⚠️ Real Madrid v Juventus: 5️⃣ unbelievable moments to know 🧨 | OneFootball

Real Madrid and Juventus have crossed paths 21 times in the Champions League (or European Cup), and on several occasions, memorable events have occurred, some of which have been forgotten by younger generations.

Let's look at the 5 most peculiar episodes that happened in this match.

Spoiler: there will be no references to "Asensio 4-1 it's over", because in reality, that final was - all things considered - "normal" compared to other moments.

Sivori's Headbutt in 1962

The first event to remember coincides with the first-ever match between Juventus and Real Madrid in the European Cup: the quarter-finals of the 1961/62 edition. The blancos already have 5 European trophies in their cabinet and play the first leg at the Comunale in Turin: a 1-0 win signed by Di Stefano.

While Real's Ballon d'Or finds the net in the 20th minute, Juventus's Ballon d'Or loses his mind shortly after.

Because Omar Sivori - reigning Ballon d'Or - leads the reaction of the Bianconeri and during an advance, he suffers a nasty foul by Canario (a rather rough forward of the blancos). The Italo-Argentinian's reaction is immediate, a brawl is narrowly avoided but only postponed by a few moments.

Nearby, defender Pachin passes by Sivori and whispers: "Te falta la pluma por parecer un indiano," meaning "You only lack the feather to look like an Indian." The forward then headbutts him on the nose, breaking it instantly. However, the referee sees nothing and lets it go.

In the return leg, it is Sivori himself who will score the 1-0 goal that will force Real Madrid to their first defeat at the Bernabeu in their European Cup history. The blancos won the playoff on neutral ground (in Paris) and reached the final, lost against Eusebio's Benfica.

Mijatovic's Controversial Goal in the 97/98 Final

The 1997/98 Champions League final is the one that ends Real Madrid's longest drought in the competition: the 1-0 against Juventus at the Amsterdam Arena brings the trophy back to Madrid after 32 years.

The decisive goal is by Predrag Mijatović in the 66th minute: the Montenegrin forward puts in a deflected shot by Roberto Carlos. The protests arise from the lack of wide-angle images: was Pessotto on the opposite wing keeping Mijatović onside? No one knows for sure.

Both Pessotto and Mijatović have since expressed their opinions: the defender has always called the goal "irregular," while the forward claims that the defender "realized the legitimacy of the goal."

The Standing Ovation for Del Piero in 2008

In November 2008, Juventus played at the Santiago Bernabeu on the second day of the Champions League group stage. Del Piero was the top scorer of Serie A at the time and, despite being 34 years old, delivered a performance worthy of a standing ovation, literally.

Alex was the only player on the field during the final lost to Real in 1998 (episode above), and Juve hadn't beaten the blancos at home since 1962, right after Sivori's headbutt game.

That Juventus succeeded thanks to Del Piero's brace: a left-footed shot from outside the box and a free kick that beat Casillas, almost scoring a hat-trick. In stoppage time, Claudio Ranieri allowed him to receive applause from the entire stadium.

"The most exciting moment was the goal against Germany in the 2006 World Cup for the situation and the importance of the match. Then there's definitely the standing ovation at the Bernabeu," to quote Del Piero himself.

CR7's Bicycle Kick and Another Standing Ovation

From one tribute to another: just over 10 years later, it's CR7 who receives the standing ovation at the Juventus Stadium. The bicycle kick for the 2-0 (match ended 3-0) at 2.23 meters high is generational, Buffon's face is emblematic, and Zidane's hands on his head summarize everyone's reaction to that play.

That very moment planted the seed for Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to the Bianconeri, which would happen two months later: "An incredible moment, I have to thank all the Juventus fans. What they did was something fantastic, it had never happened to me in my entire career."

The Penalty on L. Vazquez and the "Trash Bin"

The return leg of that 2018 quarter-final provides another historic moment in this rivalry and in Buffon's career, and CR7 is involved once again.

Because Juventus makes a comeback to go 3-0 up with Mandzukic's brace and Matuidi's goal, but in the final moments, referee Michael Oliver awards a penalty for a contact between Benatia and Lucas Vazquez. Ronaldo steps up to the spot and, of course, doesn't miss, sending Real Madrid to the semi-finals.

In the post-match, Buffon makes history with his statements in the mixed zone: "The referee [...] has a trash bin instead of a heart, he sent me off in my last Champions League match." A real, painful outburst but also a meme that is still very much alive today.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

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