and now the night everyone in the football world has been longing for
millions will be watching around the world it is of course the biggest final in club football
the uefa champions league final welcome to the commentary box derrick ray here joined
by stuart robson it's real madrid facing manchester city well what a night derek
two great teams a perfect pitch a magnificent stadium and millions watching around the world
what more could you ask for apart from maybe different commentators
and the starting 11 for real madrid tebow courtois
is the keeper of choice luka modric plays with casimiro in the center of the pitch
and the main goal scoring threat provider today by kareem benzema
and a look at the starting 11 for manchester city ederson begins in goal joao cansello
starts with kyle walker as fullbacks kevin de bruyne plays with rodriguez central midfield
and on this tactical setup they have just the one player in attack
this is it the champions league final they are underway who will be crowned club kings of europe
and under pressure that was a fine claim
benzema who's played at such a high level in an attacking sense for so long
stuart what do you anticipate seeing from him here you're the best player denied by the bar
back in play here oh he couldn't finish it off and the keeper wasn't exactly perfectly positioned
well that's a bad miss he had so much of the goal to aim for that was a really big chance
possession one
defense of brazilians to shut them down pressure exerted but he keeps the ball
jack relish and it's ruben
kevin de bruyne unable to keep the ball well racing past his man benzema
well he had a lot of ground to cover splendid save
and fired over by cross well the header at least made the goalkeeper think
joao cancelo
it's with gunduan
grealish kevin de bruyne
and dispossessed
walker
kevin de bruyne couldn't keep the ball
he's going forward well a real opening now can they keep it out
a little textbook interception
well you have to think they're going to take the lead at some
point because they're really looking dangerous at the moment
chance to run at them
sound piece of goalkeeping
and now they have the ball back
run it magnificently and intercepted
grealish well-timed tackle
lucas vasquez
and space for him to cut in
tony course real chance majestic piece of goalkeeping well he loves the big
moments doesn't he and he's proved it again there great goalkeeping
trying to pick out a teammate we had a decent reading of that ball in
that's very effective good high pressing not a huge chunk of added time one minute
and a strong tackle asensio and it's played into the center well clattered away
half halftime then here in the english capital
45 minutes separating these two sides from glory
the second half of the champions league final begins
possession changes hands the interception there
but he's got past his man
still on level terms moving the ball nicely oh it might be oh it's an unbelievable save by courtois
and he's fired over the corner terrific block there
and i think the threat has been averted
it might be perfectly set up for the counter attack you know can they keep it going
and the goalkeeper has outdone himself with that same
over it comes and i think it's fair to say the pressure from the defender puts him off a bit
really closing him down
relish
real chance well diving magnificently to make sure he got there
nothing untoward happened and running through to the keeper
now cancer attacking possibilities here well at peter dodge
no way through
tony course he's given it straight to the opposition
going about his defensive business with a minimum of fuss real madrid have given us away
oh that's a well-timed pass benzema can he remain calm and the keeper has denied
him well i've got to say derek he was always in control of that situation brilliant stuff
on a corner like that every goalkeeper's dream really
riyad mahrez
torres wonderfully weighted pass
vision
it might be the moment to get them ahead our goal to give them the lead and look at the celebrations
well here's the replay and i have to say the keeper's got his angles all wrong there
that's a poor piece of goalkeeping
well a dramatic moment near the end and that might well be the decider
timers against manchester city but still they can hit back brilliantly blocked
something to worry about here
and with time running out they've got to ask questions
well both teams have had substitutes warming up and now both will rely on their respective benches
and thwarting his opponents in the nick of time
here's the replay and just look how close this is may not have been given
in my day but the technology's certainly shown its worth here
back underway level pegging one girl a piece in this game
and the electronic board has been held aloft three additional minutes here
oh he's given the ball away unnecessarily
let's see if something comes of this can he keep his composure oh a breathless moment real madrid
take the lead in the champions league final with time running out
well here it is again it's a wonderfully weighted ball over the top and then just
look at the finish derek he reads the flight perfectly and absolutely
smashes it beyond the goalkeeper there's just no stopping that
and there it is real madrid champions league winners
well just look at the emotions out there joy and relief on one side despair and heartache
on the other but we've got the right winners here they fully deserved it on the night
for these players well it's the night of their lives
and they're determined to enjoy every millisecond
well they have to make the most of this don't they it's a great feat what an achievement from them
well they don't need to be reminded about what comes next
it's the presentation of the coveted champions league trophy
well there's some tyre players out there but what you can be sure of they'll find some
energy when they get their hands on the trophy they'll be going mad in the next few moments
the champions league winners real madrid
well this is what they wanted what a moment for these players they've worked so hard to
win this trophy they've been fantastic and you can feel the emotion it's natural to reflect
on this final but so much hard work has gone into the entire campaign memories memories
what would a celebration be without the chance to enjoy it with your own supporters well these fans