The divine destiny of European football
The scene at the entrance to the Stade de France before the Champions League final was at an unprecedented level of chaos. Host Paris showed weakness in the organization and made the match postponed for up to 30 minutes.
However, as soon as referee Clement Turpin blew the opening whistle, order on the field was established as an inevitable rule: Once in the Champions League final, Real was “invincible”.
If you just look at the statistics, it can be immediately confirmed that Liverpool overwhelms Real Madrid. “Red Brigade” launched a total of 23 shots compared to only 3 from Real, including 9 on target and made goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois have a busy day.
Real has won the tournament 14 times, including 9 players with 5 trophies
But football is not a game of numbers and when Real opened the scoring, everything seemed out of control of coach Jurgen Klopp’s army.
The level of a hunter
That is exactly the familiar scenario of “Los Blancos” on the championship journey this season: When the opponent is most excited, it is also the most vulnerable, and then Real will coldly launch a “sword stroke”. decide their fate.
Like in extra time with Chelsea and Manchester City, when the Madridians went from chasing to taking the lead, they always held it firmly. Liverpool can disrupt the penalty area, but Thibaut Courtois’s net seems impenetrable.
Real “put to sleep” the opponent before launching the decisive blow to end the match
Until the 60th minute of the match, Real had only 2 shots towards the wooden frame of goalkeeper Alisson. The quality of both made Liverpool’s net vibrate, including Benzema’s unfortunate disallowed goal. And for the second time, the situation of choosing the finishing position of Vinicius Junior was accurate to every detail.
The danger of “White Vulture” lies in its ability to take advantage of it extremely well. They can be underpowered throughout the match, and when the opponent is intoxicated with that seemingly overwhelming game, the king of European football counterattacks sharply with “fatal” blows.
Real Madrid have won five Champions League titles in the last nine seasons, an achievement second to none. More interestingly, it was Real in the past who also won five consecutive European titles from 1956-1960.
The Spanish royal white shirt color has dominated European football since the sport was invented. That is the past and even now, when Real decide this year should be their return to the throne, no one can stop them.
The most convincing journey in history
The road to the final of coach Carlo Ancelotti’s army deserves a solemn place in history. It all started when PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma carelessly passed the ball to Karim Benzema inside the box, leading to one of the craziest comebacks in the league.
The French team took the lead with a total score of 2-0 when the match had less than 30 minutes left. In addition, Kylian Mbappe, Messi and his teammates completely suffocated the opponent in the past 150 minutes.
The beginning of Real’s entire magical journey this season
Against Chelsea, when they were 3-0 down in the second leg, Real needed a goal to hold back the match. They continued to do it, with a classic assist from Luka Modric’s Trivela for Rodrygo to drag into extra time, where Benzema headed off to end the defending champions’ run.
Like an adventurous journey in famous stories, the challenge for Real becomes even greater after that. Man City, the most perfect team under the coach’s hands Pep Guardiola – who understood Real too well to perform destructive attacking football during 180 minutes of the two semi-finals.
When Mahrez raised the gap to two goals, the Manchester fans began to “book tickets” to Paris. Then within just over a minute, Rodrygo was back on the pitch and once again sent the game into extra time. Another elite representative of England must stop the game.
Rodrygo’s Magical Moments
But in the final, they didn’t need Rodrygo or another miracle, instead it was the performance of a similar team. Even coach Jurgen Klopp had to bitterly admit “Real will eventually lose a Champions League final, but not tonight”.
Thibaut Courtois – Real’s “guardian angel”
If Benzema brought important goals throughout the journey, then Thibaut Courtois played the role of “guardian angel”. Without Courtois’ save when the score was 3-0 in favor of Chelsea, there would have been no Trivela after that.
In Paris, when Real needed it most, the Belgian goalkeeper continued to occupy every frame. Liverpool’s expected goal index (xG) was up to 2.14 but there was no celebration. Simply because Courtois had a performance that went down in tournament history as the goalkeeper with the most saves (9) in a final.
Courtois simply cannot be beaten in the finals
Mohamed Salah before the match did not hide his desire to “revenge” the pain in Kyiv 4 years ago. But once again the Egyptian striker had to hold his sorrow, even though he was given the most opportunities on the pitch even when he had the opportunity to face Courtois at close range.
The way Casemiro jumps to hug Courtois, and Eder Militao or David Alaba celebrate with emotion as if Real Madrid have just scored a goal says it all. Real’s keeper made a total of nine saves, setting a record in a Champions League final since Opta began collecting the data. Meanwhile with 59 saves, Courtois also set a campaign record more than any other goalkeeper in league history.
Every Courtois save counts as a goal
When Donnarumma “gives” hope to the Madrid people, he does not expect it to be the beginning of a magical journey. The “Royal Spanish Football Club” went on for another mile and then a few thousand more, from London to Manchester and then to Paris.
Finally, Real return to the Spanish capital and Plaza de Cibeles, where the team will celebrate its victory with a crowd of fans and 14 Champions League victories.
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