FOOTBALL – Real Madrid start their quest for La Undecima after winning their 10th CC/CL after a 4-1 win vs Atletico Madrid. Here are the facts & figures!
FOOTBALL – Real Madrid start their quest for La Undecima after winning their 10th CC/CL after a 4-1 win vs Atletico Madrid. Here are the facts & figures!
FOOTBALL: At Infostrada Sports, we are always experimenting with new insights from sports data and we have therefore developed a Balance of Play visualisation which shows how the balance between two football teams ebbs and flows during a football match. Tonight’s Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid is visualised below.
FOOTBALL – Here you can see all 24 facts of our 24 hour countdown to the CL Final on our @infostradaLive twitter feed. Follow us and enjoy many more facts before, during and after tonight’s CL Final. Enjoy!
FOOTBALL – Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid will face each other in the Champions League final on Saturday 24 May. It is the fifth time that two teams from the same country meet in the final of the CC/CL. Click HERE to see our full infographic on this Clash of Compatriots.
FOOTBALL – Ciro Immobile became the first Serie A top scorer representing Torino since Francesco Graziani (1976/77). Cristiano Ronaldo became La Liga top scorer for the first time since 2010/11. Ronaldo finished the season with 31 league goals. In Europe’s top-6 leagues (ESP, ENG, GER, ITA, FRA, POR) only Luis Suarez (31) have scored as many goals as Ronaldo this season.
FOOTBALL - An 85th minute equaliser by Real Valladolid delivered a devastating blow to Real Madrid’s La Liga title hopes on Wednesday. Real did not control their own fate at the outset, but now find themselves chasing TWO rivals that do. If Atlético Madrid or FC Barcelona win their last two matches, they are champions, regardless of what Real do. Barça host Atlético on the final matchday of the season.
FOOTBALL – Real Madrid scored their 99th and 100th league goal of the season as they drew 2-2 against Valencia on Sunday. Real became the first team in the biggest five European leagues to score 100+ goals in five consecutive seasons.
FOOTBALL - Real reached the final of the CL/CC for the 13th time, a record. They last played and won in the final in 2002. Real have also won the trophy a record 9 times. Check read more for more facts&figures.
FOOTBALL – Cristiano Ronaldo became the first Real Player to score 30+ goals in four Liga seasons in a row after netting twice vs Osasuna (4-0).
> Ronaldo has scored 40 goals in 2010/11, 36 (2011/12), 34 (2012/13) and now 30 in 2013/14.
> The only other player to hve scored 30+ goals in four seasons in a row is Lionel Messi, who could make it five in this season. He currently has 26 goals.
FOOTBALL – Real Madrid defeated Bayern München 1-0 at home in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal. Real are the first team to beat Bayern München in a CL home match since BATE Borisov in October 2012 (3-1). Continue reading