The teams of Massimiliano Allegri (left) and Zinedine Zidane will compete for victory in the Champions League
NV tells everything you need to know for those who want to follow the Champions League final match in which Juventus will play against Real Madrid
The Champions League final Juventus (Italy) - Real Madrid (Spain) will take place in Welsh Cardiff June 3, at 21.45 Kyiv time.
The live broadcast of the match will be shown by the NLO TV and Football 1 channels. NV will conduct an online broadcast of the game and events around it.
Path to the final
Juventus won its group in the Champions League, where it beat Dinamo Zagreb twice, and also defeated Sevilla (3:1) and Lyon (1:0) once each. The Old Lady drew one more match against a Spanish and French club. In the first round of the playoffs, Juventus beat Portuguese Porto with a total score of 3:0, and knocked Barcelona out of the tournament in the quarterfinals (3:0 at home and 0:0 away). Success with overall result 4:1 in the duel against Monaco.
Real took second place in his group. The current European and world champion defeated Sporting Lisbon twice and also beat Legia at home (5:1). In both matches, the royal club won a draw with Dortmund, and also settled for a draw away against Legia (3:3). In the first round of the playoffs, Zinedine Zidane's team beat Napoli with a total score of 6-2, and in the quarter-finals they overcame the barrier of Bayern - 2:1 away and 4:2 at home in extra time. In the semi-finals, Real beat Atlético with a total score of 5:2.
Team form
The defeat from Roma in the 36th round of the Italian championship on May 14 became Juventus the only one in the previous 13 matches in all tournaments. But even this did not prevent the Turin club from achieving its goals of winning a sixth consecutive championship title. In one of the matches in the same series, Massimiliano Allegri’s squad defeated Lazio, thanks to which they won the Italian Cup. If the team manages to finish top in the Champions League final, the club will achieve a treble for the first time in its history, winning three tournaments in one season.
Real lost in the previous eight matches in all tournaments only once, and this defeat came in the return game of the Champions League semi-final against Atlético Madrid (1:2), in which the opponent failed to achieve the difference they needed to qualify for the decisive match of the tournament. Unlike Juventus, the Madrid team invariably won the remaining seven matches.
History of the confrontation
The teams played 19 matches between themselves. In nine cases, Juventus was stronger, in eight - Real. Twice more the opponents failed to identify the winner. The previous match between the clubs took place in the semi-finals of the 2015 Champions League, when, after a 1:2 defeat in Turin, Madrid failed to win back at home - 2:2. This is not the first time that the final of the main European Cup with such a sign will take place - in the decisive match of the 1998 Champions League, Real defeated Juventus with a score of 1:0.
Juventus has two Champions League trophies. Real Madrid have won the tournament 11 times.
Personnel situation
Teams have virtually no personnel problems. Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira, as well as Real Madrid defender and striker Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale, are ready to play in the final after injury.
Approximate compositions:
Juventus: Buffon - Dani Alves, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro - Khedira, Pjanic - Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic - Higuain
Real: Navas - Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo - Modric, Casemiro, Kroos - Isco - Benzema, Ronaldo
Soccer.ru shares details of communication between the Champions League finalists - ten football stars played for both clubs, and Zidane even played for the Italians in the finals of Real Madrid and Juventus.
Thirty-three championships for Real Madrid is a Spanish record, thirty-three titles for Juventus - of course, too highest achievement in Italy. In the Cup and Champions League, the Turin team reached eight finals, but won only two. Madrid has 14 finals and only lost three – you understand that this is a European record.
Juventus has ten major international cups. More than enough to send them into the league with Real Madrid in terms of club importance. The final has a royal historical background, so let's start with those who unite Real and Juventus historically - football players and coaches who worked on both sides of the barricades.
What stars do Real Madrid and Juventus unite?
The first European champion in the history of Serie A was from Juventus, because he was Spaniard, like Inter star Luis Suarez. At Euro 64, he, together with another Luis, Del Sol, beat the Soviet team. At Real Madrid, this midfielder, nicknamed “Seven Lungs,” won the first Champions League, but Juventus quickly bought up the talent - they gave 35 million pesetas for a player worth 8 million.
Of course Madrid agreed, and Del Sol stayed in Italy for ten years– I gave eight to Juventus, two to Roma. He was the champion of Italy with the Turin team, now works at Betis, lives in his beloved Seville and said that he will play for Real in the final, because he is a Spaniard, even if he is a Juventus legend, he played more than 220 matches for the Bianconeri.
More fights in Italy than Zinedine Zidane himself. Although, given his five years at Real, it is the Frenchman who is the main player uniting both clubs. The midfielder was a megastar in Italy, especially after the 1998 World Cup, and he did well in Spain. Zinedine's great goal against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League final helped him realize the dream that Buffon is now living with, already as part of Real Madrid.
Against the backdrop of his success as part of two clubs, even another Ballon d'Or winner, Cannavaro, is lost. Fabio played for Juventus, and from Real Madrid he went back to Turin. Such a swing is hardly possible in the case of Higuain and Khedira - they will not return to Madrid. But the star Dane Mikael Laudrup - former coach“Spartak”, when he was a big midfielder, after “Juventus” he ended up in “Barcelona” and “Real”.
And he was himself everywhere, how useful now is another wandering between the clubs, like Cannavaro. Real Madrid graduate Morata was sent to Juventus, taken back, but could be lost again this summer. But the Italians have no fond memories of another Madrid forward, Anelka - he came to a couple of matches in mature age, although Wenger’s pupil ruined his career at Real Madrid. However, it is not the Spaniards who are to blame...
Of course, there are opposite examples - the Brazilian Emerson, after Juventus, could not impress Real, and the Croatian Robert Jarni is included in this list in a unique category - he disappointed everywhere. While Carlo Ancelotti and Fabio Capello - Italian coaches, brought Real Madrid titles. Carlo won the Champions League, as you remember, which was an important step towards renewing his position in Europe, and Fabio brought the Spanish crown.
Who is more successful in the Spanish-Italian finals?
Real Madrid and Barcelona play different football, but the compatibility of their Ramos and Pique, as well as Alonso and Xavi in the national team suggests that there is a certain similarity. Not to mention the fact that Juventus, throughout its long black and white journey, was a club that carried the banner of classic Italian football.
And the flag does not depict the legendary word “catenaccio”. The meaning of their football is the ability to win when everything is not very good globally. Serie A is now in decline, but its champion is in his second final in three years. The Spaniards will smile - Atlético reached two finals, but it’s not just a matter of numbers. It is more important to assess how the fate of the Spanish-Italian Champions Cup finals unfolded.
As you remember, in the only final between Juventus and Real Madrid, the Spaniards won after Mijatovic’s goal was ruled out of offside. Separately, I would like today to avoid references to Ronaldo’s victory over Bayern. In the last final of Spain against Italy, it was Juventus who lost - Barcelona won 3:1. In total we get seven matches, 5 victories of Spanish clubs(Real won three times, Barcelona twice), and only two successes for the Italians.
Only Milan, which defeated Barcelona 4:0, and Internazionale, which defeated Real Madrid 3:1, have positive experience in such finals. Of course, there were other tournaments where the statistics could have been slightly improved, but it would be correct to say that Spain in the finals against Italy in the Champions League and Queche feels great. But if we calculate the goal difference - 10:10, then we can immediately assume that Juventus has every chance of scoring a goal. The difference in styles does not prevent the teams from surprising each other. Turin also feels like a king and is not afraid of Madrid.
How did the matches between Real Madrid and Juventus turn out?
Today there may be a little more yellow cards than usual in the Champions League games of these teams, as they will meet worthy opponents. Having watched their previous matches, one gets the feeling that the teams are aggressive towards each other. At the very least, Dani Alves and Sergio Ramos will always have a reason to see the “mustard plasters” in front of them. But what is much more important for us is that in 19 matches (18 official and one friendly) there were only two draws.
Playing with each other since 1962- that is, fifty-five years, but only in the last meeting in the semi-finals of the Champions League two years ago, when Juventus cut off the opportunity for us to see the El Clasico final for the first time, was there a world one. But that draw, thanks to Morata, who now says that he “owed” the Champions Cup to his native club, turned into a total victory for the Italians. And it was a surprise, because many then expected Real Madrid in the final.
In vain, because if you don’t count the success of Juventus in sparring, then we get 18 official matches, 8 victories for each side and 2 world ones. The second was also recently, which leads to unpleasant conclusions, but here it is better to look at other numbers - more than eight years have passed since the last meeting between Real and Juventus, when they left the field without goals scored by both sides. Moreover, there were no goalless draws in their history.
Total goal difference in favor of Juventus - 23:19. We also note that initially Real Madrid moved on in knockout matches after two matches (or a third additional one, as in 1962). This was the case until the mid-nineties. But Juventus took last time The Champions League was precisely in the season when Real Madrid left behind along the way. True, after that there was that same final with Mijatovic’s goal...
But do you know how Juventus responded to it? After May 20, 1998, that is, from the day when Zidane was not even world champion, Real Madrid never managed to get past Juventus in knockout matches. Moreover, in 11 meetings after that final, the Spaniards had only 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. Very indicative figures, the Italian superclub turns out to be one of Real Madrid's most inconvenient opponents in the Champions League.
In the new century - and relations were renewed on the eve of the final of Juventus and Milan with the defeat of Buffon in a penalty shootout, not a single one of Real's victories over the Turin team had decisive tournament significance for them, but on six occasions the Italians showed that they are not afraid this particular opponent. So there is no reason for the hated attitude of Real Madrid fans - Juventus knows how to beat their club.
- 10 players unite Real Madrid and Juventus, among them legends like Zidane, Cannavaro, Del Sol and Laudrup;
Today in Cardiff you could be on the pitch right away three players who wore both jerseys - Morata, Khedira and Higuain, and Juventini should come out from the first minutes, Zidane is the fourth who knows what it’s like to be in the opponent’s lineup;
Although Spain has a 5-2 lead over Italy in the European Cup finals, Barcelona and Real Madrid suffered painful blows from Serie A clubs in in great shape. Is it true, Juventus itself has not yet beaten the Spaniards in the finals;
Zinedine Zidane was one of the brightest participants in the Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid, but his blows did not benefit the Italians;
Since that match, Juventus has not been eliminated from the Champions League after matches against Real Madrid;
Carlo Ancelotti, the former coach of Juventus, recently interrupted Real Madrid's streak without winning the Champions League, which lasted twelve years, Zidane played for Ancelotti’s Juventus and learned coaching from dad Carlo in Madrid;
- Buffon previously took a penalty from Figo in the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid- then Juventus won 3:1, advanced, and, by the way, Zidane scored for Madrid;
- in the history of the meetings between the finalists there was one penalty shootout - it was won by Real Madrid with a score of 1:3, since the Spanish goalkeeper Paco Buyo was not afraid of Platini’s team, but the Juventini were no less nervous than in the series against Milan in 2003;
- for Real and Juventus this will be their sixth Champions League final, they are equal to the Rossoneri - they will be the new record holders of the tournament;
- Real Madrid have never lost their Champions League final– 5 cups after 5 attempts, and Juventus has an anti-record– 1 win after 5 finals;
Only twice in the matches between Juventus and Real Madrid there was a draw, and never in 19 meetings have we seen a match without goals. We hope for lost goals, resurrection of old ties - Zidane's serious work against former club and the striking performance of Khedira and Higuain against Real Madrid.
When there is such a sign, football players have no right to disappoint, and it is incredibly pleasant to share forecasts, because The final brought together great clubs, and Juventus is a worthy opponent for the reigning Champions League winner.
On June 3, 2017, the Champions League final will take place between Juventus and Real Madrid. On the eve of the game, let's look at the statistics and remember the history of personal confrontations between teams, and get acquainted with the successes and failures of clubs in the European Cup finals. At the end of the article you will find out where you can watch the match.
Juventus - Real Madrid: head-to-head statistics until June 3, 2017
The most titled clubs in Italy and Spain have played each other 18 times. All meetings took place in the main European Cup. Of these, 5 matches were played in the format of the European Champions Cup (the former name of the trophy, which was invented back in 1955, read), and the remaining 13 were in the Champions League.
Meeting statistics Juventus - Real Madrid approximately equal - 8 wins each with 2 draws. The goal difference in favor of the Italians is 21-18.
If we take into account only the Champions League, then the advantage of the Turin team looks more obvious: 7 wins against 5 and 18 goals scored against 13. 
However, the most important match in their confrontation was won by Real. In 1998, Madrid defeated their opponents in the Champions League final 1-0. Predrag Mijatovic scored the winning goal. 
In the knockout games, the teams met 6 times (excluding the final match) and only once (in the very first case) did Real advance further. Moreover, then we had to play an additional, third match, since the clubs exchanged victories. The next meeting between the teams in 1986 ended with Juve winning on penalties.
Juventus - Real Madrid: June 3, 2017: club statistics in the Champions League finals
Real Madrid holds the record for most victories in the tournament - 11 times. Moreover, the Madrid team won the first 5 KECH draws in a row. They won 2 of the last 3 tournaments. In the final, Real lost only three times, and in the Champions League they won all the decisive matches.
Juventus won the tournament twice: in 1985 and 1996. But he lost in the final match more often than anyone else - 6 times (4 of them in the Champions League). 
Final Juventus - Real Madrid June 3, 2017: where to watch
Final Juventus - Real Madrid(Madrid) will be broadcast on public channels, including Match TV.
Let us remind you that the final will take place Juventus - Real Madrid 3 June 2017 at 21-45 Moscow time. The game will take place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
The most anticipated event of the end football season V Europe will take place June 3 in Cardiff: this will be the Champions League final, where Real Madrid and Juventus will meet. How did these teams play in their previous Champions League finals? Which bets took place during the previous tournament finals and which did not? For its users, Intelbet has collected all the most important and interesting things in one post.
The Champions League finals have been different in recent years. But all of them since 2009 had one thing in common: they always had a favorite. Before the decisive game of 2017, the whole of Europe was divided into two camps. Some believe that Real Madrid will become the first team in Champions League history to win two titles in a row. The latter argue that it is high time for Juventus to lift something heavier and more status-worthy than the Italian Scudetto and the Italian Cup over its head.
We talk about everything related to Juventus, Real Madrid and the Champions League.
The path to the final
There are never weak finals in the Champions League, but the 2017 final will be special. The spring stage of the playoffs proved: it is Real Madrid and Juventus that are now categorically best clubs in the Old World.Real Madrid managed to beat Napoli, Bayern and Atlético Madrid on their way to the final in Cardiff. The Italians were beaten without any big problems, but the German club and compatriots of the “mattress” colors caused Madrid many unpleasant moments. Particularly worth highlighting is the two-game quarter-final duel against Bayern, which ended in extra time and a scandalous offside goal by Cristiano Ronaldo.
For Juventus, the road to the final was not strewn with roses either. At the 1/8 stage, the “old lady” showed a lesson in pragmatic football to the Portuguese “Porto”. After that, Massimiliano Allegri and his players managed to beat the Catalan “Barcelona” itself, and without conceding even once in two matches. In the semi-finals, Juventus stopped the daring Monaco. The Monegasques became the only team in the 2016/2017 Champions League playoffs that were able to score against Gianluigi Buffon.
Juventus remains the only club in the 2016/2017 Champions League that has not lost a game since the group stage. Real lost this status after losing to Atlético in the semi-finals.
Head-to-head meetings in European competitions
“Real” and “Juventus” are giant clubs in Europe, so their paths cross quite often at different stages of various European cups. Throughout history, the teams have played each other 18 times, and the upcoming Champions League final will be the 19th head-to-head meeting.Amazing fact: none of the clubs has an advantage over the opponent - in face-to-face meetings both of them received 8 wins and 2 more draws.
Thus, Cardiff will become the very place where Real and Juventus will finally dot the i’s in their personal dispute. At least until next season.
The last meeting between Juventus and Real Madrid dates back to the semi-finals of the 2014/2015 season. The Old Lady managed to beat Madrid thanks to a goal from Alvaro Morata, who, by coincidence, is now defending the colors of Real Madrid. It can also be said that Juventus currently holds the lead in the head-to-head dispute - one win and two draws in the last three matches against Real Madrid.
However, the last final meeting between Juventus and Real Madrid in the Champions League ended in success for the Spanish side: in 1998, Predrag Mijatovic's only goal made the Italians cry and the Spaniards celebrate the trophy they won. By the way, the current Blancos helmsman Zinedine Zidane played in that Juventus lineup.
Now Juventus holds the lead in the head-to-head dispute - one win and two draws in the last three matches against Real Madrid. However, the last final meeting in the Champions League ended in success for the Spanish side.
Statistics from past Champions League finals for Real Madrid and Juventus
Both Real Madrid and Juventus will be playing in their sixth Champions League final in the teams' history. Only Milan has a similar figure in its assets.Real Madrid have won all 5 Champions League finals they have competed in (in the new format). Juventus was much less lucky: only 1 win with 4 defeats, and this is the worst statistics among all the clubs that reached the final of the main club tournament in Europe.
If we take statistics for all time, then Real Madrid has 11 wins and 3 defeats in the Champions League finals. Juventus has 2 wins and 6 losses.
Real Madrid could become the first team to win two Champions League trophies in a row. modern format. Before this, Milan, Ajax, Manchester United and Juventus tried to do this, but lost their second finals.
Interesting statistics for betting on the Champions League final
As you know, statistics are something that you can’t argue with. Below are some interesting facts about the Champions League finals.- In all 24 Champions League finals in the current format, 65 goals have been scored, an average of 2.7 per game.
- In five finals, regular time of the match ended with the scores 2:1 and 1:1. Three times the final matches ended with a score of 1:0.
- The biggest difference in score was in the 1994 Champions League final, when Milan beat Barcelona 4-0.
- No player has scored a hat-trick in a Champions League final. 5 players scored two goals each in the finals. This list does not include participants from the 2017 finals.
- Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos could become the top scorers in the Champions League finals if they score in Cardiff on June 3. Now both players have two goals to their name, as well as three other players (Raul, Messi, Eto’o).
- Jens Lehmann and Didier Drogba are the only players to have been sent off in a Champions League final.
- Since the 2009 final between Manchester United and Barcelona, bookmakers have not had equal odds on final pair: There was always a favorite and an underdog. The outsider managed to win only two out of seven cases. In the 2017 final, the odds for Real Madrid and Juventus to win are approximately equal, with a slight bias in Madrid's favor.
- In the 21st century, Champions League finals have been split almost equally between "total over" and "total under" matches. 8 times teams scored less than three goals, 9 times - three or more goals.
About possible individual records
For any footballer, participation in the Champions League final is a huge success. But there are also those who can set new personal records, as well as the best achievements of the entire tournament.- Zinedine Zidane is only in his second year in charge of Real Madrid, but he can already go down in history as the first coach to win two Champions Leagues in a row.
- Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos are among several players to have scored in two Champions League finals. If one of them manages to excel in the third final, it will be the highest achievement.
- Cristiano Ronaldo scored in absolutely every one of his four games against Juventus - 5 goals in total.
- Dani Alves, if he takes to the field in Cardiff, will be the 31st player in Champions League history to reach the 100-match mark.
- Cristiano Ronaldo may become top scorer Champions League for the fifth time in a row. To do this, the Portuguese needs to score twice to get past the leader Lionel Messi.
- Gareth Bale will become only the fifth player in Champions League history to play a final match in his home country. If his team wins, Bale will become the second person to win a home final.
- If Cristiano Ronaldo wins the 2017 Champions League final, he will become the second player in the history of the tournament to win 4 finals. According to this indicator, he is equal to Clarence Seedorf.
- Gianluigi Buffon, if Juventus succeeds, will become the oldest player to win the Champions League. At the time of the final, the Old Lady's goalkeeper was 39 years and 126 days old.
Bookmaker odds and interesting bets
The leitmotif of the entire preview for the main match of the season in Europe was that the odds of bookmakers are almost equal in both directions. They are changing little by little, so we will not list them - the most current odds for the outcome of the Juventus - Real Madrid match can be seen in our betting center.At a very tempting odds 1.97 The bookmaker “1xBet” offers a quote that both teams will score. It’s worth remembering here that the two most popular scores in Champions League finals are 2:1 and 1:1.
Heroes of the Champions League - who are they? Everything here is very obvious. The leaders of the attacking lines of Juventus and Real Madrid are the most prominent contenders for their teams' goals:
- Cristiano Ronaldo goal - odds from 2.19 to 2.30;
- Karim Benzema goal - odds from 3.00 to 3.38;
- goal by Gonzalo Higuain - odds from 2.45 to 2.70;
- Paolo Dybala's goal - odds from 3.20 to 3.40.
- Sergio Ramos' goal - maximum odds 9.00 at BetCity bookmaker.
The referee for the 2016/2017 Champions League final will be German referee Felix Brich. Brih usually doesn't reach for yellow cards without a good reason. But like most referees from Germany, Felix Brich has exception matches when yellow and even red cards fly out of his pocket very often. Bookmaker BetCity offers a bet on a total of 4.5 yellow cards:
- total LCD more than 4.5 - coefficient 1.70;
- total LCD less than 4.5 - coefficient 2.15.
- Champions League top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo - odds 2.80.
Betting on statistics has become the norm of betting in the modern world of football. For the Champions League final, the bookmaker 1xStavka is ready to accept a bet on hitting the post or crossbar during normal time:
- Hit the bar or crossbar. Yes - coefficient 1.88;
- Hit the bar or crossbar. No - coefficient 1.90.
- Sepp Blatter will parachute before the game to take his first shot at odds of 501.00.
- Zinedine Zidane will head Massimiliano Allegri during the match - odds 101.00.
- Cristiano Ronaldo will be shown a card for simulation - odds 10.00.
- Marco Materazzi will be seen in the crowd - odds 21.00.
- Cristiano Ronaldo will cry and it will be shown on television - odds 2.00.
- Gareth Bale's name will be mentioned on live Welsh television before the 5th minute - odds 2.00.
Whether you bet on the Champions League final or not is up to you. But you definitely shouldn’t miss the biggest event in European football of the 2016/2017 season!
- After the match
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Well, I Kozyrev Vyacheslav , on this note I bid you farewell! See you again on air website ! Watch football and remember that this sport is No. 1 in the world!
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Well, now the Real Madrid players are walking on foot towards the podium. The directors focus on Ronaldo, after which Sergio Ramos is given the cup and he raises it above his head! Here confetti, rain and victory music accompany such joyful event for players and fans of the Madrid team. These guys worked hard, and now they deserve the right to rest and enjoy their next victory in this tournament.
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Allegri rips off his medal and puts it in his pocket. Of course, Juventus Allenatore planned for his team to win the Champions League. But everything always turns out the way you want.
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Prizes and medals are now presented to the judges, after which, with their heads bowed, the Juve players go to receive their awards.
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Buffon can hardly hold back his tears. It looks like he won’t be able to win the Champions League there. Although, let’s hope that he will play for a couple more seasons and delight us with his performance in the main team of the “old lady”, and his team will again reach the Champions League final and will definitely win the missing trophy for its rich collection.
- Second half
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ALL! Sounds final whistle! The Curse of Champions has been lifted! “Real” beats “Juventus” from Turin with a score of 1:4 in the final match of the Champions League, and wins the most prestigious European club trophy for the second time in a row!
Yes, and Higuain, besides providing an assist, didn’t do anything else on the field today. But all the main hopes of the fans were placed on him.
Yes, Juventus simply does not have the strength. The “royal” club frolics on the field as it wants. Now Morata shoots from the left into the far corner of the opponent’s goal. The ball hits the defender and only miraculously does not ricochet into the goal.
GO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O! ASENCIO! 1:4!!! TURN THE LIGHTS OUT! There was nothing predicting a goal here. Ronaldo took the free kick. Marcelo, by some miracle, kept the ball in play at the edge, and then fired it into the far corner of the goalkeeper's area, where Asensio ran in and simply sent the ball into the goal from a couple of meters away!
Juventus fans are already crying. Everyone is crying: from young to old, so to speak. Once again, the “old lady” will be left without a trophy. Already in the seventh such final.
Morata will appear on the field today. He comes out instead of Toni Kroos on the pitch. This substitution will be the last in our match.
Hmmm, often the decisions of referees have recently begun to influence the outcome of matches. It cannot be said that this mistake by the referee will be fatal for Juve. The Turin team had already lost by two goals and had virtually no chance of winning back. But no matter. There was some sediment left.
Yes, it seems to me that the referee made the wrong decision. Not only Cuadrado, but also Max Allegri agreed with this. I didn’t see a foul against Ramos there. That's for sure.
Oho-ho! Well, that's it, that's it now. It was performed now, of course, by Sergio Ramos, who first rolled under Cuadrado cleanly, after which he feigned a fall. Allegedly the Colombian hit him in the back, or something like that. In general, Brych, who had his back to the episode, made a decision not in favor of the “old lady.” Cuadrado's second yellow card is shown. Juventus will finish this match in the minority.
Asensio appears on the field instead of Isco. Another rotation remains in reserve for Zinedine Zidane.
DANGEROUS! Free kick from Dani Alves. Alex Sandro heads into the far corner - the ball flies near the post. Real Madrid are incredibly lucky!
Passions on the field have subsided. It feels like the people of Turin have simply given up. But then Real Madrid's right flank exploded again. Ronaldo crossed the ball from that area into the center of the penalty area; Juve's defense managed to knock the ball out from under Bale's feet only at the last moment in a tackle.
Dybala did not show anything useful on the field today, but his help was extremely necessary for Juve. This is exactly what Allegri is changing now. Lemina comes out onto the lawn, and the Turin team has no more replacements.
That's it, friends! Karim Benzema leaves the field. Gareth Bale comes on the field instead. The Welshman will play about 15 minutes in Wales! The stadium happily welcomes him onto the lawn!
Yes, it’s simply impossible to cope with Real Madrid now. Isco rushed forward along the left flank. Dani Alves still fouled him. Juventus fans are silent, but fans of the Madrid team are slowly starting to sing victory songs.
WOW! Kroos passed the ball to Benzema. Karim fired a shot into the near corner, but hit Chiellini. The ball bounced to Marcelo, who shot three meters above the target.
Yes, and Bale will appear on the field. Zidane will allow him to play at home. Gareth will have double motivation to play the last 15 minutes on the field. There are probably personal fans of the Welshman at the stadium among his compatriots.
Foul against Ronaldo. Now Cuadrado, who has just entered the field, ends up on the referee's pencil. Yellow card for the Colombian. There is an undeniable violation here.
Marchisio appears on the pitch instead of Pjanic. Juve is trying to save itself. There are about 20 minutes left to play in this match. And this includes added time.
Alex Sandro receives a yellow card for a foul near the opponent's goal. The Turin team is compared with its rival in this indicator. 3:3 on warnings.
Cuadrado worked with the ball on the flank. All he managed to do was earn a strikeout for Juventus. Marchisio prepares to appear on the field.
Juve seems to be exhausted already. The Turin team doesn’t have those dangerous attacks that we saw in the first half. “Real” really played powerfully. As a result, two goals against Buffon and six shots against zero for the “old lady”.
Pjanic had earlier received a yellow card from the referee for arguing. Miralem did not like the fact that in one of the episodes at the Real Madrid goal, Brych did not award a free kick.
Max Allegri is forced to take extreme measures. Juventus coach changes Barzagli. Juan Cudrado appears on the lawn.
GO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O! RONALDO! 1:3! And where is the much-vaunted Juventus defense? Where is Barzagli, where is Chiellini, and where is Bonucci? Real Madrid's fast attack from the right. Modric catches up with the ball on the touchline and then crosses it to the near post. Bonucci doesn’t have time to play ahead of him, but Cristiano runs up to the post and shoots into the goal of the defenseless Buffon!
And Bale now sat on the bench. But Juve's reserve players started moving. By the way, Cuadrado appears most actively there!
Dani Alves is offside. The Juventus players immediately run to win back, but the Brazilian is offside. Real Madrid are close to winning the Champions League. And this, I think, is already clear to Juventus.
GO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O! CASEMIRO! 1:2! These guys just crushed Juventus in last minutes. Casemiro, after a successful rebound, was first on the ball. The player immediately fired at the opponent's goal. The ball now hit Khedira, changed its flight direction, and then ended up right in the net. In the left corner of Buffon's goal!
Well, the teams still have half an hour to play. Will any of the opponents manage to score a goal in the remaining 30 minutes of the game? Or you and I will witness extra time and, possibly, a penalty shootout.
Isco has taken responsibility for the strike now. He shot from his left foot towards the left "nine". The ball from the football player's leg went straight into the stands of the stadium in Cardiff.
Varane rushed towards the Juventus goal on the right flank. The Frenchman walked away from Higuain, after which he tried to shoot into the center of the opponent's penalty area - the sphere hit Bonucci's leg and flew out of the field. Out.
Gareth Bale is warming up with us. Juventus players must remember that Madrid has such a player in reserve. In this case, I assume the speed qualities of the Welshman, which the Galacticos will, of course, need in this game.
Interestingly, we stopped seeing Higuain on the field, as well as Dybala. But Mario Mandzukic is showing himself more and more often in such a game, who, quite possibly, will become the main hero of the final.
Modric failed to shoot into the corner. A little to the right, the center projectile went towards Gigi. He, of course, confidently took the ball into his gloves.
According to warnings, the score is 1:3 in Real's favor by this minute. The Turin team could have matched their rivals in this indicator now, but Brych forgave the offender.
Kroos runs into Khedira on the left flank. The yellow card again appears in the hands of the main referee of the meeting. There are too many violations in our match.
By the way, it was Marcelo who stepped on his opponent’s foot. Dani Alves got hit in the leg by his teammate in the Brazilian national team. It’s good that the defender was quickly brought to his senses.
Marcelo was now trying to throw the ball past Barzagli with his head, after which he played along with his heel. It didn't work out. Dani Alves is lying on our lawn. There are too many pauses in the game in us. And Turinians are constantly on the grass.
The ball is in play, Bonucci will also be back on the field now. It doesn't look like he was seriously injured. The doctors already seem to have brought him back to his senses.
Something with Leo Bonucci. He sits on the field and shows that he is dizzy. Apparently, the defender was injured during a corner kick. Let's hope that he will continue the meeting.
First corner for Real Madrid, Toni Kroos crosses to the far post. There, a projectile appears to be leaving Casemiro. The corner is not allowed to be given to Madrid again.
Yes, for now Juventus has to play and run without the ball. However, Real Madrid also doesn’t actually get anything in attack.
The second half has started in Wales! Real Madrid players played the ball from the center of the field. During the break, it seems like there were no substitutions. Good luck to the teams, may the best team win this match! Let's go!
- First half
- Match TV and Match! Football 1.
Statistics of personal meetings:+8=2-8, goal difference - 21:18.
Chief Judge: Felix Brech (Germany).
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The whistle has sounded for half-time! After the first half the score on the scoreboard is 1:1. We have a 15-minute break, after which we will return to the field and continue watching football.
Hmmm... Casemiro struck with a middle distance, the Real Madrid footballer was too far from success here. The ball passed five meters from the left post.
Buffon comes out of his goal and takes the ball into his gloves. Ronaldo sent a pass to Benzema. The goalkeeper of the Italian national team was ahead of his opponent, playing just great at the end.
Dani Alves simply ran into Marcelo on the right touchline. The players shook hands, and everyone ran off in different directions. Sergio Ramos will perform the standard.
Another foul in the center of the field. Carvajal gets his warning for jumping at the feet of Mario Mandzukic. The third card in the first half, and the second to the Real Madrid players.
Five minutes left before the break. Mandzukic returned to the field with us, well, and Pjanic fired a shot from twenty-six meters towards the goal. The ball hit Marcelo's leg, but was not cleared for a corner. The sphere was brought far forward.
Mandzukic has already been injured somewhere. Mario had to leave the field for a while and receive the necessary medical care from the Juventus medical headquarters.
Dybala delivered a cross into the center of the penalty area. Chiellini collided with Ramos there more with his head than his foot. The referee records a violation of the rules in the attack.
There was no foul against Alex Sandro. The ball, in addition to everything else, went beyond the front from the heel of the Juventus player. And the referee sees a corner kick. Did Brych lose his glasses?
Dybala eventually took the free-kick. The ball hit Cristiano Ronaldo's outstretched hand. The referee did not dare to give another free kick in favor of Juve, because in this case the sphere should have been installed near the penalty line.
Modric is now in Dybala's path. Free kick for Juventus, Pjanic is on the ball. Let's see what Miralem comes up with from the standard.
Interesting... Marcelo crossed the ball into the center from the left flank. Benzema did not reach the sphere, and Ronaldo was already hanging in the air, and therefore swipe he was no longer successful. After all, the Portuguese was already landing on the lawn.
A yellow card in Champions League matches for Ramos is, perhaps, already a pattern. Sergio still sees the yellow light in front of him today, for a foul in the center of the field against Dani Alves.
WOW! Now Ronaldo, after a clearance from Chiellini, shot through himself in the fall. The ball flew to Bonucci and then flew out of the penalty area.
Juventus came in. Dybala left on the right flank from one player, from another, after which he earned his team a free kick and received a hit on his supporting leg from Ramos.
Now it’s going to be really hot on our field! What is noteworthy is that in almost half an hour of play the teams did not take a single corner, although I assumed, to be honest, that there would be just a ton of them.
GO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O! MANJUKIC! 1:1! Incredible! Cross from the right flank into the Real Madrid penalty area. At the far post, one of the Juve players makes a pass towards the center. Higuain, in turn, also plays with his head to Mandzukic, and Mario, falling over himself, sends a projectile to the right “nine”. What a fantastic goal!
Wow, too fast, too strong... Modric passed the ball to the center from the center. There it was not possible to catch on to the game projectile, it seems Casemiro. Madrid are losing their sphere.
Sandro crossed the ball to Higuain - Marcelo is ahead of the Argentine, knocking the ball into touch with his head. Juve is in a hurry to return the sphere to the game again.
Juventus is trying to somehow react to the missed ball, but there is a loss in the center of the field. The sphere is picked up by Modric, who sends Ronaldo into the breakthrough. Cristiano's clash with Bonucci... You can play!
By the way, Carvajal gave an assist to Ronaldo from the right flank. After replaying the episode, I was able to look at it. Now Juventus needs to respond.
GO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O! RONALDO! 0:1!!! And yet Cristiano scores in his team’s first meaningful chance. Excellent attack by Real Madrid through the center. The ball goes to the right flank, from where a cross goes to the center. Ronaldo receives a projectile there and then shoots towards the left corner. The ball hits Bonucci's leg and after a ricochet it ends up in the goal!
Cross from the right flank to Mandzukic. In the fight with Ramos, the Croatian ends up on the lawn. The referee does not give a penalty. A slight scuffle breaks out on the field, the referee defuses the situation!
Ronaldo now fell in front of the opponent's penalty area after light contact with Dani Alves. There are no penalty kicks for this. Brych is right here.
Another foul that caused emotions in the stands. Casemiro harshly stuck his knee towards Pjanic, who, of course, caught his opponent’s leg and collapsed onto the lawn.
Benzema passed from the flank to the center. The omnipresent Chiellini was there again, knocking the ball not for a corner, but into touch. Everything is thought out, to be sure.
Now Dybala almost tore off Casemiro's leg. Here, to be honest, a yellow card could have also followed, but Brykh, obviously, decided to forgive the offender, only by warning him verbally.
In terms of shots on target, the score is 3:0 in favor of Juve. Fouls - 4:3. The German referee even showed one yellow card. But there were no goals yet. But they will definitely appear. You just have to wait!
Once again Marcelo is in the spotlight. We saw another pass from the flank from him, only the ball now flew towards Ronaldo. The Portuguese failed to get to the ball. Chiellini made a great header in the air.
After all, Karim Benzema played along with his hand while handling the ball in someone else’s penalty area. The ball from Marcelo flew to the Frenchman. The judge recorded a violation of the rules.
Well, well... Kroos is knocked down by Dybal, who lost the ball in the center of the field, but did not dare to let his opponent go, and was forced to foul. The first yellow card of the game.
Another foul in midfield. Modric got hit in the leg by Pjanic. Meanwhile, 10 minutes have already passed. Very quickly, I would even say that time is passing quickly. There, the whole match will fly by in one breath.
Modric received the ball from Ronaldo, but did not have time to throw it past Chiellini. The shell crashed into the leg of the Italian national team defender, after which it flew away side line. There's only an out here.
Marcelo on the left flank failed to pass Gonzalo Higuain, who was in the right place at the right time. The projectile left the player's foot and went beyond the side line.
DANGEROUS! What a rescue from Navas! Wow! Now Pyanich hit the ball from twenty-six meters away. The ball flew clearly into the lower left corner, and Keillor managed to deflect the ball to the side in flight with his hand. Then Mandzukic, who returned the ball into the penalty area, found himself in the offside.
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Maybe a little more history? Juve will play in the finals of the Champions League and European Cup for the ninth time in their history. Only twice did the Turin team manage to win the decisive games. This happened in 1985 and 1996. They lost as many as six more times, and this is still an anti-Cup/Champions League record. Real, in turn, is the absolute record holder for victories in the most prestigious club tournament in Europe. The cream of the crop have 11 cups to their name and have participated in 13 finals.
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Real Madrid managed to finish only second in their group. Borussia Dortmund was able to get ahead of the Madrid team in the quartet. Well, the Madrid team turned out to be higher than Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw. In six games, the Blancos scored 12 points, winning three times and drawing three times (goal difference 16:10). In the 1/8 finals, Madrid defeated Napoli (twice with the same score - 1:3), after which they beat Bayern with a scandal and overtime (1:2 and 1:2), after which they finished off their opponents in overtime. Next was a difficult duel with Atlético, which also remained with the “royal” club – (3:0 and 2:1).
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Let me remind you that the path to the Millennium was very far for both teams. Juventus managed to win their group, leaving behind Lyon, Sevilla and Dinamo Zagreb. In six games, Allegri's team managed to score 14 points, winning four victories and drawing twice (with a goal difference of 11:2). In the 1/8 finals, the “old lady” had fun with “Porto”, which she confidently demolished in a two-game duel – 2:0 away and 1:0 at home. Next, the Turin team, thanks to an excellent home game, dealt with Barcelona (3:0 in Turin and 0:0 in Barcelona), after which Juve beat Monaco with a total score of 4:1 (0:2 and 2:1) , which allowed the “old lady” to be in the final match of the most prestigious club tournament in the Old World.
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By the way, the current Champions League final really turns out to be a “championship”, because within its framework the champions of their countries – Spain and Italy – will come face to face. “Real” won La Liga, and “Juventus” was the strongest in Serie A. By the way, “Juventus” was able to secure its sixth championship title in a row, thus updating the Serie A record. Previously, nothing like this had been achieved by anyone Italian team. On the same day, May 21, Real became the champion of Spain for the first time since the 2011/2012 season, finally ahead of Barcelona. Do not forget that in 1988, Real Madrid and Juventus already met each other in the Champions Cup final, and Los Blancos, thanks to a goal from Predrag Mijatovic, beat the Old Lady, winning their seventh such title at that time. The current Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane, was already playing for the Turin team. In general, the background of the game is very rich, entertaining and interesting.
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Finally! We are waiting for the final of the most prestigious club tournament in the Old World. The 2016/2017 Champions League final will take place in Cardiff at the Millennium Stadium. Meeting of the two strongest at the moment club not only of Europe, but, perhaps, of the world should turn out to be exciting and very tense. What awaits us is, so to speak, a confrontation between the best attack in the Champions League and the best defense. Real Madrid scored 32 goals in 12 matches of the most prestigious club tournament in Europe, and Juventus, in turn, managed to concede all three goals. A meeting between the current winner of the tournament, who can win the Champions League for the first time in history for the second season in a row, and the most unlucky team in the history of the finals of the European Champions Cup and Champions League...
