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There is no more reliable team in the European Cup than Madrid.
He plays with the conviction of someone who feels like a champion regardless of the rival and the field, irreducible at the Bernabéu, scene of the most unexpected comebacks, and regular winner of the finals, also in Paris.
Heroic against PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City, he beat Liverpool from the most absolute conventionality: an extraordinary goalkeeper, an excellent defensive exercise and an opportunistic goal by Vinicius.
LIVLiverpool
0
Alisson, Ibrahima Konate, A. Robertson, Virgil Van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago (Roberto Firmino, min. 76), Fabinho, Henderson (Naby Keita, min. 76), Salah, Luis Díaz (Diogo Jota, min. 64) and Mane
RMA Real Madrid
1
Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy, Alaba, Eder Militao, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric (Dani Ceballos, min. 89), Benzema, Vinicius Junior (Rodrygo, min. 92) and Federico Valverde (Camavinga, min. 84)
Goals
0-1 min.
58: Vinicius Jr.
Referee
Clement Turpin
Yellow cards Fabinho (min. 61)
Analysts will continue to talk about Liverpool's vigorous game and Klopp's sophisticated system.
Nothing to do with the normality that Ancelotti gives off and the naturalness that Madrid shows.
The football of a lifetime, without adjectives or artificial language, refers to the Bernabéu team.
Nobody summed it up better than Courtois.
"Now I'm on the good side of history," said the goalkeeper, protagonist of the tournament along with anonymous footballers who give their lives for Madrid, such as Carvajal.
At the time of the start of the game, the only one who was ready was Madrid.
Neither the organization nor the security had been prepared to face the arrival of the Liverpool fans, who wanted to sneak in, and there were many doubts about Thiago's line-up because he kept coming and going to meet Klopp.
The delay in the start of the meeting put an end to the uncertainty and the Spanish international midfielder formed as announced in Saint Denis.
Liverpool arrived more worn and restless in Paris and, however, once the ball was put into play, they showed that they were in a greater hurry than Madrid.
You have to play with great speed and finesse to get out of the Liverpool jungle, a team that compresses very well to defend and that attacks from the width and speed, the eleven players in continuous movement and guided by Van Dijk.
The scenic dominance of the English rests on the know-how of the central Dutch patient, a footballer who apparently does not make an effort in a group that does not stop running, as reliable in recovery as in preparation.
Synchronized the reds from the hierarchy of Van Dijk, decisive with and without the ball, in small or wide spaces, surely the best central defender in Europe.
There was no other team in Saint Denis than Liverpool.
The English rhythm fractured Madrid, unable to play as a unit, scattered by the pressure and taking refuge in the Courtois area.
His goalkeeper and right post saved Ancelotti's team in the most difficult moments.
Nothing new in any case in the white script of the Champions.
Madrid resists to the point of despair on the contrary, patiently awaiting its moment, calmly looking for a move that is worth it to resolve the match, expectant above all with Modric's filtered passes, Vinicius's unchecking and Benzema's manoeuvres.
The striker appeared in the 43rd minute and beat Alisson after the goalkeeper and Konaté made a mess and enabled the striker's shot after the intervention of Valverde and Fabinho.
The referee consulted the VAR and without knowing the reason, he did not give a goal for Madrid.
The Montonera that was put together betrayed the panic attack caused by Alisson's only arrival in the area after a good passing session by Ancelotti's team.
All the goalkeepers, the good ones and the bad ones – Karius, Donnarumma, Mendy or Ulreich – are defeated by Benzema.
Although he mediated the break, the action changed the tone of the Saint Denis game.
open match
He anticipated and touched Madrid more and put less pressure on Liverpool.
The game opened up and Ancelotti's boys found the passing lane when Carvajal finished off Vinicius after Valverde's cross from the right.
The goal led to a third game that was very different from the previous two: Madrid agreed to defend Liverpool's offense strongly and eagerly.
The English do not have a scoring striker, but rather rely on Salah's imbalance and Trent Alexander-Arnold's crosses after Luis Díaz did not come into play.
Nor did Firminho have anything to say.
Liverpool fatally assumed that the final belonged to Madrid no matter how many turns they gave to the match, although they did not stop putting centers or focusing on Courtois, the starters, the substitutes and Klopp surrendered.
No one deciphered Madrid's trick, probably because they didn't have it, but rather it consisted of showing the others that they were wrong and that only the players and Ancelotti had believed it.
Only the madridistas knew that they would win the Champions
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