Ramos reveals the keys for Madrid to win the Twelfth

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has recalled the twelfth European Cup won by the white club against Juventus (4-1) in Cardiff, which marks three years this Wednesday, and recalled that it was “important to consecrate the team” with his third continental title in four years.

“We knew it was going to be a very difficult final again, this time against Juventus. We had in mind to get the third Champions League because it was important to consecrate the team. That was a plus of motivation“Ramos recalled in an interview with uefa.com as about that June 3, 2017.

“At the break, Zidane put a lot of emphasis on continuing to maintain dominance and control of the game to take the ball away from Juventus and that they arrived with less danger. In the first half, due to the respect that both teams had, perhaps we did not press as much up, but it was the key in the second half to steal the ball in the opposite field“he analyzed.

The defense recalled that the tactical change generated “a very good benefit.” “We started to play, to have that patience to get to the top without precipitation and in the end we got what the coach wanted. The celebration was confirmation that we were again Champions League champions, the third for me, “he said.

As for the scores of that final, he said he remembered “the first one perfectly”. “We stole back and went to the counter because we knew we could do a lot of damage with such fast players. I remember a very fast rise from Carvajal per side, Cristiano Ronaldo faces the defense to attract it, reopens and Dani puts it behind. We did it perfectly because it was very important to start winning the match“he stressed.

Regarding the draw of Juventus, with a Chilean from Mario Mandzukic, he pointed out that “there was little to do.” “It was a genius and a great goal. The ball comes from a teammate of his, he controls it with his chest and does an extraordinary Chilean against which Keylor Navas could not do anything, “he remarked.

After the goals of Casemiro and the second of Cristiano, the white team put the lace in the final moments. “Everyone likes to score in the finals because they are goals that go down in history, but already with 3-1 the important thing was to kill the match. It doesn't matter if Marco Asensio or I did. Although if Marco hadn't , I was eager to score the goal because I was behind him, “acknowledged the Andalusian.