The Madrid Derby has made it to Lisbon, where newly-crowned La Liga champion Atletico Madrid take on arch-rival Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League Final (2:45pm, FOX).
Cristiano Ronaldo will look to lift the trophy for the second time in his career, while also trying to help Real Madrid win a 10th Champions League title. Diego Costa has made a remarkable recovery from injury to make his way into the starting lineup for Atletico Madrid, which has not lost to Real Madrid this season.
If you will be watching today’s final, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinion and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action.
After watching it again, Gareth Bale’s goal was more difficult that it seems, with all that spin the ball had after the save on DiMaria’s rocket.
Even Friedel said it, IT HAS TO BE PERSONAL. My respects Friedel.
Did you mean to write this in the comments about the Donovan story?
And this is why JK has the USMNT working on conditioning all the time.
I hope JK was taking notes on how to shut-down Ronaldo. But honestly there’s no trick, it’s a total team effort. At least the fact that he didn’t show up in a big game is a positive for the USA.
It helps to have the technical skill atletico players do
Yeah, obviously. Hence I don’t think there is any real trick or technique to covering Ronaldo other than being really good at defending…
I haven’t seen them this year but I’m thinking Cristiano does not have quite as good a supporting cast with Portugal as he does with Real..
Good point.
Honestly, let’s give it for Atletico this season. They overachieved, but deserved at least the La Liga trophy. Despite what I have said today (true as well) Simeone has my respects.
I said before DiMaria and Modric in that order best for real today. Wish Bradley had been in this final.
What does Bradley have to do with this?
What an odd delusional wish.
You are not a true USMNT fan.
Ah thanks for clearing that up.
Please, do not not leave yet. Let’s watch those Champions get their deserved trophy.
Simeone and his South American re loser mentality.
*sore
Wow! Atletico were only 2 minutes away from victory and lose 1-3. It was maybe the best football match I have watched this year.
Make that 4-1
Demolition time anybody?
Di Maria was by far Real’s best player on the pitch today, wonder if it might be his last game as well, rumors are he isnt thrilled with his role there right now. The decision to go with Costa may have killed Atletico in the end, burning a sub 9 minutes into a final is a massive blow. Bit saddened to see Atletico not be able to pull it out, hopefully they can keep most of their team together but I think it may be a bad summer for them.
Humiliate those bus soccer players.
A Real fan calling out another team for parking the bus is rich, your team is known heavily for wanting to sit back and counter. Stop the trolling
Real is the Champions of Europe and bes team in the world after demolishing a bush soccer team.
Just leave if you aren’t going to add anything to the conversation here. Real are one of the best in the world but stop this nonsense. It was a good game, Atletico have a much smaller (and cheaper) squad, of course they weren’t going to try and go toe to toe with Real.
Yeah, hit them with your checkbook..
Are you hypocrite here? Would you say the same about Barca and Bayern? Probably not both, right hypocrite?
You can’t seem to follow arguments very well.
The best FC Team of the world will win. Simeone with his South American bush soccer tactics has been demolished.
Bush tactics? He’s got to be one of the hottest coaching candidates in the world. What he’s done has been incredible. As a neutral, I have been incredibly impressed with them. Tough, smart football.
Wish he hadn’t lost control at the very end though
That’s true. Still doesn’t take away what he accomplished
It’s a huge blemish though.
Huge is a vast overstatement, he acted childish in the heat of the moment. Varane started the whole thing by kicking the ball at him like a punk
Wow. Di Maria with the burners on after 110 mins of play to run at the Atleti back line and Bale cleans up the save. Com’mon Los Blancos!
Di Maria is MOTM
When it goes to an extra 30 (15+15) each team should get at least one, if not two extra substitutions.
FIFA?
Why?
Why not?
Stamina is part of the game. Substitution a are part of tactics. Why give a team, a coach, a player an out by adding an extra sub? Two is just crazy.
Players safety!
Drama!
Tactics!
I could go on …
No matter what happens atleticofan, Atletico did great and are doing great. I wouldn’t mind even seeing a 5 man shoot-out. I hope Atletico wins.
Yeah!
Though, Real have showed their quality in the second half.
I have my fingers crossed. But what a match Atletico are playing. I am amazed.
Do you still have them crossed?
Seriously. Real won… maybe put your energy to celebrating it.
Signed,
RM fan.
Cheers fella
Don’t spoil the party with your righteousness, Citro.
I hope the U.S. Nat. Team coaches and players watch a replay of this match at least 4 times.
Especially paying attention to the back line of Atlitico.
+1
You wanna go back to the Bradley era? Did you not suffer enough with that style of play?
Klinsmann isn’t really changing anything, against teams with superior firepower there is no other option than park it, you are never going to challenge teams like Germany and Portugal if you try to play at their same level.
I’m a neutral but I jumped out of my seat on that goal. Love this sport.
Lots of respect gained by DiMaria and Modric here. Two warriors. Ronaldo is kaka and Benzema is urine. When it matters they disappear. mdrid needs not to go to PKs. That Cortuois is a monster.
What? Ronaldo disappears? Eesh. Tell that to Sweden or Chelsea at the 08 final. The man disappears at times. But he steps up when needed. Big game player.
He did today until the game was 3-1 in the bag.
You think de Maria and Bale get open like that if Atletico aren’t doubling down on Cristiano?.
Bale has looked awful today. Better finishing on his part and game would be over. Di Maria has looked like the best player. Going up and down that left flank all game long. Ronaldo hasn’t had a very big game but he has created a lot with very little space. I can only imagine what he does to us on the 22nd :/
Wrong again.
Wrong where? Bale finished and they won comfortably. Just like I said. Di Maria creates the game winning goal. Ronaldo got himself a goal. Again, where was I wrong?
AHHHHH!!!!! I SCARED MY DOGS IM JUMPING UP AND DOWN LETS WIN THIS REAL
The commentators voice though…
what a game…
Deserved. Now let’s play. Ronaldo is kaka.
wow
Real scores in 93 minute. What a match!
Awesome game. And after sucking last week… Wynalda and Johnson aren’t bad today
What a move by the Atletico fullback to save a corner!
What a game Atletico are playing, fantastic.
Like Bradley’s USMNT.
Thank goodness we have Wynalda informing us that Real is “going for it” in this Champions League Final.
….and Atletico still dangerous on the counter, winning corners.
Real starting to look like they remembered that they had a game to play today.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha.. you spoke too soon. You jinxed it for them and have to live with it for opening your mouth, again too soon.
You are annoying as hell
^ This.
Carvajal is a bad player. Confirmed today.
Atleti putting on some real pressure on Real
Atleast Khedira isn’t in form but wait hes going to brazil. #BringbackLandonDonovan
Bill Hamid in goal for real today
Atletico has been allowed to get away with excessive rough play and that really makes a difference in a player’s psyche and approach to the game, on both sides.
I don’t see anybody getting away with anything. Yellow cards all around, left and right for both sides. It’s an athletic game, both teams are cutting the lumber and dishing it out. Atletico are just a little bit more committed, fired up and willing to go the extra sprint, the second effort to recover a 50/50 ball, etc. – they just want it more.
+1
Who’s getting away with cheap dirty tackles now? Morata should have been thrown out of the game for that one. Didn’t even get a yellow. Ridiculous.
Who in Atletico did not get a yellow today. Far less than those who did and the ref was pro-Atletico.
In Champion’s league parlance Atletico are playing stout defensively. Nothing but good solid defense there.
Ronaldo is going to Mortal Kombat Fatality Brad Davis
What a first half of football. Atletico 1, Real 0. Athetico aren’t giving Ronaldo an inch.
That will be costly, casillas
yes, very poor choice to come out – way too far away to get a punch on it.
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! COME ON REAL
Typical Ramos idiocy
Atletico gets away with a lot of dirty fouling. The ref was told to keep the game close.
And real gets away with a lot of diving. So, it cancels each other.
And your mother got away with you.
That doesn’t make sense
Vamos colchoneros!
Casillas has never lost to AdeM.
It’s about time for him to drop one.
Go make all the mattresses you want, now.
Honestly to me Diego Costa is overrated
I agree he is invisible at the moment, its like he’s not even on the field
First name Brad
Last name Davis
If we’re down for the count
Klinsi thinks I can save us
haha poor brad davis
Must be a personal vendetta.
So there is a way to cover Ronaldo. Just knock him over without a yellow kind of foul.
This must be done in a land far far away from your 18 yard box if you are to be successful.
WHERE’S DONAVAN?
Nice spelling dumblo
That’s how Klinnsman’s son spelled it
why do people act as if David Villa doesn’t exist anymre? Dude was a world class striker up until 2011. He was 1 of the best. As good as Thierry Henry/Ruud Van Nistlerooy.
Barca kinda wastes striker s and his leg broke. =
“As good as Thierry Henry/Ruud Van Nistlerooy.”
Not really! Must be 5 O’clock somewhere
breaking his leg kinda destroyed his career
honestly why isn’t there a Yank in the CL?
surely the likes of Dempsey or Howard or Bradley or Jones could be in the CL at some club
Ugh
Bradley left Roma
Dear god, someone tell Gus Johnson to stop referring to these historic European CLUBS as “franchises”. There is a huge difference (which he os apparently unaware of), and it’s a sore spot for a lot of people.
Also, does the decision maker at Fox realize how cringe-inducing this guy is to fans who know anything about the game? Really, really distracting when trying to view a match.
(And what’s with all the screaming? If they want screaming, they should get Ray Hudson. At least he has a sense of humor and knows the game.)