Juventus - Real Madrid: past meetings. The best defense against a powerful attack: Juventus and Real Madrid will play in the Champions League final Real Madrid Juventus Champions League score

Posted: 06/03/2017

On June 3, the final match of the Champions League of the 2016/2017 season took place in Cardiff (Great Britain). Both teams are having a very successful season: Real Madrid became the champion of Spain for the first time in 5 years, and Juventus did the golden double, winning both the Scudetto (champion title) in Italy and the domestic Cup. There is one last step left that will turn this season (for any of the rival clubs) into one of the best in their history. Follow all the events surrounding the fight in our online broadcast.

Juventus (Turin) - Real Madrid (Madrid) - 1:4

MOSCOW, June 3 - R-Sport, Sergey Smyshlyaev. The UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus of Turin will be held on Saturday in Cardiff, with the Spanish club defending their title, and the Italians, 19 years later, will try to take revenge of sorts for the 1998 final.

The Champions League final Juventus - Real Madrid will take place on June 3 in Cardiff, the meeting will begin at 21.45 Moscow time.

Statistics for Real Madrid

Real Madrid has a good chance of not only winning the 12th title of the main European club tournament, but also once again writing its name in history by winning the Champions League two years in a row. At the same time, the statistics clearly speak in favor of Zinedine Zidane’s team: in the new format of the Champions League, Madrid have still not known defeat in decisive matches, having won in five finals out of five. Juventus's indicators are noticeably more modest: two titles out of eight possible, and six defeats - an anti-record for the tournament. The last failure of the Turin team dates back to 2015, when Juve lost to Barcelona.

“Real Madrid have a lot of advantages,” said Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri, as quoted by the official UEFA website. “They are an extraordinary team, technical and fast. They are used to playing such matches, so this will be a big final. We are very happy that we have come so far, but this year we are going to show a completely different level of play than in 2015. Compared to the final in Berlin, our team has changed in almost every position. Only four or five players are still in the team. Our confidence has increased ", our awareness of our own capabilities has increased, the atmosphere has improved."

Back to 1998

In total, the rivals met each other 18 times, and here the statistics are equal: eight wins each and two draws. By the way, the upcoming match will be a repeat of the 1998 final, when Madrid won a minimal victory, and the colors of the Old Lady were defended in that meeting by none other than the aforementioned Zidane. However, according to experts, it is not worth comparing Saturday’s meeting with the game 19 years ago.

“I expect an interesting game and an interesting confrontation from the Champions League final,” said former Russian national team footballer Dmitry Cheryshev, who played for a number of Spanish clubs. “I’m not afraid that to some extent it may turn out to be cautious. It will be very interesting for me to watch the confrontation between the two different styles. And I don’t really want to compare the current final with that Champions League final between Real and Juventus, now these are completely different teams. And in this final you should just enjoy football."

Chasing Messi

This final will be special for defender Dani Alves: the upcoming meeting will be the 100th for the footballer in the Champions League. Thus, the Brazilian will become the 31st player to overcome this milestone. Juventus conceded only three goals in this tournament, which is also the merit of Dani Alves. Thus, one of the best defensive lines will meet the best attack: Real Madrid scored 32 goals on the way to Cardiff.

"We want to make history and we know that if we win this final we will be the first team to defend the trophy since the Champions League. This is the goal that all Real Madrid players want to achieve. This is our goal and our dream. Let's cross our fingers ", the UEFA website quotes Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the scorers' race, Ronaldo, with 10 goals scored, is still in second place with a minimal gap behind Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, so the Portuguese's fifth consecutive victory in the dispute for the title of best sniper of the tournament is at stake. The good news for Real is the return to action of forward Gareth Bale, who has recovered from a left leg injury.

Italian Juventus and Real Madrid met in the final of the Champions League of the 2016/2017 season.

On June 3 in Cardiff (Wales) at the Millennium Stadium, Juventus and Real Madrid met to determine the winner of the Champions League of the 2016/2017 season.

Real Madrid have won the trophy 11 times (including winning it last year), Juventus 3 times (last time in 1996).

Real Madrid finished second in their group, but achieved confident victories in the playoffs. In regular time, Real won 7 of 12 matches, drawing three times and suffering two defeats.

Juventus is playing in the final of the most prestigious club championship for the second time in three years. After losing to Barcelona in 2015, he is looking to achieve victory this season. This year, the Turin team showed themselves to be the least conceding team. In six matches in the group stage, they scored only 2 goals. And in the playoffs, the “white-blacks” kept their goal until the second game of the semi-finals. As a result, Juventus have won nine wins and drawn three times in 12 matches this season. The Turin team successfully dealt with Barcelona and Monaco, conceding only one goal in four matches against them.

The match in Cardiff will be a repeat of the 1998 final, when Real celebrated a narrow victory over Juventus in Amsterdam. It is interesting that the colors of the Turin team were defended in that meeting by the current coach of the Madrid club, Zinedine Zidane.

Bookmakers' forecast for the match Juventus - Real Madrid: odds for a Real Madrid win are 2.64, for a Juventus win - 2.89, for a draw - 2.64.

Before the final, the Real Madrid forward shared his expectations: “Participating in the Champions League final always gives a special feeling. I had the opportunity to do this four times, and this final will be the fifth, this moment will be special. We will be up against a great team. We understand that "It's a tough match ahead, but we're Real Madrid, so we have a good chance of winning. Of course, I hope we win, because that would be an outstanding achievement."

Ronaldo expressed the hope that Real Madrid will become the first team to win the Champions League twice in a row: “This is the goal that all Real Madrid players want to achieve. We want to make history and we understand that if we win this final, we will become the first team which managed to defend the trophy with the advent of the Champions League. This is our goal, our task and our dream."

Juventus vs Real Madrid. Champions League 2017. Final

The first half began with attacks from Real, who seized the initiative and had more possession of the ball.

In the 20th minute, Ronaldo opened the scoring. The Portuguese dispersed the attack and finished it himself with the help of his teammates. Carvajal scored the assist.

This goal was the 500th for Madrid in the history of the tournament. Real Madrid became the first team to reach this mark. But the Portuguese became the first player who managed to score in three decisive matches of the Champions League.

In the 27th minute, Higuain, after a pass from Alex Sandro, threw the ball to Mandzukic, who received it standing with his back to the goal under the tutelage of Varane, but managed to spin it under the crossbar of Navas's goal in his fall - 1:1.

In the 61st minute, Casemiro scores from 30 meters with a shot under the post, Buffon did not reach it, although there was a rebound.

In the 64th minute, Ronaldo doubles and puts Juventus in an almost hopeless situation. Ronaldo slipped between two defenders and finished off Modric's cross from the fly.

The Portuguese became the third player in Cup/Champions League history, after Ferenc Puskás and Alfredo Di Stefano, to score 4 goals in a tournament final.

In the Champions League era, starting with the 1992/93 season, Ronaldo is the only player to score so many goals in a final.

In stoppage time, Real Madrid scored the fourth goal. Madrid's counterattack led to Asensio's goal.

Thus, Real became the first club to win the Champions League twice in a row. In total, the Madrid team now has 12 wins in this tournament.

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany).

Juventus - Real Madrid 4:1 (1:1)

Goals: 0:1 – 20 Ronaldo, 1:1 – 27 Mandzukic, 1:2 – 61 Casemiro, 1:3 – 64 Ronaldo, 1:4 – 90 Asensio.

Juventus: Buffon, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Barzagli (Cuadrado 66), Pjanic (Marchisio 70), Khedira, Dani Alves, Mandzukic, Higuain, Dybala (Lemina 78).

"Real Madrid: Navas, Varane, Marcelo, Carvajal, Ramos, Kroos, Casemiro, Isco (Asencio, 82), Modric, Ronaldo, Benzema (Bale, 77).

Booked: Dybala (12), Ramos (31), Carvajal (42), Kroos (53), Pjanic (66), Alex Sandro (70), Cuadrado (72).

Sent off: Cuadrado (84).

Real Madrid became the first team in football history to defend the Champions League Cup title. In the final, the royal club beat Juventus of Turin with a score of 4:1.

Last night the final of the main European tournament took place in the city of Cardiff (Wales). Juventus and Real Madrid met in the decisive match at the Millennium Stadium.

The Madrid club won 4-1, won a record 12th cup and became the first team in football history to win the Champions League twice in a row.

This finale promised to be special. The ingenious defense of Juventus met the ingenious attack of Real Madrid. A team that had only conceded three goals the entire game faced a team that had scored in absolutely every match of the season.

A colorful show before the final.

In the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Mandzukic scored once each. Los Blancos' main star opened the scoring in the match in the 20th minute. Seven minutes later, Real received an answer in the form of a beautiful overhead goal from Mandzukic.

After the goals were scored, the opponents calmed down and until the 59th minute of the match the score on the scoreboard showed a draw. The teams played evenly, did not rush to attack and spent most of the time in the center of the field.

In martial arts, the players did not stand on ceremony with each other, which forced the chief judge to constantly reach for the mustard plaster. In total, the referee showed 9 yellow cards and one red card during the match.

It seemed that the game was going to overtime and we were in for at least another hour of amazing show. However, in the 61st minute, Casemiro, with a long-range strike into the corner of Buffon's goal, brought Real ahead - 2:1.

Before Juventus had time to come to their senses, three minutes later Ronaldo scored a double, scoring the 12th goal in this Champions League draw - 3:1. The fourth goal buried the hopes of the Old Lady’s players for the cup. At the end of the match, substitute Marco Asensio scored - 4:1.

Juventus 1 - 4 Real Madrid
20’, 64’ Cristiano Ronaldo
27’ Mario Mandzukic
61’ Casemiro
90’ Marco Asensio

Juventus lost again in the final. For the seventh time in history and for the second in a row - to the Spanish grandee. Two years ago, in Berlin, the Italian champion lost to Barcelona with a score of 1:3.

The 2016/17 season was successful for Juventus. The team triumphantly reached the final of the main European tournament, winning Serie A and the Italian Cup. The last obstacle on the path to the treble was Real Madrid, and Massimiliano Allegri's team failed to overcome it.

But Zinedine Zidane, who has been the team’s head coach for only a year and a half, managed to write his name in history by being the first to win the Champions League for two years in a row.

One of the main heroes of today's final, Cristiano Ronaldo, scored the 12th goal in this draw and became the tournament's top scorer for the fifth time in a row.

For Ronaldo, this Champions League Cup is the fourth in his career and he is the only one who was able to score a goal in three finals of the main European tournament.

In August, Ronaldo will face his former club, Europa League Cup winner Manchester United. Real Madrid and Manchester United will play each other in the European Super Cup.

• After the match

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Well, I Kozyrev Vyacheslav , on this note I say goodbye to you! 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 a joyful event for the 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! The final whistle sounds! 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 still. 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 Juve desperately needed his help. 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 to 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! 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 the 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 for 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! Go!

• First time

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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 from mid-range, the Real Madrid player 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 he no longer succeeded in making a strong blow. 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-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 rebound 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, our 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 reach 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 projectile crashed into the leg of the Italian national team defender, after which it flew over the 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 dismantled 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 Madrid 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. The meeting of the two strongest clubs at the moment not only in Europe, but, perhaps, in the world should turn out to be exciting and very tense. What awaits us, so to speak, is 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...

• Match TV and Match! Football 1.
  Statistics of personal meetings:+8=2-8, goal difference - 21:18.
  Main judge: Felix Brech (Germany).