The history written on the score sheet will tell, that the night belongs to Vinicius Jr. Needless to say, only the number of goals and the name of the goal scorer are written there.
However, in the last leg of the dream journey on the way to the 14th Champions League, when a Real Madrid supporter turns his eyes to the final of the Stade de France, a pair of gloves will appear again and again. Why only gloves, hands-feet-chest-head … Thibaut Courtois did not stop with any part of the body!
Vinicius scored in the 59th minute, and Cortoya saved one goal after another with incredible skill. Real’s incredible path in the Champions League is the last title in the duo of the two. Real beat Liverpool 1-0 in Paris today to take home the 14th Champions League. Ancelotti won a record fourth Champions League.
“When Real Madrid plays in the final, Real Madrid wins,” he said before the match. But after such an incredible performance, it seems that such arrogance suits Kortoya quite well. Real’s Belgian goalkeeper was in such an incredible rhythm that the duration of the match, which was reduced to 95 minutes with the addition of five minutes, lasted 30-40 minutes longer, but probably did not concern Real.
However, it is possible that Liverpool, who was toothless at the end of the attack, could not take a single test of Cortoir at that time. Salah, who wanted Real in the final, could do nothing but miss out on a few chances and Cortoya’s unbelievable save. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s pass-cross wasn’t right at any other time on the ball, and Liverpool ate the goal just because Robertson had a chance to leave … All in all, nothing was right for Liverpool that night in Paris.
Not starting right before the match, in trouble off the field. Liverpool’s red jersey holders have suffered more there too. Before the start of the match, they got into trouble after entering the field.
It took about 15 minutes for the match to come to life. Then? Real got what it wanted.
Liverpool will jump into aggressive football, Real coach Carlo Ancelotti had no reason not to anticipate it. How did Ancelotti answer that? Jose Mourinho’s style! He relied on Vinicius’ speed and Karim Benzema’s cunning to counter Liverpool in front of their box. Federico Valverde was there to run up and down in the same rhythm for 90 minutes!
Benzema did not shine a light, but Real did not need him. With gloves on, Cortona has chosen the biggest stage in club football to claim the world’s best goalkeeper. Dani Carvajal, suffering from a lack of rhythm, played one of his best matches in recent times.
In previous rounds, Mbappe, who suffered in front of Werner, had to see what Liverpool’s new weapon Luis Diaz would do after getting him in front. Diaz is Diaz, after the performance of Carvajal, it would seem that if Messi-Ronaldo-Pel–Maradona had also landed in Liverpool’s jersey today, they might not have entered the box from the left side of Liverpool!
Liverpool attacked after the attack, but the game has been more than half of Real. Liverpool also took a lot of shots. More specifically, Liverpool has 24 shots against Real’s 4 shots. Despite the possession of the ball, Liverpool was ahead by 54-46 percent. But most of Liverpool’s 24 shots may not have scared Real, and when they did, Courtois was a wall!
But on the contrary, every time Real entered the Liverpool box, Liverpool trembled most of the time. Real go ahead if Benzema’s goal at the end of the first half is not canceled due to controversial offside allegations!
After the break, however, Real did not have to wait long. Entering the box from the right side, Valverde’s great low cross was not able to stop the Liverpool defense, the space on the left side Vinicius just finished the job by touching his feet. In the end, that’s all there is to it!
Liverpool did not get such an opportunity at all. It was a fight between Liverpool’s attack and Real’s defense, in which Sadio Mane got the best chance for Liverpool in the first half. But Vinicius covered his shot with great quickness, returning to the ball post. The biggest change in the second half was when Salah took control of the ball floating from his box and made a great shot, but that was what Cortoya returned with the hawk’s quickness.
Real Madrid also got less opportunity! Before the break, Benzema’s goal was canceled offside, and Vinicius’ goal after the break. Even then, if Benzema’s last pass in the counter-attack was correct or Casimiro took the shot even after getting the ball in the free-kick, Real fans would have been prepared for the 14th title.
Real supporters do not seem to have any objections to that. Five Champions Leagues in eight years, 14th overall, Carlo Ancelotti’s record fourth … Real’s ownership of the Champions League was once again announced in Paris.