The End of an Era

A collection of my favorite memories from Real Madrid's finals during the "3-peat"... enjoy

Momentos

May 28th, 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo scores Real Madrids 5th penalty from the spot to make it five-for-five and makes Zidane's side the CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE of the 2015/16

The beginning of the most historic run in the history of the champions league. Personally this is one of my most cherished moment of being a madridista. The feeling of joy after Cristiano buried the penalty in the back of net cannot be described.

El momento en Milano!

Cristiano Ronaldo's Decisive Penalty in Milano

June 3rd, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo opens the score sheet in Cardiff with a brilliant right footed shot into the bottom left corner.

Could you believe it. Real Madrid have defended their champions league title, winning by four goals vs the Italian giants Juventus F.C. This is by far one of the most impressive finals of the three. Complete and utter domination. A masterclass by the Madeira born boy. Cristiano's first goal was a thing of beauty, hit with so much force and slight deflection gives no chance for the Buffon. This goal was everything to me.

El momento en Cardiff!

Cristiano Ronaldo's First Goal in Cardiff

May 26th, 2018

Gareth Bale takes the lead vs Liverpool with an outrageous overhead kick goal

This is possibly the best ever goalzo in a champions league final. Gareth Bale's overhead kick against Liverpool. Where did this goal even come from? It was an out of the blue shot. Gareth left the world speechless. In the 60th minute Gareth Bale enters the pitch and two minutes later receives a cross from Marcelo with his back to goal and just has a crack at it. Who would even attempt such a high risk shot at such a crucial period of the game. Gareth was trying to prove something that night after not being benched for Isco. I do think he should have started that final because of the form he was in during the end of the season. For me this was Gareth's best ever performance as a blanco. A fun fact about myself: I have had one madrid player sign my kit before and that player was Gareth Bale.

El momento en Kiev!

Gareth Bale's Overhead Kick in Kiev

The End of an Era

Though it all comes to an end after an embarrassing 4-1 defeat at home vs Ajax I still love this team. A team full of generational talent that we will not see again for sometime. People will always try to discredit the team for specific performances or certain controversial calls but the fact is they won not once, not twice, but three times in a row. You can never take such an outstanding achievement like that away from them. As I look back at highlights of each campaign I get goosebumps, the team played their heart out every single year. This achievement was not won by a single player, this was a team achievement, every single player on the team had their own impact and special moment. A new era for the team has begun with our up and coming youth products putting in some great performances this season. The future is bright for the royal whites. We will be back to claim what is ours.

¡ HALA MADRID!