The good news for Atletico is that right back Juanfran Torres will be available after injury giving the side some balance they were missing in the Bernabeu where Lucas Hernndez (Theo's brother) was forced to play on the right.
So, Juventus have only ever beaten Champions League holders, but current holders Real Madrid have never lost a Champions League final. Navas made amends for the penalty with a great double save to deny first Yannick Carrasco and Kevin Gameiro to preserve Real's aggregate lead.
"After the last game I told the players it was very tough, that we're facing the best team in the world that scores in every game but we can do it".
The third and likely the biggest name in soccer today Cristian Ronaldo continues to set scoring records in Champions League play as he sits at No. 1 in career goals in that league.
Benzema wriggled out of a seemingly impossible situation surrounded by three Atletico defenders and crossed for Toni Kroos, whose initial effort was blocked by Oblak before Isco shot home the rebound.
For sure it is special because it was a very important club for me as a player.
Since the European Cup became the Champions League in 1992, Real Madrid have a 100% success rate in Champions League finals. "I hope we can take it someday".
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"They made things hard for us at their place, but the team showed why they've been competing for as many years as they have".
It was a tense match early on, with players from both teams trying to pressure the referee and complaining with each other.
Atletico was upset with those banners and had been provoking Madrid in the days before Wednesday's game.
The Atletico crowd stayed cheering their team long after the final whistle. "After 25 minutes it all changed". Coach Simeone was loudly cheered.
That was never going to happen, and the second half was understandably a less exciting affair, but neutral fans all over Europe were again wondering why this rule exists when it can be so detrimental to the spectacle.
"This is not our ceiling, we are in one of the great moments of our history", he added.
But there's one problem: Atletico still have one more home game to go, against Athletic Bilbao, on the final day of the La Liga season.
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