Champions League Final 2016: Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid

[Jezza]

The European Champions League Semi Final ties are now completed as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have advanced to the Champions League Final for 2016 marking the second time they'll be playing each other in the final after Real Madrid narrowly beat them in the final in 2014.

Real Madrid will be seeking to win their second Champions League final in the space of three seasons and their first since 2014 when they defeated Atletico Madrid in Lisbon. In total, Real Madrid is now attempting to extend their Champions League record at the top as they are vying for a 11th UCL title.

Atletico Madrid on the other hand is vying for their first ever Champions League title with their third attempt after losing the final in 1974 (to Bayern Munich) and 2014 (to Real Madrid).

Road to San Siro:

Real Madrid:

Group Stage:
Match 1 - Real Madrid 4-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Match 2 - Malmo FF 0-2 Real Madrid
Match 3 - PSG 0-0 Real Madrid
Match 4 - Real Madrid 1-0 PSG
Match 5 - Shakhtar Donetsk 3-4 Real Madrid
Match 6 - Real Madrid 8-0 Malmo FF

Knockout Stage:
Round of 16 - Real Madrid 4-0 AS Roma (over two legs)
Quarter Final - Real Madrid 3-2 Wolfsburg (over two legs)
Semi Final - Real Madrid 1-0 Manchester City (over two legs)

Atletico Madrid:

Group Stage:
Match 1 - Galatasaray 0-2 Atletico Madrid
Match 2 - Atletico Madrid 2-1 Benfica
Match 3 - Atletico Madrid 4-0 Astana
Match 4 - Astana 0-0 Atletico Madrid
Match 5 - Atletico Madrid 2-0 Galatasaray
Match 6 - Benfica 1-2 Atletico Madrid

Knockout Stage:
Round of 16 - Atletico Madrid 0-0 PSV (Atletico Madrid won 8-7 on penalties) (over two legs)
Quarter Final - Atletico Madrid 3-2 Barcelona (over two legs)
Semi Final - Atletico Madrid 2-2 Bayern Munich (Atletico Madrid win on the away goals rule) (over two legs)



This match will be taking place at the San Siro in Milan on Saturday May 28 2016 with the kick off time being at 20:45 Central European Summer Time (CEST). What are your predictions for this match? Will Real Madrid win another Champions League title or can their cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid finally break through under Diego Simeone?

[Pies4shaw]

Another Spanish snore fest. They should get back to the original concept of the Champions League only having the champions of each league in it. This was like a second-rate league fixture. Just an opportunity for a genuine international spectacle completely lost.

At least if we were at the San Siro for the Milan derby, we'd feel like we were in the right place, watching for a reason.

[Jezza]

Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Real Madrid win 5-3 on penalties

Real Madrid win their second Champions League final in three seasons as Atletico Madrid are left heartbroken once again.

Goals:
Real Madrid - 15' (Ramos)
Atletico Madrid - 79' (Carrasco)

[Pies4shaw]

Nah, only the Atletico supporters are heartbroken - the players are talking to their bank managers about which small third-world countries they should buy.

[The Prototype]

Pepe was trying very hard to win himself an academy award with some of his acting during the game. Especially during the extra time period where he was slapped and acting as if he took a punch.

There was a debate on beIn Sports about Ronaldo and if he was their best penalty taker why didn't he take the first one. Seemed one commentator thought he just liked taking the last one because he can cover himself in glory but thought it a waste of time if they didn't get to the fifth penalty.