UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL ... Real Madrid v Atlético ... *** Spoilers ***
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If you're going down that route, the guy who got Rooney sent off has just won the Champions league. Stupid statement.
No I agree with that. I meant they didn't deserve to get beat 4-1. Scoreline flattered Real and I think Atl. played a good game and the scoreline was a bit harsh, not the result. My bad for not explaining it well
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why did simone had a go on one of the RM players after the 4th goal?
Can't blame Simeone for acting the way he did, to come so close then get battered in extra time and Real players taking the **** celebrating for far too long, he's not the type to keep himself controlled and evidently he lost it.
No I agree with that. I meant they didn't deserve to get beat 4-1. Scoreline flattered Real and I think Atl. played a good game and the scoreline was a bit harsh, not the result. My bad for not explaining it well
Yeah, the scoreline doesn't reflect the game, but they were just about out of energy before Ramos equalised, so it's no surprise!
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Well played Real Madrid
No I agree with that. I meant they didn't deserve to get beat 4-1. Scoreline flattered Real and I think Atl. played a good game and the scoreline was a bit harsh, not the result. My bad for not explaining it well
What killed it for Atlectico was the gamble on Costa. Backfired massively. Sub after 8 minutes really hampered their game plan
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I was surprised, Atletico asked for that result effectively. Second half they dropped deeper, changed to a 4-5-1 and got under worse and worse pressure. As I said earlier, Villa was making runs and the wide players weren't playing the ball in. There were a good 8-10 chances to play Villa in that they didn't take, he may or may not have scored any of them, but it was important to make the defence worse, push them back a bit further, which pulls their midfield and attackers a bit further back.
They've been so good all year because while they've defended leads they haven't changed how they played that much, they've still attacked. The occasion got to either Simeone or the players, or both. Players have a tendency to keep dropping deeper in these situations but Atletico have been so good NOT doing that all year. The way they played the second half was asking to eventually concede and had Bale not been so **** up to his goal, they'd have won 3-1 at least in normal time.
They've been so good all year because while they've defended leads they haven't changed how they played that much, they've still attacked. The occasion got to either Simeone or the players, or both. Players have a tendency to keep dropping deeper in these situations but Atletico have been so good NOT doing that all year. The way they played the second half was asking to eventually concede and had Bale not been so **** up to his goal, they'd have won 3-1 at least in normal time.
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Should really say, ref was class tonight.
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Simeone did overreact with that a bit 
Not too sure about that, better than most of the premier league refereeing I've seen this season but he still missed that kick to the head and the handball on the freekick.
Do we know what actually caused it yet?
Varane kicked the ball at him.
Do we know what actually caused it yet?
Varane passed the ball to him.