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They had one of the easiest paths in CL history by far. I'm not even sure Real get past Atletico if they had to play over two legs. Real essentially had a Europa league route to the final.
Yeah the only thing in cristianos mind is to score no matter what, kinda like Kobe, but scoring 50 goals a season has only been done by Messi and him in the history of the game I think.
I still find it amazing how they won the CL this year despite playing poorly throughout the year.
They had one of the easiest paths in CL history by far. I'm not even sure Real get past Atletico if they had to play over two legs. Real essentially had a Europa league route to the final.
They were little better then Atleti, arguably the toughest CL opponent this season. Indeed it was strange "luck" how they avoided Barça and Bayern, also all second legs were at the Bernabeu. But there are no easy opponents in the Champions, prove of that is how Madrid got eliminated by Juve in 2015 also the 0:2 vs Wolfsburg definitely looked like game over, tbh.
Sorry but Wolfsburg, City (in the semis no less), and Roma is an absolute joke no way around it. At the end of the day, a CL is a CL, but does anyone really believe that RM are the best team in Europe? This year's doesn't do jack in any other year in the CL this decade. It was some very very fortunate ping pong balls going their way.
Did they had an easier path to the finals then Atleti? On paper, yes. However, this Atleti would have took out any other team from the CL but they couldn't take out Madrid. It's safe to assume Madrid would have beaten Barça or Bayern.
Once Rafa was fired, the Madrid started playing at another level with Zidane. Madrid won the clásico at the Camp Nou, few weeks before the CL finals.
Where Madrid was lucky, was when Grizmann missed the penalty. Atleti had it all to win the game.
No way Madrid beats Barca over two legs. Madrid's goal was also offside let's not forget that. Madrid were very very fortunate, a more clinical team like Barca/Bayern would have beaten them. They barely scraped by City for god's sake needing an own goal. A city team that looked lifeless, possibly one of the worst semi-final teams in CL history.
400 goals with realmadrid correct? the pos who takes all free kicks, penalties? lmao jealous pos when a team mates scores and not him
Yes. Messi will be synonymous to Ronaldo and vice-versa, and that's how it's gonna be until they both hang up their boots
they will be poor's man Cruyf / Beckenbauer
He will be remembered as one of the guys who competed in the Messi era alongside Xaviniesta, Zlatan, Neybeta, etc. Pretty much Platini/Zico/Matthaus during Diegoat's era.
compare current Messi and current Cristiano, is the comparison even needed nowadays?
They certainly did, Roma, wolfsburg, manchester city.. I have a hard time accepting how they're that lucky, they've been getting easy opponents in the early knockout stages for years now.
The first knockout out round is the best team of one group vs the second best of other group, there are some differences here, but from there on, the teams are evenly matched.
Roma is a relatively big club from a country with a strong league. I'm sure several other teams got easier opponents in that round.
Wolfsburg was better Benfica, that Bayern got. City got PSG, which Madrid dominated in the group stage. Atleti got Barça.
Only in the semi-finals, Madrid got the easier opponent.
Atleti had a much more difficult run, but in the end Madrid got the upper hand in the finals. Atleti could have won it, Grizman missed a penalty.
Last edited by dunkman; 06-20-2016 at 01:41 PM.
Teams like Roma and Wolfsburg are never projected to win the CL, teams like that are just happy to be participating the in CL tbh, same as benefica, psv, ajax and so on.
the giants like barca, madrid, bayern are on a whole different level tbh, Madrid only struggled because they were in a poor form, Barca would have walked over roma and wolfsburg even City, city always disappoints.
I think only madridistas are celebrating this CL, because neutrals saw how poor Madrid was through the CL and La Liga and how unconvincing they beat Atletico tbh
Still, they won the CL.
yeah with an * next to it sonStill, they won the CL.
I confess: I had to google "Distefano" and still don't really know him.
Same in 30 years with Ronaldo, but with several brazilian Ronaldos confusing the guy that searches.
Distefano actually won a major tournament
There's only 1 Ronaldo tbh and he will always be remembered. The best 9 of all-time with the best haircut ever in WC finals
He's been on top forever as far as scoring, had a long prime. Broke quite a few records. Multiple CL's in the top 2 leagues in the world. The most recognizable, popular and highest paid athlete in the world today. Yeah, i'm sure he will forgotten in about 20 years
Which one?Distefano actually won a major tournament
If Copa America was still played that way Argentina would have already rang.no final
Well played, however:
That still holds true in the most recent semi finals and CL Final
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