Saturday will see the highly-anticipated Champions League final clash between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid take place, as the Madrid giants meet in the ultimate game for the second time in the competition's last three finals.
Los Blancos will be in search of an 11th trophy, Los Rojiblancos for their first ever win, as Simeone will be looking to the lethal duo of Fernando Torre and Antoine Griezmann to guide the Vicente Calderon side to glory.
However, Zidane's trusted center-back partnership of Pepe and Sergio Ramos will be keen on stopping Simeone's boys. Who'll come out triumphant? We take a look at key stats.
El Nino’s awesome record in finals
Fernando Torres has won seven finals for both club and country in his trophy-laden career across Spain and England, and has almost always scored in the ultimate game en route to silverware. Here is the Atletico ace’s record:
- UEFA Under-16 Championship final: scored (1 goal), won trophy
- UEFA Under-19 Championship: scored (1 goal) won trophy
- Euro 2008 final: scored (1 goal), won trophy
- FIFA 2010 World Cup final: didn’t score, won trophy
- Euro 2012 final: scored (1 goal), won trophy
- UEFA 2012 Champions League final (Chelsea): didn’t score, won trophy
- UEFA 2013 Europa League final (Chelsea): scored (1 goal), won trophy
Griezmann vs Real Madrid: 10 games, 1 loss
Games played: 10
Wins: 5
Draws: 4
Loss: 1
Goals: 2
Assists: 3
Since joining Atletico in uly of 2014, the French star has lost only once agains their city rivals in the 1-0 defeat in the Champions League.
Ramos and Pepe shutout strikers
Atletico Madrid are known as one of Europe’s top defensive unit, but under the Ramos-Pepe partnership, Real Madrid’s goal has only been breached by two clubs: Shakhtar Donetsk and Wolfsburg.
Los Blancos have only conceded five goals in their 12 games this season, a better tally than their neighbors’ 7.
Ramos’ awful disciplinary record
Games played: 32
Fouls conceded: 43
Yellow cards: 9
Red cards: 2
In La Liga, the Real Madrid captain proved influential in helping Les Merengues push for the title until the final day, albeit they lost out to Barca. Nonetheless, the Spanish center-back has proven this season that he can easily gives away fouls, sometimes recklessly, having been sent of twice and booked 9 times.
Pepe’s unexpected squeaky clean record
Games played: 30
Fouls conceded: 20
Yellow cards: 6
Red cards: 0
The Portuguese defender has not been an angel in La Liga, but in comparison to Ramos, Pepe has been the more cautious center-back. This is surprising given that he has been labeled as a mental, stamp-loving defender.
One clean sheet short of a UCL record
Most number of clean sheets in a single UCL season:
- Arsenal (2005/06): 10
- Real Madrid (2015/16): 10
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Should Pepe and Ramos keep Atletico on bay and stop Griezmann and Torres from scoring, they will break the Gunners’ impressive defensive record from 10 years back.
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