He real Madridreigning champion of Championsleft Liverpool by the wayside in the round of 16 (2-5 in Anfield1-0 in Bernabeu) to keep alive the dream of lifting the Fifteenth European Cup of his story on June 10 at Istanbul. Before, yes, you must meet your rival in the quarterfinals in the draw held guys. those of ancelotti yes, beside City of Manchester and Bayernthe main candidates to raise Orejona.
The white team, yes, showed that it has been the most regular in the highest continental competition since it won the prospect. Tenth in 2014 ending an unbroken 12-year drought Europe. Since then, the Madrid He raised 4 more gimps (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022), thus proving his idyll in a competition that he has led better than anyone for some time now.
Since the 2013/2014 campaign to date, the Madrid has played, counting 5 finals, 29 qualifying rounds of Champions with a balance of 25 crosses passed and only four eliminations. The only teams capable of performing against Madrid are the Turin Juventus (semifinals 2015), the Ajax from Amsterdam (eighth of 2019), the City of Manchester (eighth of 2020) and the Chelsea (2021 semi-finals).
The best streak of Madrid in Europe took place between 2016 and 2018, when he overcame 12 consecutive qualifiers to win three consecutive Champions Leagues at the hands of Zinedine Zidane. That team tied the victories against Rome, Wolfsburg, Manchester City and Atlético (2015/16), Naples, Bayern, Atlético and Juventus (2016/17), PSG, Juventus, Bayern and Liverpool (2017/2018)a feat that no one has achieved in the current Champions League format.
White’s worst run in the playoffs came when he chained two consecutive eliminations in the round of 16 against Ajax and city. The Dutch ousted the three-time champion (then trained by solar) with a known beating on Bernabeu (1-4) while those Guardiola they reached Madrid the following year with two wins (1-2 in Bernabeu2-1 at the Etihad).
In the following campaign, the white team reached the semifinals against Chelsea but was left at the gates of the final punished by the plague of injuries and covid infections that hit the team of Zidane. Since last year, incl ancelottihe Madrid He has already passed five heats, three of them miraculous, matches PSG, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool. This season, in the round of 16, he left the team Klopp.
Madrid’s Champions League qualifying rounds
2013/2014
8th round: Schalke ✔
Quarter-finals: Dortmund ✔
Semis: Bayern ✔
Final: Atlético ✔
The
2014/2015
Round of 16: Schalke ✔
Quarterfinals: Atlético ✔
Semis: Juventus ❌
The
2015/2016
Round of 16: Rome ✔
Quarterfinals: Wolfsburg ✔
Semis: City ✔
Final: Atlético ✔
The
2016/2017
Round of 16: Naples ✔
Quarterfinals: Bayern ✔
Semis: Atlético ✔
Final: Juventus ✔
The
2017/2018
Round of 16: PSG ✔
Quarter-finals: Juventus ✔
Semis: Bayern ✔
Final: Liverpool ✔
The
2018/2019
Eighth: Ajax ❌
The
2019/2020
Eighth: Manchester City ❌
The
2020/21
Round of 16: Atalanta ✔
Quarterfinals: Liverpool ✔
Semis: Chelsea ❌
The
The
2021/2022
Round of 16: PSG ✔
Quarterfinals: Chelsea ✔
Semis: City ✔
Final: Liverpool ✔
The
2022/2023
Eighth: Liverpool ✔
The
The
Balance: 29 heats
Round passes: 25
Eliminations: 4 (Juve, Ajax, City and Chelsea)
Source: La Verdad
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