Real Madrid’s success story is difficult to comprehend, writes Janne Palomäki.
Luka Modric took Carlo Ancelott in a tight embrace after the final whistle. AOP
The statistics for the Champions League final are almost incomprehensible.
Liverpool recorded 23 shots.
It lost the match.
Real Madrid had a balance of three. One of them went to the finish line.
White is a team worthy of its championship because it trusted its style. In exactly the same way, Carlo Ancelott’s protective caps had bored PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City.
A couple of weeks ago, the Italian became the first head coach to win every European top5 league. On Saturday, he rose to become the first coach to have won the Champions League four times.
The number is the same than José Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have together.
– I can’t believe this, I just can’t believe it. We are really happy, Ancelotti spread his hands after the closing whistle.
– What can I say? I can not say anything. I am a record man.
Saturday’s final seemed to be turning to Liverpool all the time. The reds were stronger, more active, more dangerous and more willing combination right from the first minute.
It flooded with attacks on Madrid’s goal, and it felt like Pool’s lead hit hung in the air.
It just never landed on the surface of the grass.
The script for the match had been done exactly before the final. Everyone knew that Trent Alexander-Arnold could focus too much on the offensive game and sometimes forgets to guard Vinícius.
And that’s exactly what happened. The Brazilian was left with an easy job to direct Fede Valverde’s feed to an empty goal.
After that, Liverpool’s creeps crept fear and despair. Jürgen Klopp’s crew played a great season, but only two of the most insignificant cup jugs remain in memory.
The Spring of the Reds ended in huge disappointments both on the domestic fields and in the Champions League.
Behind Real Madrid’s victory was Thibaut Courtois. The Belgian guard kept the Whites in the game during the long difficult stages. Nine struggles were recorded for him, and some of them defied the limits of human comprehension.
– Unbelievable. I already said I can’t believe it, Ancelotti decided.
That it is. The culture of winning Los Blancos is at an incomprehensibly high standard. In Paris, the club won the European Cup for the 14th time, which means it has as many attachments to the trophy as all the English clubs have.
The Italian teams have 12 and the Germans six.
Unbelievable.