da pixbet： Getting a feeling of déjà vu? You should, because Real Madrid are at it again and will line-up in their third Champions League final in four seasons on Saturday. Beyond simply being yet another final outing for Los Blancos, the occasion is further demonstration of the current period of dominance being enjoyed by Spanish sides. Should they triumph in Cardiff, it will be the 10th Spanish-won trophy in the Champions League era – twice as many as the next-highest ranked nation, Italy.
da winzada777： It will be no easy feat though, as they face Juventus – the only unbeaten side in this season’s competition. Surprisingly, Juventus have only won Europe’s most prestigious honour twice compared to Madrid’s eleven. The Old Lady have recently launched a controversial new crest in the form of a lone ‘J’ carefully doodled on Microsoft Paint – this is doubly curious when one considers that the Italian language has no existing pronunciation for said letter. If it was designed to usher in a new era then they will certainly want to start it as European champions.
On a personal level, Dani Alves is set to appear in his fourth final, Zinedine Zidane has the chance to become the first coach to retain the trophy since 1990 and should he prevail, Cristiano Ronaldo will join Clarence Seedorf as a four-time winner of the competition – winning his first with Manchester United in 2007/08. All the facts, stats and more are in our Champions League preview video below…