Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Competition: UEFA Champions League Final
Date: Saturday, 28 May 2016 - Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Competition: UEFA Champions League Final
Date: Saturday, 28 May 2016 - Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Real Madrid team finished as runners up to Barcelona, just one point in
arrears. They won 28 of 38 league games, drawing six and losing four
with 110 goals scored and 34 conceded. The Blancos have had to overcome
one major hurdle en-route to Milan. A 2-0 defeat at Wolfsburg left
Zinedine Zidane’s men on the brink of crashing out in the
quarter-finals, but a Cristiano Ronaldo's second-leg hat-trick that sent
the Merengues into the semi-finals where they knocked out Man
City. Locked away at 0-0 after their clash at the Etihad, Real came
through in a tight affair at the Bernabéu with a dramatic 1-0 victory.
Cristiano Ronaldo limped off the pitch during Tuesday’s training session but the Portugues start is expected to be fully fit for the final. Raphael Varane will miss the final and Euro 2016 with a thigh injury. Otherwise Zinedine Zidane can select his strongest XI. Gareth Bale and Benzema will partner Ronaldo upfront while Casemiro, Modric and Toni Kroos will start in midfield.
Cristiano Ronaldo limped off the pitch during Tuesday’s training session but the Portugues start is expected to be fully fit for the final. Raphael Varane will miss the final and Euro 2016 with a thigh injury. Otherwise Zinedine Zidane can select his strongest XI. Gareth Bale and Benzema will partner Ronaldo upfront while Casemiro, Modric and Toni Kroos will start in midfield.
Atletico Madrid finished third in the standings, three points adrift of
champions FC Barcelona and just two behind Real. They won 28 of 38 league
games, drawing four and losing six with 63 goals scored. They have
overcome two world class teams in Barcelona and Bayern Munich en route
to the finals and they conceded just 18 goals in La Liga – one of the
best records on the entire continent. It's very hard to play a
scintillating football against this Atletico and they are one of the
toughest team to beat in today's football.
The Colchoneros have no players missing through injury or suspension and Diego Simeone is likely to select the same XI that started against Celta Vigo in their last league match. Midfielders Koke and Augusto Fernandez are in contention to start alongside Gabi in the middle of the park while Antoine Griezmann and Fernando Torres are expected to lead the line.
This season, the Colchoneros have already frustrated Real on two occasions. In October, the first came when Simeone's men snatched a 1-1 draw at the Vicente Calderon, while the second occurred when they beat the Galacticos 1-0 at their own turf. The last four meetings between the sides had witnessed under 2.5 goals. Half of these sides’ last 12 matches have ended level.
In 2014, the Madrid rivals met in Lisbon when Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid won their 10th UCL trophy. A Sergio Ramos goal on 93 minutes dashed Atléti’s hopes and sent the game to extra time, where Real Madrid scored three in the last 10 minutes to win 4-1.
The Colchoneros have no players missing through injury or suspension and Diego Simeone is likely to select the same XI that started against Celta Vigo in their last league match. Midfielders Koke and Augusto Fernandez are in contention to start alongside Gabi in the middle of the park while Antoine Griezmann and Fernando Torres are expected to lead the line.
This season, the Colchoneros have already frustrated Real on two occasions. In October, the first came when Simeone's men snatched a 1-1 draw at the Vicente Calderon, while the second occurred when they beat the Galacticos 1-0 at their own turf. The last four meetings between the sides had witnessed under 2.5 goals. Half of these sides’ last 12 matches have ended level.
In 2014, the Madrid rivals met in Lisbon when Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid won their 10th UCL trophy. A Sergio Ramos goal on 93 minutes dashed Atléti’s hopes and sent the game to extra time, where Real Madrid scored three in the last 10 minutes to win 4-1.
Probable lineups:
Atletico Madrid: Oblak – Juanfran, Gimenez, Lucas Hernandez, Filipe Luis – Gabi, A.Fernandez, Saul Niguez, Koke – Griezmann, F.Torres.
Real Madrid: Navas – Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo – Modric, Casemiro, Kroos – Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.
Real Madrid last 5 matches:
26/04/16 Manchester City 0 – 0 Real Madrid30/04/16 Real Sociedad 0 – 1 Real Madrid
04/05/16 Real Madrid 1 – 0 Man City
08/05/16 Real Madrid 3 – 2 Valencia
14/05/16 Deportivo 0 – 2 Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid last 5 matches:
27/04/16 Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 Bayern Munchen30/04/16 Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 Rayo Vallecano
03/05/16 Bayern 2 – 1 Atletico Madrid
08/05/16 Levante 2 – 1 Atletico Madrid
14/05/16 Atletico Madrid 2 – 0 Celta de Vigo
