Showing posts with label atletico madrid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label atletico madrid. Show all posts

Monday, 2 June 2014

Champions League: Real Madrid Dominates

Striker Cristiano Ronaldo and defender Pepe are in the list of 18 players of Dream Team 2013/14 edition of the Champions League, which includes, besides the two Portuguese international, five other players of Real Madrid .

Apart from the Portuguese, Sergio Ramos and Carvajal defenses, midfielders Di María , Modrić and Xabi Alonso are the other  "merengues" selected by the UEFA Technical Study Group (TSG) which selected 18 players, the same number who coaches from the "Champions" teams select for each game of the competition, without revealing the initial 11player squad.

The winner of the final competition, held at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon on May 24th, dominates the list of the Dream Team 2013/14, with three more players than the other finalists, Atletico Madrid, which is represented in the "squad" by the keeper Courtois, defender Diego Godin , midfielder Gabi and striker Diego Costa.

With so many players selected as Atletico Madrid comes Bayern Munich with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Philipp Lahm's defense, midflielder Toni Kroos and Arjen Robben's striker.

FC Barcelona, ​​Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint - Germain are represented with one player each, with midfielder Iniesta and strikers Marco Reus and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, respectively.

Monday, 26 May 2014

Champions League: Real Madrid 4 - 1 Atlético Madrid

First goal of the game was made by Diego Godin of Atletico de Madrid after Casillas had a bad left from the goal. The goal that save Real Madrid from losing was made by Sergio Ramos at minute 90+3 of the game. 
In extra time, with Atlético Madrid's team tired and injured, Real Madrid could easily go up to the Atletico's defense. Di Maria, the man of the match, went to the left side and tried to finish but Curtois saved but the ball left to Gareth Bale who made the 2-1 to Real Madrid. With Atletico's team completed finished the brasilian Marcelo went through the middle of the Atletico's defense and made his goal even with Curtois effort. Last but not least a fault was done on Cristiano Ronaldo and himself strike the penalty and the final 4-1 to Real Madrid.