Atletico win Madrid derby to move closer to next season’s Champions League
Real Madrid made seven changes to the team that defeated Manchester City on Wednesday night, and it showed, particularly in a disjointed first-half performance.
Real Madrid made seven changes to the team that defeated Manchester City on Wednesday night, and it showed, particularly in a disjointed first-half performance.
Last Saturday saw Carlo Ancelotti's men crowned La Liga champions with four games left to play, while Wednesday saw them produce yet another miracle comeback in the Champions League with two goals in the last two minutes to book their place in the tournament final.
FC Barcelona had never lost four consecutive games at the Nou Camp, and goals from Memphis Depay and Sergio Busquets ensured that history was not made.
Marcelo is in his sixteenth season at Real Madrid, making him the club's foreigner with the most appearances. He has made 545 appearances and scored 38 goals for the Los Blancos since making his debut on January 7, 2007, against Deportivo.
Ancelotti has now led clubs to league titles in Spain (Real Madrid), Italy (AC Milan), England (Chelsea), France (Paris Saint-Germain), and Germany (Bayern Munich).
Around 50 million fans watched La Liga 2017-18 season and Facebook aims to make the most of the growing market.
The 27-year-old has been at Chelsea since the 2012-13 season.
The 26-year-old on Wednesday signed a six-year deal with the European champions.
The 26-year-old forced a move to the European champions in a manner that left many Blues fans miffed.
On Wednesday, as the Real first team flew back to Madrid after beating Roma in New Jersey on Tuesday night, the club said the World Cup players were in training.
