I think this will be an evenly contested match. Atletico are a quality side and are on a high from winning the league. And Real Madrid were beating teams like Barca and Bayern as a result of both playing a similar style of possessional football. They just hold onto possession for a very long time and pointlessly pass the ball sideways. Real Madrid in that situation took advantage of it and played on the counter since they have the pace of Di Maria, Bale and Ronaldo.
Now this final will be a completely different type of match. Atletico are a very organised defending unit and also like to play off the counter. Real Madrid also like playing off the counter. One team may be forced into playing possessional football and that team could be Real Madrid. And watching Real Madrid play possessional football in league i can say that we will lose the match if we end up playing that way. Other that or it will most likely be a free flowing attacking football match. As a Madrid fan i'm very nervous about this game. If we lose then I will call this season a flop since we choked in the league as well. As a result Carlo might lose his job.
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