Champions League final May 21, 2014 5:02 AM Key points - Diego Godin heads Atletico in front on 36 mins - Diego Costa forced off with injury on 9 mins - Bale goes close with a chance on 32 mins - Real looking for 10th European Cup win LIVE TEXT By Tom Rostance Join the debate at #bbcfootball Mike G: The way this game is going youd be forgiven for thinking it was Atletico and not Real that has the team full of superstars. John McEnerney: RM missing Xabi Alonso big time tonight, they are all over the place no shape at all. David Ljunggren: If I didnt know better Id say Real Madrid were suffering from nerves. What a horrible performance. 73 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Surely theres a goal on the way?! Gareth Bale connects beautifully with Cristiano Ronaldos lay-off, catches it sweet as a nut but its always five yards wide. He holds his head in his hands, but this is far better from Real. Isco has added some pace into their passing. 72 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Into the last 20 minutes now - its attack against defence. I wager theres another goal in this but I wouldnt like to say which way. Atletico counter and David Villa is booked for sliding in on Iker Casillas. Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live The difference between the two sides is that Atletico work harder than any other team. Theyre good players, theyre economical, they pass it well and when they dont have the ball they work incredibly hard to get it back. 69 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Five men in the box now for Real Madrid - its almost gung-ho oclock. They put a lovely move together too, with Angel Di Maria swapping passes with Marcelo but instead of pulling the trigger he tries to feed one across for Cristiano Ronaldo and its snuffed out. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Andy Hall: Benzema and Bale havent been in this game Saikat Nandy: Real Madrid so much missing Alonsos long penetrating passes. Ronaldo and Bale are starved. Text us on 81111 Graham, Oxford: I dont understand the praise for Atletico. Dirtiest team at the top level for many years. Absolutely cynical anti-football. 67 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Isco drags a shot wide as real really dial up the tension now. He had two men over to his left - should he have gone one more? Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid BBC World Services Steve Crossman at Atletico Madrids home ground: Its near pitch black now. The energy levels for Atletico must be sapping at the same pace the light has faded. Cristiano Ronaldos miss was greeted almost as raucously as Godins goal here. 64 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid A poor Real fan is already at the I cant watch phase, burying his head in his scarf. A long way to go yet mate... Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live Theyve got to take risks but can Real break quickly enough? Atletico get six men back every time, and its a long, long way back for them at the moment. Real are starting to up the tempo and Atletico cannot keep this pace up, Im sure they are going to look to make a couple of substitutions. 62 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Almost! Terrific leap from Cristiano Ronaldo to meet Sergio Ramos cross, but despite his athleticism the number seven cant quite get the header under control and it skims wide of the far post. This is opening up. Stand by for a cracking last 25 minutes. 62 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid That is top class foraging from Adrian Lopez, the Atleti man holding off three men to chase down a lost cause and turn it into a crossing chance. Atletico then keep the ball for an extended spell, with Juanfran almost picking out David Villa in the middle. Real then counter, with Atletico flooding men forward for the first real time. Cristiano Ronaldo cant get on the end of a cross but the men in white encouraged by that... 58 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid A double change for Real Madrid. Marcelo replaces Fabio Coentrao at left-back and Isco is on for Sami Khedira in midfield. Thats no real graft in there now for Real. All silk, no steel. 56 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Its been all Real for a few minutes but Atletico then go close! A set-piece (naturally) is the root of it, with Adrian Lopez seizing his chance to fire in a low shot which is deflected narrowly wide. Still over half an hour to go. But you feel the next goal is everything... Join the debate at #bbcfootball Gary Lineker - BBC Sport Never has a team echoed the playing characteristics of their manager quite like Atletico Madrid. OptaJoe: Atletico de Madrid lost none of the 31 league matches that they took the lead in during 2013/14 (W28 D3) 53 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Thats his best moment yet! Cristiano Ronaldos free-kick is deflected and Thibaut Courtois stretches to punch the ball away. From two following corners Ronaldo then squeezes efforts wide. There he is! Is that a shift in momentum? 52 mins YELLOW CARD Its cynical again from Atletico, as Miranda goes into the book for hauling down Angel Di Maria. Lovely feet from Di Maria though, he was opening up the goal for a strike there. What can Cristiano Ronaldo do from here? 30 yards out... 49 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid The Atletico midfield trio of Koke, Gabi and Raul Garcia are bossing this now. Sami Khedira may be a bit rusty, he cant get near them at the moment. David Villa then slides in to stop Gareth Bale in his tracks. Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live Its been a good start by Atletico, they are very bright, coming high up the field and are pressing Real. They are dictating the pace of the second half already. Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid A rare - but costly- error from Iker Casillas... 46 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid More excellent play from David Villa almost fashions a chance for Atletico, but the final ball is not up to scratch. Without labouring a point, weve got to see more from Cristiano Ronaldo in the next 45 minutes. This is his stage surely? 45 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid We are back in play. No team has scored twice against Atletico this season in the Champions League. Can Real buck the trend? Join the debate at #bbcfootball Lifa Nati: Win or lose, Diego Simeone is proving why he is better than Guardiola and Mourinho combined. Small budget, great team. Dan Reuben: Watching the Final from a bar in Ypres, big cheers for Atletico in here, presumably because of their allegiance to Courtois. 20:44 Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Im sorry to drag this up in this glorious week for you Gunners out there, but Arsenal were the last team to be winning at half-time of a Champions League final and not lift the trophy. Sol Campbells header had put Arsenal 1-0 up in Paris eight years ago - but Barcelona eventually found two late goals to lift the cup. Join the debate at #bbcfootball sportingintelligence: The odds on Atletico doing a La Liga and CL double at start of season: 2746-1. (Odds on alien life being confirmed any year before 2020: 100-1). Join the debate at #bbcfootball Paddy Emmerson: I know Costa went off in the ninth minute but when did Ronaldo go off? Surely he couldnt have gone missing in a big game? Vikas M: The energy and desire shown by Atletico especially after a gruelling season is phenomenal. 20:40 Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo has only had 25 touches so far. He normally has 25 shots a game. Atletico are shutting him down superbly. Text us on 81111 George Musleh: At my best mates wedding and he interrupted the priest to see a replay of the goal! #priorities. Kevin in Hornchurch: Ronaldo is a top top player, but to move to legendary status he needs to stay on his feet more and start performing in the really big games like tonight and the forthcoming World Cup 20:37 Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Diego Godin has scored eight goals this season - all of them headers. Gary Cahill, if youre reading this, hes your man in the World Cup, all right? Mark him up! Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty in Lisbon Atletico Madrid have left Real coach Carlo Ancelotti with plenty of fast talking to do during the half-time interval. Real have simply not matched the work-rate and intensity of their city rivals and new La Liga champions. Gareth Bale has had their best chance but Cristiano Ronaldo has not even registered. Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live If Atletico keep this up they are going to lift the cup. Theyve been going round at 100mph, closing Real down and not giving them any time on the ball. Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid And there is the whistle. Halfway there for Atletico Madrid and another chapter in this incredible season... 45 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Lovely, lovely stuff from David Villa as he holds the ball up, beating two men before Sami Khedira mows through him and goes into the book. Almost half-time... Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live We knew exactly what Atletico were going to do and they are doing it very, very well. Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema are playing too high, they have got to come deeper to get the ball. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Paul Mulligan: Bad miss by Bale followed by a bad mistake by Casillas. Kind of moments the big games hinge on. Ronaldo needs to get into it. 43 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Diego Godin is the first Uruguayan to score in a Champions League final. But the fact that Gareth Bale is not (yet) the first Welshman to do so is equally as important. Unfortunately that miss could well be a huge moment in Bales career. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Charlie Smith: Worst possible goal for the neutral. Atletico bus to now be parked, wheels removed etc Khoi Nguyen: Whats Spanish for park that ruddy bus? 40 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Atletico go close again from another set-piece as Adrian Lopez flicks a header over the top. Is this a good time to point out that Atletico Madrid have the best defensive record in the Champions League this season? Theyve conceded only six goals in 12 games. Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty in Lisbon The look of desolation on the face of Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas says everything. So experienced but badly at fault with an in-out hokey-cokey rush from his goal that has effectively handed Atletico Madrid the lead. Desperate error. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Adam Momoniat: Awful decision making from Casillas, thats why he hasnt featured in the league all season after being dropped last season 39 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid One end of the Estadio da Luz is rocking off its foundations as the Atleti fans bounce up and down in glee. Iker Casillas was a match-winner off the bench for Real 12 years ago but that was a real misjudgement. Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live I thought it would be a set-piece from Atletico, because they have not created much in general play. Luka Modric plays them onside slightly, and Iker Casillas is in no-mans land. It had to come from a set-piece. 36 mins Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid - Diego Godin An absolute Atletico Madird legend is confirmed! Diego Godin scored the goal which won La Liga last weekend, and now he scores the opener in the Champions League final! Real Madrid clear a corner, its hooked back in and Godin gets there ahead of goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who is left awkwardly hovering in no mans land. Casillas scrabbles back and almost gets it out, but the ball is clearly over the line. This is a tough ask for Real now... Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live What a chance for Gareth Bale. Tiago gives a sloppy pass crossfield, Bale reads it but maybe Miranda puts him off at the last minute and it goes well wide. 32 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Gareth Bale! No! What a chance for the Real Madrid number 11! Tiago coughs up possession in midfield far too cheaply and it falls at the feet of Bale, he bursts past one man, has Cristiano Ronaldo on the overlap, uses him as a decoy and brilliantly jinks inside. He then waits and waits for Thibaut Courtois to make his move - before shooting agonisingly wide... Almost brilliant. But at 100m Euros you probably expect him to score there... 31 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Panic stations! Real go to bits at the back as a cross from the right is fluffed out to David Villa. He doesnt connect properly and it almost falls to a team-mate... Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live You can see what Atleticos game-plan is - get stuck in, see what happens, ride your luck as much as you can. 30 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Real are turning up the tempo, and Atletico are breaking it up with a series of niggly fouls. This is a tough one for referee Bjorn Kuipers to get a hold of. The spectactle is in danger of being swallowed up. 26 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Great break! Angel Di Maria skins one man on the left and beats another, he could play a big switch ball out to the right and Atletico enforcer Raul Garcia takes him out with a real ankle tap from behind. He goes into the book, it all boils over a bit and Sergio Ramos is also booked in the aftermath. Cristiano Ronaldo hits the free-kick through a ragged wall but its comfortable for Thibaut Courtois. Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty in Lisbon Atletico Madrid play with such intensity and so far it has led to little or nothing being seen of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema. Diego Simeone edges regularly towards the touchline as if he is desperate to join the action. The laconic Carlo Ancelotti simply stands with his hands in his pockets - but Real are not getting any joy so far. Text us on 81111 James: Following this on live feed whilst revising for A-levels. Could do with some of Atleticos work ethic!! You cant pass an exam on the counter... 24 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid David Villa hits a tame pass straight at Cristiano Ronaldo on the edge of Real Madrids D and just for a moment there is real danger. That sounds ridiculous, 80 yards from goal, but Ronaldo can score from there inside six or seven seconds. He burns down the middle but passes to Karim Benzema and the counter dissipates. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Tom Maher: So it turns out rubbing horse placenta on your leg isnt as effective as some eastern European doctors will have you believe. Chris Harvey: Feel sorry for anyone on holiday in Madrid. Going to be a heck of a long wait to get a drink at the bar. 22 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Another buffering run down the left sees Real win a free-kick - which is wasted by Luka Modric. Thats disappointing stuff, he had all the big men forward there. Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live You want to see Cristiano Ronaldo higher up the field, but hes coming too deep and Gareth Bale just cannot get into the game. Karim Benzema is very tightly marked and Luka Modric and Angel Di Maria are having to help them out. 19 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Intensity, yes. Passion, yes. Quality? Not so much so far. The worlds two most expensive signings have been periphery in the opening 20 minutes and Atleticos main man has gone off injured. Can replacement Adrian Lopez do a Bobby Zamora? Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Joanne Smith, BBC World Service in Lisbon: Thousands of supporters have travelled from Madrid to Lisbon just to experience the atmosphere, which is superb so far. The chants inside the stadium can be heard in the distance as the whole of Lisbon watches this derby intently. Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live Its gone as we thought, Real are getting the ball down to try and play, Atletico are trying to stop them, and Gareth Bale is not having any joy on his wing. The referee has handled it well so far, he could easily have got the card out on a couple of occasions. 16 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Tetchy, tetchy! Fabio Coentrao and Atletico captain Gabi go head-to-head after a right old tussle on the touchline, Coentrao was nibbling at his ankles all the way up the sideline and Gabu did not like it. Referee Bjorn Kuipers sorts it out sensibly. Well played ref... 15 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Angel Di Maria spins away from a man in midfield but his long pass forward isnt the best, before a rare Atletico break is cleared up by some fine sweeping from Real keeper Iker Casillas, who finds touch with a 70-yard hoof away. On the bench, Diego Costa looks bemused. Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid BBC World Service reporter John Bennett in Madrid: The rivalry certainly looks very friendly in this first half. Im in the Marca Sports Cafe in the heart of the city. Real and Atletico fans are watching the game together. The Real fans look nervy but they cheered as Diego Costa left the field. Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty in Lisbon Diego Costas importance to Atletico Madrid made very obvious by coach Diego Simeones willingness to play him when clearly unfit. The Argentine said last night that his side had been preparing to play without him - now they get that chance but will it have a psychological impact? Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live We heard about all these injuries before the match, but its such a competitive game, a high-demand match at the end of a long season. When Diego Costa was chasing Sergio Ramos, he looked across to the bench and gave a signal. 11 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Almost 70% possession for Real in the opening 10 minutes. No chances to speak of yet though, and that will suit Atletico. They are getting touch tight to Cristiano Ronaldo. 9 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Well that didnt last long. Diego Costas experiment lasts less than 10 minutes as he comes off injured. Its Adrian Lopez who takes his place, to huge jeers around the stadium. That horse placenta just hasnt done the trick. Get well soon for the World Cup DC... 9 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Sami Khedira is dovetailing nicely with Luka Modric in the Real Madrid midfield as he makes his comeback from a serious knee injury. You could see that with Bastian Schweinsteiger in the Germany midfield in a few weeks time. 6 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid When that Real front three combine, you are in trouble. Terrific break down the right from full-back Daniel Carvajal sees him pick out Karim Benzema and he almost picks out Gareth Bale with a lovely touch - it just doesnt quite work out though. Has the die been cast here? Atletico are sitting deep and waiting to hit on the counter. Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live I hate to say that its too early for a yellow card, Miranda should have been booked for that elbow in the back on Ronaldo. Listen to the match on BBC Radio 5 live 3 mins Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone, a force of nature on the touchline, is already waving his men around like a traffic cop in downtown New York. Cristiano Ronaldos first real touch sees him clattered by Miranda - the Atletico defender carrying as much clout as the comedienne. Ronaldo is down on his backside moaning at referee Bjorn Kuipers but its game on. Good tempo to the opening stages. 1 min Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Tremendous atmosphere in Lisbon - as youd expect. Real start us off with Gareth Bale beating two men down the right flank inside the opening 40 seconds before running into a red-and-white wall. 19:46 Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live This is what theyve been waiting for, but now the teams want to focus, get the game started and lets see what happens. 19:43 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) The Atletico fans hold up a huge banner which translates as Our Way of Life. To be honest, huge finals havent been their way of life for the past 20-odd years but thats all changed under Diego Simeone. A lovely live rendition of the Champions League anthem and we are good to go! Join the debate at #bbcfootball Henry: When you look at this line-up for Real Madrid, how do they even lose games? Scary, talented starting XI. Teknicality: Ronaldo will play his heart out, Lisbon is home turf and he wants it. 19:41 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Its like the opening scene from Les Miserables as a load of sailors play tug of war with some blue rope. Have I got any idea what is going on? Nope. Its the nonsense of an opening ceremony. Its keeping the players waiting in the tunnel, thats for sure. Gareth Bale looks pumped. 19:39 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Five minutes to go in Lisbon. Here come the teams, here comes the music... 19:37 The World Cup! Its less than three weeks away now. Just get this small game out of the way and then you wont be able to move for Manaus... Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) England captain Steven Gerrard, speaking to ITV about the forthcoming World Cup: We have that determination to come back with your head held high, give it one last final go. Weve only been together for four or five days, we have this weekend off before joining back up at St Georges Park next week. Hopefully the spirit will build and get stronger closer to the games. But it is winning that makes that spirit stronger, hopefully we can get off to a good start against Italy. Its great that the team and squad is full of legs and energy - especially for me coming up to my 34th birthday. Your career flies by so quickly that you have to enjoy these moments, but you only enjoy them when youre winning. With three games to go before the Italy match the manager has to start looking at the team that he will start in that first game. Im sure he will try a few tweaks but its close and Im sure he will want to get that starting XI sorted. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Your opinions on trophy-winning/not-winning travesties continue to come in... Sean Williamson: Ross Turnbull, Champions League winner. Just let that sink in for a moment. Rezaa Sait: Has to be Steven Gerrard not winning the PL after the loyalty and professionalism he has shown throughout his career. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) For those of you just joining us - here are the teams... Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Fabio Coentrao, Modric, Khedira, Di Maria, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. Subs: Diego Lopez, Pepe, Marcelo, Arbeloa, Morata, Isco, Illarramendi. Atletico Madrid: Courtois, Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Filipe Luis, Raul Garcia, Gabi, Tiago, Koke, Villa, Diego Costa. Subs: Aranzubia, Mario Suarez, Adrian, Rodriguez, Alderweireld, Diego, Sosa. Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Holland) 19:31 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) There goes your 15-minute warning. The nerves will really be kicking in for some of these players now. Twelve months ago Gareth Bale had just scored the winner for Tottenham in their last game of the season against Sunderland. In a little over two hours time he could be a Champions League winner... Text us on 81111 Rob, Newbury: What nonsense about John Aston - he was brilliant in the 68 final, and was Man of the Match. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Suspended Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, speaking to Sky Sports: We know Atletico Madrid pretty well. Last year they beat us in the Cup final. But this year they have been so regular over the whole season. A lot of credit goes to them. In the league we have not beaten them but in the Cup we beat them home and away. They are not shy to sit deep and try to break out on the counter-attack as quickly as possible. We need our players like Angel Di Maria and Luka Modric, who has had a terrific season, to get open their defence. That is the plan, but we will see if we can do that on the pitch. Gareth Bale is feeling good. He has already integrated in the club and the city. Real signed him for many years the best is still to come we hope. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Chris Waddle - BBC Radio 5 live Atletico are a team, there are no stars apart from Diego Costa, but he is still a worker, like the team. He puts himself about, but they are not household names, theyre a unit. 19:28 Wasnt last years opening ceremony Paul Breitner dressed in a suit of armour? Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty in Lisbon Atletico Madrid fans delivering a cacophony of noise - Real Madrid supporters a little more subdued. Uefa often conjure up something a little different, to put it politely, for the Champions League Final opening ceremony. Anticipation is building among those of us who have been regularly treated to this surreal spectacle. 19:26 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Lots of Premier League eyes on Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois tonight. That could be one of the biggest calls in Jose Mourinhos summer. Does he put the Belgian in next season or stick with Petr Cech? The difficulty is that Cech is - remarkably - only 32. Years left in him yet. But he wont want to be back-up. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Steve Crossman, BBC World Service football reporter, is in Atleticos Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid: On my way in I had to wade through great plumes of orange smoke, were now inside this great stadium and a lot of people are in Native American head-dresses and facepaint of orange and white to match their teams colours. 19:24 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Xabi Alonso there, straight off the set of the latest Tarantino film. What a guy - what a player... Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Suspended Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, speaking to Sky Sports: For Real it is all about this game. For so many years they have been trying to reach the final. But today is not about the pressure it is about the chance to make history for this club. We all want to part of that big history and we have a big chance today. Cristiano Ronaldo is fully focused, he has been waiting for this game for five seasons, it will be special for him here in Lisbon and if he performs to his best we will have a chance. Its not just about what he has achieved, every day he tries to do better. He wants to win tonight and he wants to win the World Cup. He wants to be part of Reals history, and at Real it is all about the Champions League. We have nine so far and we want the 10th. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) And, for balance, John also met these Atletico fans lapping up that pre-match atmosphere... Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) BBC Sport news presenter John Watson snapped these Real Madrid fans before they entered the Stadium of Light... 19:18 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Real Madrid have won 11 of their last 13 Champions League games, while Atletico are the only side unbeaten in the competition this season. If they keep that up the red and white half of Madrid will be partying until about Thursday... Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Former Atletico Madrid and Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink speaking to BBC Sport: I hope Atletico win it because they are one of my old clubs, but I fear the final may be for Real Madrid. It could be one game too far for Atletico. Saying that, they are in such a good run and they have such confidence from winning the league that everything is possible. They dont concede many goals and are they are a really strong unit and that might win it for them. They were excellent against Chelsea in the semi-final. 19:12 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) A galaxy of stars are out warming up in the Lisbon sunshine. Ive been lucky enough to go to a Champions League final as a fan and its a marvellous occasion. Drink it in. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Jules Delay: Pavel Nedved, touch of a genius and a Ballon dOr winner to boot - a travesty he never lifted the trophy. Marcus Braeburn: Matt Le Tissier never got his hands on any silverware, surely the greatest honour-free player. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Andy West - European football writer Real are precariously teetering with one foot on the edge of glory and the other on the verge of immense disappointment. In the high-pressure and extreme environment of the Bernabeu, at the most glamorous and hype-ridden club in the world, there is no middle ground. Win, and the current Los Blancos crop will be hailed as milestone-marking legends; lose, and they will be castigated as inexcusable failures. Win, and their poor finish to the league campaign - where they finished third behind Atletico and Barcelona - will be retrospectively excused as a period of physical and mental preparation for an even bigger prize; lose, and it will be condemned as the ill-fated onset of careless sloppiness. Read more from Andy West on the BBC Sport website. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) 19:06 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Forty minutes to kick-off. Forty minutes everyone. Just time to order a takeaway, get the drinks in the fridge and take the phone off the hook... Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty in Lisbon Chelsea may have fallen to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-final but they will still have more than a passing interest in tonights events. Thibaut Courtois is tipped to return to Stamford Bridge next season from his lengthy loan spell as Atletico keeper to challenge Petr Cech while Diego Costa may not be too far away from a move to rejoin him. Courtois is rated as one of the worlds best young keepers and on Friday night Reals veteran Iker Casillas claimed: Right now Courtois and David de Gea at Manchester United are going to be the two most successful in the future. High praise indeed from one of the games most celebrated goalkeepers. 19:03 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Everyones following tonights game. Everyone who is anyone in football, anyway. We are going to watch the game with the complete squad tonight, and I am very curious, said Netherlands captain Robin van Persie, speaking from the training camp in Lagos, Portugal. I find it fantastic to see how Diego Simeone works as a coach at Atletico Madrid. I think it is beautiful to see how a technical staff and a group of players are completely on one line. That is the most striking thing that the side shows. They really go through fire and water for each other. They reach the final with a smaller budget than the competition, and with less known players. If you see what they are capable of doing during a match, then that really shows skill. Much like working with David Moyes, eh Robin? 19:02 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) The fans are streaming into the Estadio da Luz now, the atmosphere is really building. Can Atletico contain that frightening front three of real? How fit is Diego Costa? We will find out soon enough... Text us on 81111 We asked for your worst-ever winners of major honours, and best players never to win big-time silverware... Andy in London: Fellow Newcastle fans will remember World Cup winner and complete non-entity Stephane Guivarch signing for us post-France 98. Rob in Oldham: Europes worst winner - Johnny Aston for Man U in 1968. Talentless! 18:56 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) No Welshman has ever scored in a European Cup final - can Gareth Bale be that man tonight? The worlds most expensive footballer has had a good opening season for Real, and won one trophy already with a stunning solo goal in the Copa del Fey. His stock could go up to a whole new level if he wins La Decima. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) BBC World Service reporter John Bennett in Madrid: Theres a really friendly atmosphere in the Madrid ahead of the game. Im in the Marca cafe sports bar and the Atletico & Real fans are all gathering to watch the game together. There are no big screens in the city centre so the bars will be rammed with supporters from both sides. Real are out singing Atletico so far... Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) For Real fans, a 12-year wait for a European Cup final may have felt like a lifetime. But Atletico fans have been waiting for 40 years. Their last - and only - European Cup final appearance was against Bayern Munich in 1974, with the German giants winning in a replay. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Fahad A Subhan: Francesco Totti, Michael Ballack and the Brazilian Ronaldo have to be up there with the best players not to win the European Cup. 18:48 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Fabio Coentrao, Modric, Khedira, Di Maria, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. Subs: Diego Lopez, Pepe, Marcelo, Arbeloa, Morata, Isco, Illarramendi. Atletico Madrid: Courtois, Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Filipe Luis, Raul Garcia, Gabi, Tiago, Koke, Villa, Diego Costa. Subs: Aranzubia, Mario Suarez, Adrian, Rodriguez, Alderweireld, Diego, Sosa. Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Holland) Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty in Lisbon The two speakers - or should that be shouters - for each Champions League Final club are currently attempting to inject atmosphere at Lisbons Stadium of Light. Not really required as Atletico and Real fans can do that job perfectly well. Big call for Real coach Carlo Ancelotti to start Sami Khedira in midfield after he sustained a serious knee ligament injury in November. He has only played for an hour in six months. For Atletico, meanwhile, it looks like the horse placenta has done the trick and Diego Costa starts after his hamstring injury. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) BBC World Services John Bennett in Madrid: I spoke to Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrids training ground this week and he told me that this is the moment he has been waiting for since he signed from Man United in 2009. But he was slightly concerned about the lack of experience in Reals team. Only four have played in the final before. He told me: I dont play alone. Text us on 81111 James in London: Only Macedonian winner was Goran Pandev for Inter wasnt it? Yes James (and many others). Yes he was... Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Cristiano Ronaldos 16 goals in a single European Cup/Champions League campaign is a record. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 37 goals in his last 29 Champions League games. Cristiano Ronaldo is just ridiculous. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Arsalan Khan: It is one of the great travesties of the game that a player of Michael Ballacks calibre never lifted the UCL trophy. Corin Garbett: One man who deserves that European top honour that still doesnt have it... Zlatan, hes got it all except the one that matters Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Diego Costa is fit to start for Atletico Madrid - but Arda Turan does miss out. David Villa is the only man in this side to win the Champions League before. Atletico XI: Courtois; Juanfran, Godin, Miranda, Filipe Luis; Gabi, Tiago, Koke, Raul Garcia; Villa, Diego Costa Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Real Madrid make three changes from their last league game as Sami Khedira - just back from a serious knee injury - is handed a start. No surprises that Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema all start. Real XI: Casillas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Coentrao; Khedira, Modric, Di Maria; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo Text us on 81111 Dan in Aberdeen: Roque Junior has to be the worst World Cup winner of all time. He was fairly amusing at best for Leeds post that. Ian, Southsea: Richard Wright. More Premier League medals than appearances for Man City. Passenger. Zad: Best to miss out - Liverpools Suarez on PL title just under two weeks ago Worst to win - Manus Carrick. 18:34 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Uefa looked back on their website to where Champions League winners have come from, with Atleticos Arda Turan aiming to become Turkeys first Champions League winner tonight. A a record 46 players who have won the trophy since 1993 come from Spain. Can you name the only Champions League winner from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia? Join the debate at #bbcfootball R Thistlethwaite: Surely one of the best players to never win a major honour has to be Sir Tom Finney Hit Row Z: Jonathan Greening coming into the squad for Paul Scholes in 1999 has to be up there Dennis Wang: Anderson scored one of the penalties in Moscow. Wes Brown provided the assist for our only goal, top player! Who is the worst player youve ever seen win a major honour? A passenger in a gifted side. Or alternatively, who is the best player to miss out on the big prizes? 18:31 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) We should have team news within the next 15 minutes or so, so we will find out which of those injured men have made it. Lets be honest, its the Champions League final. If youre half fit, you say you can play... Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Spanish football journalists Eduardo Alvarez and Begona Perez joined the BBC World Services Sportsworld team in Lisbon earlier today. The programmes Facebook page has a lot more colour from todays build-up to the big game in the Portuguese capital. 18:27 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) After 60-odd games and with a World Cup on the horizon, its perhaps no surprise that both sides come into tonights game with injury concerns over key players. Reals talisman Cristiano Ronaldo has not played for 17 days with a muscle injury but has been declared fit, while striker Karim Benzema is the latest doubt with an abductor injury. Defender Pepe is also struggling. Atletico are hopeful that their main goal threat Diego Costa will be fit after some novel treatment. The striker has been treated in Belgrade using horse placenta after tearing a hamstring during last weekends 1-1 draw with Barcelona, with Arda Turan injuring a hip in the same game. 18:26 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Xabi Alonso is out on the pitch with a brew. The former Liverpool man is suspended for Real Madrid tonight - a major loss. Is there a better passer around? Still? A class act. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty in Lisbon Madrid has descended on Lisbon for tonights Champions League Final at The Stadium of Light. Real are chasing La Decima - their 10th win in the competition - while Atletico attempt to embellish their remarkable transformation by adding to their first La Liga in win 18 years. Atletico were revelling in their role of underdogs as the teams fulfilled their final media duties on Friday night - but midfielder Tiago reflected their faith in coach Diego Simeone when he said: For all of us and the club he is like a god. If he asks us to go and jump from the bridge we jump. He knows a lot about football and we follow him. We are very proud to have him as our coach. A few yards along the technical area, Real counterpart Carlo Ancelotti will be attempting to match Liverpools Bob Paisley by winning the trophy for the third time. Lisbon has been alive with colour today, with even a few Bayern Munich fans - obviously hoping to be watching their own team try to retain the trophy - in evidence in the main square. Join the debate at #bbcfootball Ryan Bertrand, Sulley Muntari, Wes Brown and Djimi Traore have all won the Champions League since a man in a Real Madrid shirt lifted the trophy. All good pros - but the best in Europe? Who is the worst player youve ever seen win a major honour? A passenger in a gifted side. Or alternatively, who is the best player to miss out on the big prizes? Let us know. You can text in your suggestions of footballing misfits to 81111 (UK Only), tweet us using #bbcfootball, or post a message on our Facebook and Google+ pages. 18:19 See you next year? Chelsea have started the summer transfer business early after agreeing a £40m deal to sell defender David Luiz to French champions Paris St-Germain. But who is coming in? Two of Atleticos key players may be on their way to Stamford Bridge, depending on what you read. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is already a Chelsea player and may finally return to London after years out on loan at Atletico. But will Chelsea prefer to keep faith with Petr Cech? Its a tough call for Jose Mourinho. At the other end of the pitch, Chelsea are expected to re-invest most of that Luiz cash on Diego Costa. Will Jose finally have a top, top class striker? 18:15 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Real Madrid have tried and failed on 12 occasions to reach the Champions League final since beating Bayer Leverkusen in 2002. Madrid have been through some players since then but one thing remains the same - theyll be packed with class. Twelve years ago it was Zinedine Zidane, Roberto Carlos, Raul, Figo, Fernando Hierro, Claude Makelele and (as subs) Iker Casillas and Steve McManaman. This year it could be Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Angel Di Maria, Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos and - maybe Casillas once more. Should Carlo Ancelotti win the trophy tonight he will join former Liverpool boss Bob Paisley on three European Cup wins. His other two both came with AC Milan. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) BBC World Service reporter Steve Crossman in Madrid: At the Vicente Calderon, home of Atletico Madrid, fans have been queuing for the last remaining tickets for a big screen showing at the stadium. 50,000 plus are expected inside. Itll be a sell out, these guys have got their tickets but others will be disappointed. 18:11 Both team buses have arrived at the Estadio da Luz. The sun is out, Cristiano Ronaldo has his shades on. Its almost game time. Please can we have a classic? 18:11 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Carlos Queiroz, Jose Antonio Camacho, Mariano Garcia Remon, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Juan Ramon Lopez Caro, Fabio Capello, Bernd Schuster, Juande Ramos, Manuel Pellegrini and Jose Mourinho have all had a go at winning the European Cup for Real Madrid since Vicente del Bosque last did it in 2002. Is Carlo Ancelotti the answer? Hes halfway there having reached the final. Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty in Lisbon Real would love to claim La Decima at their neighbours expense in a show of what they regard as their superiority - and that is one of many reasons why Atletico want to take this opportunity to show they are Madrids finest. 18:08 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) The Champions League final is always massive. But tonight may have an added edge - its a Madrid derby transported to Lisbon. This is the 17th time that two teams from the same country meet in a European final, and the fifth in the European Cup. Its the second year in a row as well, after Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund at Wembley last May. 18:04 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Real Madrid may have the history, the glamour and the worlds two most expensive players - but Atletico may have the form. Diego Simeones side pipped both Real and Barcelona to win La Liga last weekend, a truly superb achievement. And theyve disposed of Chelsea, Barca and AC Milan en route to this final. Underestimate Los Rojiblancos at your peril... 18:00 Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (19:45 BST) Its been 12 long years since Zinedine Zidane scored that goal at Hampden Park. A barely believable, almost impossible marriage of poise, technique, grace and power to smash a hip-high volley into the top corner from 20 yards and give Real Madrid their ninth European Cup win. Twelve years, 11 managers and millions and millions of euros of investment later, Reals quest for La Decima - the 10th title - goes on. Tonight Carlo Ancelotti can make history with his third Champions League trophy. He can become a Madrid legend. Alternatively, he could lose to city rivals Atletico and get sacked. Lisbon awaits. Are you set? BBC © 2014
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