Atletico take on city rivals Real Madrid at San Siro in Milan on Sunday morning (AEST) in a repeat of the 2014 final which was won by Los Blancos as Carlo Ancelotti guided the club to La Decima.
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Ronaldo, speaking on Jugones LaSexta in the second part of an interview taped on Tuesday, said: “If we win the Champions [League] it is worth much more than Barca’s Double”.
Avenging their 2014 Champions League defeat by Real Madrid on Saturday would complete the transformation. “But not just because I want Madrid to lose”, the 33-year-old told AS.
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Thanks to Godin’s discipline and organisation, Atletico have already kept 35 clean sheets this season, including eight in their 12 Champions League games and five in their last nine outings against Real.
There are many players who deserve credit for Atletico Madrid’s rise but having survived the losses of star strikers such as Radamel Falcao and Diego Costa among many others, it seems clear that the key to their sustained success lies in the culture that’s been created. Not just in defenders, it is in all of the players, so I think that is the secret because we are all doing everything to keep the clean sheet.
Pique played alongside Ronaldo at Manchester United, winning a Premier League and Champions League double in the 2007-08 season.
“Throughout this year’s UEFA Champions League we have made sure excitement has been at the heart of everything we have done for football fans”.
The likes of Alex Morgan, Kaka and more give their predictions on the Champions League final. “Now we have the final in Milan and I think this is the time of Atletico Madrid”.
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I can see this year’s final turning out differently however, as stated at the top of the page. “I’ve won what I’ve won. We are all going to try to win together on Saturday”. After losing in both of their previous appearances in the Title Match, Atletico hope the third time is the charm – and as Dan Williams reports, the club is determined to make the most of the opportunity.
