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[Grover Cleveland]

Real's completely out of it.

They're dominating possesion by the numbers but they've been poor in creating chances from it

 

[L1NETT]

Atletico making Real play at their pace

Workmanlike half, and right effective

 

[Tubie]

The Khedira curse is real.

 

[Nicktendo86]

Ronny looks PISSED

 

[Bubble Metropolis]

Wow, halftime already huh. This half just blew past, and not in a good way. Rather dull, aside from the goal and that Bale run and miss.

 

[dark_prinny]

Think I should start opening that bottle of vodka....

A bottle of Mcallan 12 is waiting for me!

But now we are having our cold dinner.

 

[Santiako]

ALETI ALETI ATLETICO DE MADRID
ALETI ALETI ATLETICO DE MADRID

 

[Ushojax]

Has Benzema touched the ball? Him, Ronaldo and Khedira don't look like they are fit enough to be out there.

 

[Error]

Hilarious mistake by Casillas.

 

[survivor]

Doesn't look like Real will win it with this performance.

 

[Zoned]

I am definitely missing Pepe now. That guy can be idiot sometimes but still does pretty good job at defending.

 

[Infernostew]

Real may have the possession but the only time they've had a look is on set pieces. Atletico is doing a great job of bringing pressure to the back 4 and making Real Madrid work for a goal scoring look.

 

[Yen]

Atletico have had a good season, but could they do it on a rainy Tuesday night at Stoke?

 

[xintin]

CR7 is not fit, he's been ghostly so far. Khedira needs to be pulled. Atleti just need to keep on Atleti-ing

 

[Juicy Bob]

Is it me, or are all the World Cup related adverts crap this time around?

 

[John Dunbar]

that bale miss decided the game. real is done.

 

[Pafnucy]

Casillas loses final for Real.

 

[KidA Seven]

Ronaldo is clearly not fully fit.

This is how Real Madrid Ronaldo plays. He's a goal scorer. He's not much of a creator anymore.

 

[ActStriker]

So many Barca commercials for a game where its Atletico vs Real

 

[Rad-]

that bale miss decided the game. real is done.

Real still has a chance after 70 minutes when Atletico gets tired playing this pressing style.

 

[Ushojax]

This is how Real Madrid Ronaldo plays. He's a goal scorer. He's not much of a creator anymore.

Sure but he can't even run with the ball tonight.

 

[Noirulus]

Think I should start opening that bottle of vodka....

Hey man, pass me some of the bottle before you finish it...

 

[jimbobsmells]

I hate Adrian Chiles. So so much.

 

[SkylineRKR]

This is how Real Madrid Ronaldo plays. He's a goal scorer. He's not much of a creator anymore.

On top of not being fit. Atletico doesn't give Real any chance to launch Ronaldo. They are just playing it very solid, very determined. Not a beautiful match, but I admire their work rate.

 

[Mr.Marston]

ITV's pundits are balanced for once.

 

[Wilbur]

I posted this in the FootyGAF thread but -

If Atleti win this, is it too early to say that this season is one of the best, if not THE best, achievement in the modern game? Simply unreal.

An eighth of the budget of Real and Barca. Huge debt. A wage bill lower than QPR's. The whole squad built for €80m.

It's absolutely extraordinary.

 

[L1NETT]

I hate Adrian Chiles. So so much.

Join the queue

I thought he was alright on MOTD2 but at ITV he is insufferable.

 

[MrPing1000]

Counter attaccccccchhhed

 

[figadapaura]

I posted this in the FootyGAF thread but -

If Atleti win this, is it too early to say that this season is one of the best, if not THE best, achievement in the modern game? Simply unreal.

An eighth of the budget of Real and Barca. Huge debt. A wage bill lower than QPR's. The whole squad built for €80m.

It's absolutely extraordinary.

That is pretty fucking extraordinary.

 

[FortuneFaded]

I posted this in the FootyGAF thread but -

If Atleti win this, is it too early to say that this season is one of the best, if not THE best, achievement in the modern game? Simply unreal.

An eighth of the budget of Real and Barca. Huge debt. A wage bill lower than QPR's. The whole squad built for €80m.

It's absolutely extraordinary.

Having a wage bill lower than QPR is not that much of achievement. Dortmund have a lower wage bill. In terms of achievement, I would still rate Greece in Euro 2004 as higher. At least Atletico have some talented players.

 

[dark_prinny]

Gathering force for the second half!

 

[Into]

Real is too nervous and now frustrated, Atletico is playing this like its not even a final of the CL, like its a normal La Liga game.

One would think it would be the opposite, that the new kids would be too scared, yet fucks are not given, going full balls out

That miss by Bale...listen...


listen..

You dont get to miss that in a CL final, you just do not. Maybe on a shitty night against fucking Real Sociedad in september, but not the finals.

 

[rodvik]

I posted this in the FootyGAF thread but -

If Atleti win this, is it too early to say that this season is one of the best, if not THE best, achievement in the modern game? Simply unreal.

An eighth of the budget of Real and Barca. Huge debt. A wage bill lower than QPR's. The whole squad built for €80m.

It's absolutely extraordinary.

It would be.

However I think they will crumble in the second half.

 

[Infernostew]

I posted this in the FootyGAF thread but -

If Atleti win this, is it too early to say that this season is one of the best, if not THE best, achievement in the modern game? Simply unreal.

An eighth of the budget of Real and Barca. Huge debt. A wage bill lower than QPR's. The whole squad built for €80m.

It's absolutely extraordinary.

It's a real shame that the squad will get killed in the transfer market.

 

[L1NETT]

I posted this in the FootyGAF thread but -

If Atleti win this, is it too early to say that this season is one of the best, if not THE best, achievement in the modern game? Simply unreal.

An eighth of the budget of Real and Barca. Huge debt. A wage bill lower than QPR's. The whole squad built for €80m.

It's absolutely extraordinary.

Bradford City to the League Cup final. Come on now

/

It's up there, but Fortune is bang on, Gotta be Greece innit

 

[figadapaura]

Gathering force for the second half!

Looks nice.

 

[Rolodzeo]

Gathering force for the second half!

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[Jimmyfenix]

Lee Dixon vs Roy Keane book it.

 

[Salvadora]

Having a wage bill lower than QPR is not that much of achievement. Dortmund have a lower wage bill. In terms of achievement, I would still rate Greece in Euro 2004 as higher. At least Atletico have some talented players.

That's international though.

While Greece's achievement was incredible, it's not like the other national teams spent £500m.

 

[xbhaskarx]

I posted this in the FootyGAF thread but -

If Atleti win this, is it too early to say that this season is one of the best, if not THE best, achievement in the modern game? Simply unreal.

An eighth of the budget of Real and Barca. Huge debt. A wage bill lower than QPR's. The whole squad built for €80m.

It's absolutely extraordinary.

APOEL Nicosia a couple years ago?
Porto?
Greece?

The real answer is DC United winning the 2013 US Open Cup with the worst team in MLS history.

 

[Suen]

There's no way Ancelotti is staying if we get La Decimated again.

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[Wilbur]

Having a wage bill lower than QPR is not that much of achievement. Dortmund have a lower wage bill. In terms of achievement, I would still rate Greece in Euro 2004 as higher. At least Atletico have some talented players.

I think Dortmund's achievement is certainly up there, and they would have immortalised that winning the CL final. But Bayern then weren't as strong as Barca and Madrid are now.

Greece as well, that was incredible... but over a month and 6/7 games. Not the 38 in the league and the 13 in the CL Atleti have played.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Real is too nervous and now frustrated, Atletico is playing this like its not even a final of the CL, like its a normal La Liga game.

One would think it would be the opposite, that the new kids would be too scared, yet fucks are not given, going full balls out

Yeah but Real has this bottling going on for 12 years now and all that Decima shit too. Atletico basically has nothing to lose, they are the new guys. They play like that too which doesn't really surprise me, its just a very tough nut to crack. They've won almost all of their important matches this season.

 

[Zoned]

I posted this in the FootyGAF thread but -

If Atleti win this, is it too early to say that this season is one of the best, if not THE best, achievement in the modern game? Simply unreal.

An eighth of the budget of Real and Barca. Huge debt. A wage bill lower than QPR's. The whole squad built for €80m.

It's absolutely extraordinary.

It doesn't matter even if they lose this game, they have already provided their excellence. Puts giants like barca, Man U, Chelsea to shame.

 

[Askani]

Glorius, glorious webm's:

http://webmup.com/QIrXs.webm

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Lol Real!!!

 

[MrPing1000]

Geez how much money is Clash of Clans making that they can afford ad time during the champs league final>?

 

[Tubie]

I posted this in the FootyGAF thread but -

If Atleti win this, is it too early to say that this season is one of the best, if not THE best, achievement in the modern game? Simply unreal.

An eighth of the budget of Real and Barca. Huge debt. A wage bill lower than QPR's. The whole squad built for €80m.

It's absolutely extraordinary.

Would make what Simeone has done in 2 years the single greatest achievement a Football manager has accomplished... ever.

 

[Wilbur]

APOEL Nicosia a couple years ago?
Porto?
Greece?

The real answer is DC United winning the 2013 US Open Cup with the worst team in MLS history.

APOEL's CL progress was brilliant, but I wouldn't know the comparative strength of the Cypriot league. Same with Porto. Them winning the league that year wasn't anywhere near as much a surprise as their CL win or Atleti's league win.

Not trying to discredit these at all, just generating discourse innit. DC United tho

the GOATS

 

[KidA Seven]

I think Dortmund's achievement is certainly up there, and they would have immortalised that winning the CL final. But Bayern then weren't as strong as Barca and Madrid are now.

Greece as well, that was incredible... but over a month and 6/7 games. Not the 38 in the league and the 13 in the CL Atleti have played.

This current Barca are shadow of what they used to be. I would say that Bayern were better than this year's Barca. Real Madrid are currently better than that Bayern though.