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Cristiano Ronaldo’s form will be key in Milan. He scored his 17th goal of the 2013-14 competition when he tucked a penalty past Thibaut Courtois in the dying minutes of the final in Lisbon, becoming the competition’s record scorer in the process. With 16 goals in this season’s Champions League – more than any other player and as many as Atlético have scored in their 12 matches – Ronaldo can break his own record this weekend.
However, the 31-year-old is a doubt for the final, having sustained a knock in training this week. Given his mentality and physical stature, it’s unlikely Ronaldo will miss the last game of the campaign. “I am fine,” he said on Tuesday. “I had a little problem in training, a dead leg as they say here, but tomorrow or the next day I will be fine. It was a minor scare, a knock.”
Real Madrid have only won one of their last six competitive meetings with Diego Simeone’s battling side, and that was down to a late Javier Hernández goal at the Bernabéu against 10 men following Arda Turan’s sending off. Ronaldo has not always had the best goal return against Atlético – 15 goals in 24 competitive outings – but, with 51 goals this season, he remains their most likely matchwinner.
Ronaldo comes into the final in fine form, having scored nine goals in his last seven appearances in all competitions. His 8.17 rating is the fourth best in the Champions League this season, while an average of 8.1 shots per game in the competition is the the most by far – showing his unwavering confidence in his goalscoring ability.
Ronaldo comes into the final in fine form, having scored nine goals in his last seven appearances in all competitions. His 8.17 rating is the fourth best in the Champions League this season, while an average of 8.1 shots per game in the competition is the the most by far – showing his unwavering confidence in his goalscoring ability.
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