. In the 1/8, the “lily-whites” confidently dealt with Borussia Dortmund, in the 1/4 they sensationally beat Manchester City, and in the semi-finals they made a mega-comeback, leaving behind the magical Ajax of Erik ten Hag.
Unlike many favorites to win the Champions League, Tottenham does not have two equal squads at its disposal. In fact, the Londoners play with 11 players all season, while they play in the Premier League - strongest league planets. Such achievements of the team, of course, should be associated with coach Mauricio Pochettino, whom the European tops have long wanted to lure away. Tottenham are a team that hasn't won a trophy for a long time and are hungry for big victories. In its entire history, the Champions League has never been conquered by the Londoners, and now they have a chance to take the big-eared one to themselves, but this will not be easy to do, since their opponent is much stronger!
Forecast for the winner of the Champions League 18/19 from the site
The Champions League is a very unpredictable tournament where all clubs, even outsiders, fight for victory, prestige, money and glory. As the practice of past years shows, victory in the tournament is achieved not only by those who have a strong star lineup, but also by those who know how to play at a distance, carefully preparing for each match.
In the current Champions League there will be a very serious fight for reaching the final. But who will be the winner? F ootball-match24.com believes that Liverpool will win the 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League.
