2014 Champions League Final vs Atletico Madrid
A record-breaking streak and a Club World Cup triumph, but heartbreak in La Liga and the Champions League.
The 2014–15 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 111th season in existence and the club's 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.
- Date
- May 24, 2014
- Venue
- Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
- Opponent
- Atlético Madrid
- Final Score
- 4-1 (AET)
- Deciding Moment
- Sergio Ramos' 93rd-minute header
- Key Figure
- Gareth Bale (Man of the Match)
- Significance
- Won La Undécima, ending a decade-long wait
Lore & Background
After a slow start to the season, Real Madrid went on a record-breaking 22-match winning streak, which included wins against Barcelona and Liverpool, surpassing the previous Spanish record of 18 successive wins set by Frank Rijkaard's Barça in the 2005–06 season. In late December, Real Madrid won their first Club World Cup, defeating San Lorenzo 2–0 in the final. The winning streak came to an end in their opening match of 2015 with a loss to Valencia, leaving the club two short of equalling the world record of 24 consecutive wins. Madrid was in contention for both the La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League until the very end but ultimately came up short, finishing with 92 points in the league, two behind treble-winning Barcelona and losing their Champions League crown to Juventus 2–3 on aggregate in the Champions League semi-finals.
In Their Own Story
The clock ticked beyond the 93rd minute. The Lisbon air grew heavy, suffocating under the crushing weight of impending defeat. Then, the corner came in. A blur of white shirt and dark hair surged upward—Sergio Ramos. The net rippled instantly. Silence shattered into a roar that seemed to shake the very foundations of Estádio da Luz. In the tunnel, players wept; on the pitch, they screamed. A decade-long curse was broken not merely by skill, but by an unyielding will to survive.
Reader's Guide
Cristiano Ronaldo finished the season scoring 48 league goals, winning his fourth European Golden Shoe, and 61 goals in all competitions, breaking his record from 2011–12. Overall, despite playing an attractive attacking football and being the highest scoring team in Europe with 118 league goals, several heartbreaking defeats meant that Real finished the season with two trophies out of six possible, which contributed to the dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti. Ancelotti would return to coach the team in 2021.
Did You Know?
- This was legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas's 16th and last season at Real Madrid and in La Liga.
- Real Madrid won their first Club World Cup in December 2014, defeating San Lorenzo 2–0 in the final.
- Cristiano Ronaldo scored 61 goals in all competitions, breaking his own record from 2011–12.
- Real Madrid scored 118 league goals, the highest in Europe that season.
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