Top 5 reasons for retaining the championship by Real Madrid

About Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club is a professional football club based in Madrid.It is founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club.The club was estimated to be worth $3.65 billion in 2015.It was highest earning football club in 2014-15 as an annual revenue of $ 612 million. Cristiano Ronaldo was purchased from Manchester united in 2009 with a sum of approx $86 million.

Current squad of real Madrid

Captains-Sergio Ramos(Captain),Marcelo(vice-captain),Pepe(3rd captain),Cristiano Ronaldo(4th Captain).

Goal keeper- Keylor Navas,Kiko Casemiro,Ruben Yanez

Defender- Dani Carvajal,pepe,Sergio Ramos,Raphael Varane,Nacho,Marcelo,Fabio Coentrao,Danilo

Mid Fielder-Toni Kroos,James Rodriguez,Casemiro,Mateo Kovacic,Luka Modric,Marco Asensio,Isco

Forward-Cristiano Ronaldo,Karim Benzema,Garth Bale,Lucas Vazquez,Mariano,Alvaro Morata.

Current Techanical Staff

Position                         Staff
Head coach                   Zinedine Zidane

Assistant coach            David Bettoni

Assistant coach            Hamidou Msaidie

Goalkeeping coach       Luis Llopis

Fitness coach                Bernardo Requena

Match delegate             Chendo

Honours of Real Madrid

Domestic competitions

La Liga

Winners (32) – record: 1931–32, 1932–33, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12

Copa del Rey

Winners (19): 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1917, 1934, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1992–93, 2010–11, 2013–14

Supercopa de España

Winners: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012

Copa Eva Duarte

Winners: 1947

Copa de la Liga

Winners: 1984–85

European competitions
European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Winners (11) – record: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2013–14, 2015–16

UEFA Cup

Winners: 1984–85, 1985–86

UEFA Super Cup

Winners: 2002, 2014, 2016

Worldwide competitions
Intercontinental Cup

Winners -shared record: 1960, 1998, 2002

FIFA Club World Cup

Winners: 2014, 2016


It seems like the love bond between Real Madrid and Uefa Champions League grows stronger every year with the club having a phenomenal record of winning the biggest trophy in Club competitions for a record 11th time. With the club defeating the German Champions Bayern Munich in the Quarter Finals, it seems imminent that the Spanish Giants are on course to become the first club in the history of the competition to win the tournament for two successive seasons.

Only 22 teams have lifted Europe’s most coveted trophy since its inception in 1955. While in the initial years, the likes of Real Madrid, Benfica, Inter Milan, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest all managed to win the competition in successive seasons, no team has been able to repeat the feat since the introduction of the new format in 1997; with the rule change meaning that teams that weren’t the champions of their respective leagues were allowed to participate in the competition as well.

While every year sees proclamations of how the previous year’s champion has great odds at retaining the crown, it has never been one that has come true; however, we feel this year it might finally be the year that the jinx is broken.When a team of Real Madrid’s calibre is the defending champion, it would be rash to simply write-off their chances of going all the way twice in a row considering they’ve previously managed to do win 5 times in a row, albeit 60 years ago.

Here are the top 5 reasons why we believe Real Madrid will retain their championship

1. History is on Their side

Real Madrid are the most successful side in Champions League history, having lifted the most coveted prize in club football an incredible 11 times over the years; AC Milan and Bayern Munich with 7 wins, Barcelona and Liverpool with 5 wins, their closest rivals.Among their victories is also a sequence of five consecutive wins when the competition was initially introduced, with the capital club winning each of the iterations from 1955-1960, winning with an aggregate score of 18-8 in the finals’. While this already makes for impressive reading, they’ve also been in three further finals which they didn’t manage to win. They also have a history in European competitions which predates the birth of the Champions League; between 1949 and 1957, they competed in the Latin Cup, winning two out of the eight editions held. Beyond the Champions League, they can also boast of extensive experience in other continental competitions; Los Merengues have won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1985 and 1986, the Super Cup three times in 2002, 2014 and 2016, the Intercontinental Cup 3 times in 1960, 1998 and 2002, and also the FIFA Club World Cup twice. With 21 trophies, they are the most successful side in European football and take all these factors into account and realise that no team boasts the same experience or the same understanding of continental football like they do, and when the knockout rounds begin, it would be foolish to bet against them.

2. The Zinedine Zidane as Coach

Under Zinedine Zidane,Real Madrid seem to have a genuine game plan and an identity that seemed to be lacking for so long at the club.

Everyone plays for each other, and the team spirit is at an all-time high. They are currently cruising at the top of La Liga and Zidane’s flexible tactics have seen the team adapt to most opponents with relative ease, Their never say die attitude has seen the club rescue seemingly lost matches, with the 2016 Champions League final the epitome of the ethos Zidane has strived to implement at the club.His view towards the transfer market and promotion of youth from the underutilised academy has meant that the Madrid club is primed for the future, with things finally looking settled for once; without constant speculation on whether the manager will be sacked. Their incredible unbeaten run earlier in the season coupled with some exemplary home form at the Bernabeu under Zidane will mean that Real Madrid should definitely be one of the favourites to reach the finals and retain their title.

3. Great Squad of Real Madrid

It takes only one look at Real Madrid’s squad for the Champions League to realise the immense stockpile of talent that the club has within their ranks. Every position can be accounted for with some very talented players who could easily hold their own against any team in the world.The squad at Zidane’s disposal has meant that the Frenchman can arguably set out two entirely different playing elevens in varying competitions without compromising their chances and still manage to steamroll their opponents.The likes of Kiko Casilla, Alvaro Morata, Fabio Coentrao and James Rodriguez who usually warm the bench for Los Blancos could each walk into the playing 11 of many of the teams in the competition, meaning that even an injury crisis would arguably do little to derail their chances of winning the competition once again.

4.Winning Experience

Every season sees new players brought in to complement the existing squad and certain players who are deemed surplus sold. Madrid, however, were surprisingly quiet during the summer transfer window, with Zidane only bringing in Alvaro Morata from Juventus to serve as a backup to his current striking options; the Frenchman has put faith in Los Blancos’ thriving academy to promote from within.This means that Real Madrid have been contesting with almost the exact same squad as the one that won the competition last season, with the sense of camaraderie and team-spirit that Zidane has created within the squad still running strong. He has implemented a system that has seen everyone thrive and play for each other, with the accusations of selfishness that were being thrown around seemingly a thing of the past.The squad boasts of those who have won competitions multiple times; Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Pepe, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, all seasoned veterans and all boasting considerable experience that could help stem the tide in Los Blancos’ favor when it comes down to those crunch moments. It would be remiss to not mention the manager, Zidane, one of the greatest midfielders of our generation and another who has clocked a vast amount of experience in Europe’s premier competition.

5. Rolando Hitting Top Form

Cristiano Ronaldo has had a mixed season at Real Madrid. He has rested a lot this season with Zidane mainly using him in the big and important fixtures. However, he has showed up when it has mattered the most, and with him hitting top form, Real Madrid are gonna be unstoppable.

The Portuguese talisman notched up five goals in the two-legged tie against Bayern Munich becoming the first ever player to score 100 goals in European Club Competitions and Champions League. His form is gonna be the key to Madrid's success as they move forward to the Semi-Finals and the Real Madrid winger would be looking forward to making amends for his slow start to the season.

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