Barca triumphed over Juventus in the final of the League of Champions. Illustration.
The Blaugrana Luis Enrique enter history because they offer to their club a second tripled C1 -Championnat-Cup double hitherto unprecedented feat in sixty years of European Cup.
With a view to early Rakitic (4th), another of Suarez (68th) overcoming the equalization Morata (55th) and a final Neymar (90 + 7), the Spanish club won his fifth coronation (after 1992, 2006, 2009 and 2011) and equaling Liverpool and Bayern Munich, behind Real Madrid (10) AC Milan (7).
It has also established its domination of the times with a fourth title in this twenty-first century. The Berlin Olympic Stadium does not deny his reputation as a showcase calling history, four gold medals won by the black American Jesse Owens in the bitter look of Hitler-Olympic 1936 famous headbutt of Zidane 2006 World Cup.
Juve at the height
The story is written, Barca can still improve. In 2009, the team of Pep Guardiola also won other possible titles (Super Cups in Europe and Spain, and Club World Cup). The 2015 will face Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla in the two Super Cups before World Club who escaped to Europe once in the last seven editions.
The Juve however fails to win a third cup with big ears and bows for the sixth time in the final. It is cruel for the Bianconeri who showed up to the event, and especially for their captain Buffon, which lacks this title.
sensations, beautifully constructed goals, surprises, the ingredients have combined to provide a nice finish; no anthology, but very intense! Each ball was played, every decision of the referee too. A game has two periods, and this one even more. The first was predictable: the ball to Barça, Juve against the attacks. This is where the Catalans opened the scoring very early by Rakitic (4th): Neymar opened to Iniesta that pierced the surface and used only in the background, Croatian. Third assist for Iniesta in the final of “desch League” record
But the second was much more crazy. Spaces opened, attacks succeeded. And above all, Juve restored by equalizing the suspense, after an equally stunning sequence: Marchisio, an inspired backheel, which launched Lichtsteiner crossed for Tevez, whose shot repelled by Ter Stegen returned to the feet of Morata, who only had to push the ball (55).
Messi still decisive
And Messi, anyway? Sometimes. It took some time to arrive, because Argentina was transparent in the first period, content to walk, except for a just broke before the break.
Then the “Chip” raised his voice, multiplying ball races to the foot, enjoying the space or creating. And it was he who forced the decision. He stared defense, let fly a shot blocked by Buffon on Suarez which concluded closely (68th)
So no, Messi has not scored the 78th goal that would have given him only the record of goals in C1 before his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo or the 11th that would have allowed him to stay ahead of a unit in the scoring charts of the current edition.
But as Xavi who goes on a 25th title, he still participated in the victory, as in 2009 and 2011 (one goal each time), to conquer his fourth Champions League Personal (he had not played the final in 2006).
Messi was probably embarrassed by the harshness imposed by the Italians, who hacked the game in the first period by countless faults, which disturbed a little, the Catalan scheduling.
But its territorial domination and the game was such that net flocked occasions. But there was a certain Buffon in front, who had a firm hand before Dani Alves (13th) and Suarez (48th).
The difference between Barcelona and Turin was made also in fine in the quality of the lines of attack. The “MSN” trio (Messi-Neymar-Suarez) was decisive as Neymar has finished work on a final attack against the end of extra time.
In front, it was more your draft Picture shots on target non Tevez (1st, 63), Vidal (8th), Morata (24th), yet in good positions. And in the end, the Barça wins.
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