Ronaldo back to break new ground at Champions League final

“Madrid know how to live with this pressure, it is always there”, Zidane said.

Allegri believes Real are favourites due to their success last season, but he didn’t hold back in stating that his players are ready to claim a historic victory.

At 39 years 126 days, the Italy worldwide would replace compatriot Paolo Maldini as the oldest player to win the Champions League – but such records mean little to someone who still feels like a “young boy”.

Veteran keeper Gianluigi Buffon, who was in goal for Juve two years ago and will be again on Saturday, is yet to add a Champions League winners’ medal to his showcase and Alves would like nothing more than to fill that space for his team mate.

There is no doubting that, of course, as the Portuguese superstar has developed into one of the deadliest strikers in the game, a fact underlined by the incredible statistic of him scoring 40 or more goals every season for the last seven years. They defend very well but they attack very well also.

Real Madrid won La Liga ahead of Barcelona this season and have scored 169 goals in all competitions this season. It is no surprise. We know what this club is. He has a strong mentality and is very calm. Real Madrid will be the fifth team to try and with their rich pedigree in the competition, it will be hard to bet against them creating another piece of history.

“I am not a friend of Messi, but we are colleagues”, he said.

“He’s a good person because he worries about the others”, Zidane explained. I have seen that many times in my life.

The Spanish club already has six European Cups and five Champions League titles to their name. When Madrid needed someone to step up this season he has been the man and he will be hoping that he can lead his side to yet another Champions League trophy.

Allegri has guided the Bianconeri to three consecutive Serie A and Coppa Italia doubles, but all that matters to him now is crowning one of the most successful eras in the Italian club’s history by clinching European football’s greatest honour.

In 2015 we got to the final and deserved to, but at the same time perhaps we were not really strongly motived – maybe we didn’t feel confident enough after struggling for a few years in the Champions League. However, they could not find another and, after both teams missed their opening penalties in the shootout, the Spaniards converted three in a row to go through. The Galacticos, Zidane, Roberto Carlos, [Luis] Figo, all those players.

Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Modrić, Casemiro, Kroos, Isco; Benzema, Ronaldo.

“Are they the best in history?”

They have been longtime teammates in Brazil’s national team and are expected to be starters under coach Tite in next year’s World Cup in Russian Federation.

“Madrid always have very good teams”.

Germany’s Sami Khedira will be looking to help Juventus to their second Champions League title.