That allowed Spanish clubs to continue their recent
domination of the Champions League, with Madrid and Barcelona exchanging
the trophy over the last three years and Atletico appearing in two of
the last three finals.
The aim now for Madrid is to
become the first team to retain the trophy in the Champions League era
-- the last club to win back-to-back European Cups was AC Milan in 1990.
“This
is the reason I came to Madrid — to play in the Champions League, to
win the Champions League,” Madrid star Gareth Bale said in an interview
with UEFA.com.
“Two in three years is an amazing
achievement. Now we want to look to the next one. It's obviously a
massive motivation for us all to be the first team to retain the
Champions League.”
Getting to this year's final would be
that bit more special for Bale for another reason — it's being played
in his hometown, the Welsh capital Cardiff.
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