For many years, (10 years) Real Madrid have been struggling to win La décima, or the tenth.Their last champions league triumph was back in 2002 where Zidane hit the famous volley to win the game. From 2003-2006 Real Madrid appeared in the finals and the semi finals. After the departure of Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo (Brazil) and many other Real Madrid legends, Real Madrid had a very tough time trying to get to the round of 16 by winning the group stages. But when the arrival of the big money players came in 2008-2009 Real Madrid were back on track to win the tenth champions league they have been dreaming to get. Real Madrid base all of their managers and players they bring to the club on Champions league experience or if they are good enough to be in the Champions league. In 2008 Real Madrid failed to do good in the champions cup by a terrifying Liverpool 4-0 defeat. Ironically, Real Madrid signed Cristiano Ronaldo who won the most goals scored and player of the competition of the champions cup, and in 2009 Real Madrid lost against the french team Olympic Lyonais 2-1, Lyon eventually made it to the semi final, but lost against a strong Bayer Munich. In 2010 all of it changed when Real Madrid brought in play makers and defenders hoping to win the champions league,they won against Lyon 4-1 to get the revenge they wanted and beat Tottenham Hotspurs 5-0 but lost 3-1 against Barcelona in the semi final. This not only brought discomfort to losing in the champions league another year in a row, but to lose against their rivals FC Barcelona, Real Madrid were not too happy about it. In the year 2011-2012 campaign, Real Madrid had easy knockout rounds, they faced CSKA Moscow of Russia, APOEL of Greece, when they made it to the semi-final they faced the German giants Bayern Munich, after losing 2-1 in the first leg, Real Madrid had a 2-0 lead in the second leg to win the game but unfortunately suffered from a last minute goal, the game went to penalties where Real Madrid lost 3-1. Bayern eventually lost against Chelsea in the final. In the 2012-2013 champions league, Real Madrid were drawn in the group of death, they were drawn with Borussia Dortmund the number one team in Germany, Manchester City the number one team in England and lastly Ajax the number one team in Holland, Real Madrid finished second, moving onto the knockout rounds. When they made it to the knockout rounds, they played Manchester United winning 3-2, they played Galatasaray the Turkish champions, and in the semi final played against Borussia Dortmund again. They lost the first leg in Germany 4-1 all coming from the same Dortmund player, Robert Lewandowski. When the second leg came, the stadium was absolutely full, Real Madrid were controlling the match the entire game but failed to score 3 goals to win the game, they scored 2 goals all coming in the last ten minutes of the game, and after a unpleasant Dortmund acting disrespectful and wasting time Real madrid lost the game.
Currently Real Madrid are in the group of death, with the Italian champions Juventus, the Turkish champions Galatasaray and the Denmark champions Copenhagen. They are on top of the table with 9 points (3 wins) and beat Galatasaray 6-1, Copenhagen 4-0 and Juventus 2-1. Ronaldo is currently the top scorer with 7 goals in 3 matches.
The information was gathered from http://www.europeancuphistory.com/clubs/real.html
Currently Real Madrid are in the group of death, with the Italian champions Juventus, the Turkish champions Galatasaray and the Denmark champions Copenhagen. They are on top of the table with 9 points (3 wins) and beat Galatasaray 6-1, Copenhagen 4-0 and Juventus 2-1. Ronaldo is currently the top scorer with 7 goals in 3 matches.
The information was gathered from http://www.europeancuphistory.com/clubs/real.html
I hope they win it soon. I remember the old days of Real Madrid when they had the legends like Zidane and Ronaldo. I used to watch the games with my dad and they were really a great team to watch. Let's hope the new younger guys can get that tenth title.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I consider myself a soccer player, I am not a huge fan of soccer games other than my own. If I watch soccer on television, I get angry because of the amount of faked injuries by the players. Well they at least seem faked to me. I shouldn't judge because for all I know their pain tolerance could be low, but in my case I don't go down needing a substitution after getting flicked in the arm from an opposing player. Putting this behind me, I really like your blog. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteA lot of interesting information with no sourcing or personal insight. Without your personal opinion, this blog becomes nothing more than a Wikipedia article. We want to read your take on all these subjects. Why do you follow this team to begin with? What is your favourite memory, your favourite match, etc.?
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