UEFA Champions League Final Facts: Real vs Atletico Real Madrid have won 11 of their last 13 Champions League games (1 draw, 1 defeat). Their only defeat this season came at Dortmund in the quarter-finals (0-2). Atletico Madrid are the only team unbeaten in the Champions League this season (9 wins, 3 draws). Manchester Utd are the last team to lift the Champions League trophy without losing a single game in that season’s competition, it was in 2007/08. Victory for Atletico Madrid would make them only the fifth team to win all three of UEFA’s competitions – the European Cup/Champions League, the Cup Winners’ Cup and the Europa League/UEFA Cup. Ajax, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Chelsea are the other four. Real Madrid have the best attacking record in the Champions League this season, scoring 37 goals in 12 games. They are the only team in Champions League history (since 1992/93) to average over 3 goals per game in a single campaign (3.1). Atletico Madrid have the best defensive record in the Champions League this season, conceding only six goals in 12 games. Cristiano Ronaldo’s 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. Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria are the top assist providers in the Champions League this season (5 each, level with Wayne Rooney). Carlo Ancelotti has reached the final of the Champions League for the fourth time as manager, and for the first time since 2007. All of his previous three finals were with AC Milan. Ancelotti could become only the second manager to win three European Cup/Champions League titles after Bob Paisley who won all three with Liverpool (1977, 1978, 1981). Of the goalkeepers to have made 20+ saves in the Champions League this season, Iker Casillas (84.3%) and Thibaut Courtois (82.9%) have the best save percentages. Both Casillas and Courtois have kept five clean sheets in the Champions League this season, level with Petr Cech(Chelsea) and David de Gea(Man Utd). Source: Eurosport
Posted on: Sat, 24 May 2014 16:52:59 +0000
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