⚠️ 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 the 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 in all - "normal" compared to other moments.

Sivori's Headbutt in 1962

The first event to remember coincides with the first match in history 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 signed by Di Stefano.

While the Real's Ballon d'Or finds the net in the 20th minute, Juventus' Ballon d'Or loses his mind a few minutes later.

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

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

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

Mijatovic's Dubious 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 later expressed their opinions: the defender has always defined the goal as "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 in the second group stage match of the Champions League. Del Piero was the top scorer in Serie A and despite being 34 years old, he 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 had not managed to beat the blancos at home since 1962, right after the match following Sivori's headbutt.

An achievement that Juventus managed thanks to Del Piero's brace: a left-footed shot from outside the area and a free-kick that beat Casillas, almost scoring a hat-trick. In stoppage time, Claudio Ranieri allowed him the applause of 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: a little over 10 years later, this time it is CR7 who receives a standing ovation at the Juventus Stadium. The bicycle kick for the 2-0 (match ended 3-0) at a height of 2.23 meters 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 years later: "An incredible moment, I have to thank all the Juventus fans. What they did was something fantastic, it had never happened to me throughout my career".

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

The return leg of that quarter-final in 2018 offers another historic moment of this rivalry and in Buffon's career, and it always involves CR7.

Because Juventus makes a comeback and goes 3-0 up with Mandzukic's brace and Matuidi's goal, but in the end, referee Michael Oliver awards a penalty for a contact between Benatia and Lucas Vazquez. Ronaldo steps up to the spot and, of course, does not miss, sending Real Madrid to the semifinals.

After the match, Buffon makes history with his statements in the mixed zone: "The referee [...] has a trash can instead of a heart, he sent me off in my last Champions League match". A real, painful outburst but also a still-living meme.

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

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