Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Competition: Champions League Final
Match date: 24 May 2014
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Competition: Champions League Final
Match date: 24 May 2014
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid (Final):
36' 0-1 Diego Godin // 90' Sergio Ramos 1-1 // 110' Gareth Bale 2-1 // 118' Marcelo 3-1 // 120' Cristiano Ronaldo 4-1
Real Madrid's quest for La Decima in Champions
League finally ended on Saturday when they successfully defeated their
city rival, Atletico Madrid to grab their tenth title.
The final
score line didn't really show how tight that game was as both teams put
on such solid and intense display straight from kick off.
Both
teams tried hard in getting that important early goal, but it was
Atletico Madrid that earned it thanks to a header from Diego Godin on 36
minutes, capitalizing on a goal keeping error from Iker Cassilas.
Madrid tried hard to get themselves back into the tie, as they push forward vigorously right after the restart.
Los
Blancos relentless efforts were finally rewarded when Sergio Ramos
snatched a late equalizing goal in stoppage time rescuing his team from a
potential defeat during the first 90 minutes.
Conceding that late
equalizer seemed to take the tools out of Atletico, not to mention they
were without Arda Turan and lost Diego Costa early in the first half.
That
situation was by taken as an advantage by Madrid as their individual
prowess finally sparked during that extra time battle, starting with
Gareth Bale's goal on 110 minutes.
Before Marcelo basically sealed
Madrid's victory with his long range shot on 118 minutes and Cristiano
Ronaldo also added his name into the books after scoring from the spot
kick just before the final whistle was blown.
