Real Madrid, the next opponent of Atalanta in the second leg of the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League round of 16, currently third second in the league with 57 points, scored in 27 matches, two points behind Barcelona and six points behind leaders Atletico Madrid. The Blancos, after the first leg at the Gewiss Stadium won 1-0 thanks to Mendy’s late winner, drew 1-1 the following league matches against Real Sociedad and the derby with Atletico Madrid. Before the UCL second leg, they faced Elche at home on Saturday 13 March and won 2-1.

REAL’S HISTORY

Real Madrid are the team that have won the most Champions League, i.e. for 13 times in their fascinating history that started in 1902, when the Club, destined to become one of the most winning and prestigious teams at the international level, was founded.

Their Palmares is really impressive, considering both the national level (34 Spanish titles, 19 Copa del Rey, 1 Copa de la Liga, 11 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte), and the international level (13 Champions League Cups – European Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 4 UEFA Super Cups, 3 Intercontinental Cups, 4 FIFA Club World Cups, 2 Latin Cups, 2 Perquenas Copa del Mundo, 1 Copa Iberoamericana). In 2ooo they were recognised as the best club of the 20th century by FIFA.

From 2015 till 2018 they won three consecutive editions of the Champions League which is a record of the competition since the new title. It’s not the first time for Real Madrid though. It is enough to say that they won five editions of the European Cup from 1955 till 1960.

The “Blancos” have many top players in their team, from captain Sergio Ramos to Eden Hazard, from Luka Modrić to Karim Benzema. The coach is a world football champion, the Ballon d’Or winner of 1998, the French Zinedine Zidane: after winning everything when he was a footballer, he is repeating his success now being a coach of Real Madrid that he started to lead in January 2016 after his experience as a coach in Real Castilla.