Entering the final, both Juve and Real were lucky to have their strongest squads. The absence of Bale from Real Madrid is because Isco is currently playing very well. Although they could not create a familiar B-B-C attacking trio, in the first minutes, Zidane's team still had the advantage.
Juventus unexpectedly accelerated in 5 minutes from the 5-10th minute and created 2 extremely dangerous opportunities. In both situations, Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas successfully blocked shots from Higuain and Pjanic.
As the match showed signs of declining, Real surprisingly took the lead in the 21st minute. From a familiar free kick on the right wing, the ball from Ronaldo's feet went to Cavarjal and was passed back to CR7. The Portuguese striker had a dangerous one-touch shot, the ball flew into the wrong corner of Juve's goal, making it impossible for Buffon to block even though he flew all the way.
However, true to the nature of a final match, just 6 minutes after conceding the goal, "Ba Dam Gia" brought the match back to a level playing field. The coordination between Sandro and Higuain was perfectly completed by Mandzukic with a shot in the "back gate bicycle" position. The ball was too difficult to fly and out of reach for Navas. 1-1 for Juve.
In the remaining minutes of the first half, both teams proactively played slowly because neither side wanted to concede a goal before entering the second half. The match was hotter with the yellow cards of Ramos and Cavarjal on Real Madrid's side.
Juventus started the second half with a defensive counter-attacking style, but this indirectly exposed the weakness of the "old Guard" when they did not have the strength to resist and had to "cast their faces and punch" too early. As a result, in the 62nd minute, Casemiro's unstoppable long-range shot put Los Blancos ahead 2-1.
Not stopping there, just 2 minutes after Casemiro's goal, Real officially submerged all of Juve's hopes with a goal to increase the score to 3-1 for Real Madrid. Receiving a favorable cross from Luka Modric, CR7 simply cushioned the ball close to the goal to bring home a goal for the home team.
The match gradually moved into the final minutes, Juve's impatience was clearly shown in the situations of collisions with opponents. In the 84th minute, after an unfortunate collision with Ramos, Juan Cuadrado received a yellow card for the second time and was forced off the field. Juve played with one less player as they were trailing 1-3 in the 84th minute.
Real ended the final match in the most perfect way in the 90th minute. After coming on for Isco, young midfielder Marcos Asensio brought the 4th goal for the home team from a cross from the left wing. 4-1 for Real, Juve surrendered and watched the opponent lift the trophy.
With this absolute victory, Real Madrid is the first team to successfully defend the championship in the 25-year history of the UEFA Champions League. This is also the second consecutive Champions League trophy in Zidane's first two years in charge of Los Blancos.
