Four years after the last Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, spectators at the Stade de France – at least those who were able to enter – witnessed a similar outcome on Saturday evening. Thanks to a goal from Vinicius Junior in the second half, Karim Benzema’s teammates won the 14th C1 in the history of the Madrid club (1-0). Logically, these are celebrated, Sunday, May 29, by the Spanish press.
“This is Madrid!” : Marca rooms PSG
On the front page of its daily edition, the sports daily brand welcomes this new success of the men of Carlo Ancelotti, already nicknamed “the Champions League comebacks”after the path strewn with pitfalls of the Merengues throughout their European campaign.
#LaPortada THE ‘DECIMOCURTUÁ’ ️ pic.twitter.com/G1pwJRfvsC
— MARCA (@marca) May 28, 2022
For its part, the daily AS is more sober, welcoming a “eternal champion” in one, which is displayed, once is not custom, all in width. We see captain Marcelo, replacing Saturday, lifting the Cup with big ears surrounded by his partners. It was the last match with the Madrid club for the Brazilian left-back who, like Benzema, won the fifth Champions League of his career.
Eternal campeon
Nuestra #portadAS de hoy, 29 de mayo pic.twitter.com/Hdp3XOpAbD— Diario AS (@diarioas) May 29, 2022
“Mbappé does not exist”, the development of Florentino Pérez at Sport
After this new continental coronation of the “White House” on the lawn of the Stade de France, the daily also does not miss the opportunity to scratch the PSG by taking up the slogan of the Parisian club (“Here it is Paris”) to turn it into “This is Madrid!”. Further proof that the tensions of the last few days around the non-transfer of Kylian Mbappé to the Spanish capital have not been completely forgotten. For his part, the president of Real, Florentino Pérez, did not want to dwell on the subject Kylian Mbappé at the microphone of the Catalan media Sport after the meeting: “Today, Mbappé does not exist. Real Madrid exists, it’s a celebration for the club and its players, who have just been crowned European champions”.
#UCLfinal #LiverpoolRealMadrid ⚔️
️ Florentino Pérez: “Hoy no exists Mbappé”
The president of Real Madrid se mostró eufórico por el triunfo del Real Madrid in the final of the Championshttps://t.co/biQ1NWPM8N
— Diario SPORT (@sport) May 28, 2022
For the Catalan press, Thibaut Courtois at the top of the bill
Precisely, the famous daily close to Barça has chosen to honor the strong man of this Champions League final, namely the Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Decisive on several occasions in front of Sadio Mané or Mohamed Salah, the Belgian extinguished all the attempts of the Reds attackers. Impassable, the 30-year-old goalkeeper put his teammates on the path to success in Paris. With him, it was impossible for this C1 to escape Real.
Courtois, protagonist in the prensa madrileña. Así definen su noche histórica en Paris
https://t.co/uTkyF5RpYB pic.twitter.com/dx7yeh47Sn
— Diario SPORT (@sport) May 29, 2022
The bell sound is similar on the side of the Mundo Deportivo, another Catalan sports daily. The headline this Sunday is even more explicit: “Courtois offers the Champions League to Real”. Difficult to be more clear.
Courtois of the Real Madrid Champions League pic.twitter.com/gRAsvov0pB
— Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) May 28, 2022