Champions League Final: Real Madrid haunted by curses
(Baonghean.vn) - Whether Real Madrid can overcome the 6 curses of the past in the Champions League Final is still a big question?
Coach Zinedine Zidane has in his hands the biggest star on the planet Ronaldo, who has broken countless records, but the story at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is the most worth telling.
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Expected lineup for the 2016/17 Champions League final. The match takes place at 2:45 a.m. on June 4. |
The history of the Champions League over the past two decades shows one thing: no team has been able to defend the title. Even when the champion team entered the final for the second year in a row. Specifically, AC Milan defeated Barca 4-0 in the final of the 1993-94 season, a year later they lost 0-1 to Ajax.
In the 1995-96 season, Juventus won the title after defeating Ajax, but were defeated by Dortmund 12 months later. Most recently, MU defeated Chelsea in the 2007-2008 season, but lost to Barca in the final the following season. This is considered the "hardest curse" of modern European football.
7 year cycle.Italians have a statistic that every 7 years, an Italian team will be crowned Champions League champion. In 1996, Juventus won the Champions League, 7 years later it was AC Milan's turn to be crowned king. In 2010, Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan became the new king. 7 years later, now Juventus is in the Champions League final, will they win the championship trophy?
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The ancient Cardiff Castle is decorated with banners featuring the names of the teams participating in this year's Champions League. |
Odd years.Madridistas believe that Real Madrid are only lucky in the Champions League with even years. The last three Champions League titles of "Los Blancos" all came in even years (2002, 2014, 2016). The last time they won the Champions League in an odd year was a long time ago, in 1959.
colorIn the upcoming Champions League final, as Juventus are considered the home team and will be wearing their traditional uniform, the visiting team Real Madrid will have to wear a purple jersey. In the two rare occasions they wore purple, without being able to wear their traditional white kit, "Los Blancos" returned home empty-handed.
Double Cup Rider.Since the FIFA Club World Cup was created, no team has won the Champions League in the same season. However, Real Madrid is the champion of the FIFA Club World Cup this season. That means the chance of winning the Champions League is zero.
Scored by former player.The players who were kicked out of the Santiago Bernabéu all play like they are possessed when they meet their old team. Real Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League semi-finals by Alvaro Morata's goal while playing for Juventus two seasons ago. In this final, the "White Vultures" will meet Gonzalo Higuain and Sami Khedira, who were mercilessly kicked out of the club. This is an opportunity for "Gonzalo Higuain and Sami Khedira" to take sweet revenge on their old team with precious goals.
After reading the 6 “curses” above, you can probably see how difficult it will be for Ronaldo to overcome the mighty Juve. If he does, the only explanation is that Ronaldo is an “alien”.
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