Simeone has manufactured a style of play that on one side keeps a limited team with a strong defensive end, and with effective offense that normally plays on counterattacks.
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Real Madrid has 9 players still on their roster from that 2014 win, while Atletico only have five remaining from their loss two years ago.
Ronaldo has enjoyed yet another prolific season, scoring 51 times in 47 appearances – including 16 in 11 Champions League matches – ahead of next Saturday’s clash with Atletico Madrid at San Siro.
“You are not more nervous, you play like all your team mates”, Koke said. But it is the biggest game in club soccer, the Champions League final.
“We’ll play in the final in Milan against a great rival and that’s very satisfying”. I always wish him the best as a team-mate and friend. I did not feel I was being treated well at the time – I felt lost. “Why would I want to lose all of this?”
For the first goal Saúl [Ñíguez] delivered a flawless cross and I was able to head it home; the stadium erupted.
“I have never been happier”. Atleti are a team that fights, a tricky rival that always makes things hard, but I hope with all my heart that Real Madrid can bring the cup home, of course. “He felt something on Saturday when we had a game between us and he didn’t play as a precaution”, Zidane said on Tuesday. “You can feed off their energy”.
On the eve of his first final as a coach, Zinedine Zidane reflects on the differences between being a player and a coach, and his astounding volley for Real Madrid CF in the 2002 final, while Atleti coach Diego Simeone reveals some of the secrets behind his awesome success with his club.
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“Simeone has built something special here”. “My heart is for Real Madrid, of course”. In defence they have their captain and backbone of the defence Sergio Ramos and one of the best left back in the modern era Marcelo and when we come to their midfield they have their engine working on Luca Modric and Toni Kroos.
