Seventh anniversary of La Duodécima
On 3 June 2017, Real Madrid secured a 4-1 win over Juventus in Cardiff with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo (2), Casemiro and Asensio.
Real Madrid won the Twelfth in Cardiff (Wales) on 3 June 2017. The opponents in this final were Juventus, where Cristiano Ronaldo gave our team the lead and Mandzukic quickly equalised for the Italians. During a spectacular second half, Real Madrid put on a spectacular display and decided the match with three more goals, scored by Casemiro, Cristiano Ronaldo and Asensio.
The win saw Real Madrid become the first club to win the trophy twice in a row in the Champions League format. A record that was further extended the following year when they won La Decimotercera against Liverpool. In the 2016/17 season, Zidane's side came up against Sporting Portugal, Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warsaw in the group stage. And Napoli, Bayern München and Atlético de Madrid in the knockout stages. It was exactly 58 years to the day, on 3 June 1959, that Real Madrid won the Fourth.
MATCH INFO:
1- Juventus: Buffon, Dani Alves, Bonucci, Barzagli (Cuadrado, 66‘), Álex Sandro, Chiellini, Khedira, Pjanic (Marchisio, 71’), Dybala (Lemina, 78'), Mandzukic and Higuaín.
4- Real Madrid: Keylor Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Casemiro, Kroos (Morata, 89‘), Isco (Asensio, 82’), Modric, Benzema (Bale, 77') and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Goals:
0-1 (min. 20): Cristiano Ronaldo.
1-1 (min. 27): Mandzukic.
1-2 (min. 61): Casemiro.
1-3 (min. 64): Cristiano Ronaldo.
1-4 (min. 90): Asensio.
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany).
Stadium: Wales National Stadium.