Cristiano Ronaldo’s motivational team-talk in the dressing room at half-time in 2016 Champions League Final [Video]

Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo gestures to supporters during celebrations for their 11th UEFA Champions Cup at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on May 29, 2016, a day after winning the UEFA Champions League final foobtall match between Real Madrid CF, Club Atletico de Madrid held in Milan, Italy on May 28, 2016. / AFP / PEDRO ARMESTRE (Photo credit should read PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images)

Los Blancos won a record eleventh European Cup, emerging victorious over their cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties.

San-Siro, the occasion is Champions League final in 2016. Real Madrid were 1-0 up, but Atletico Madrid were always knocking on the doors.

So at half-time, Cristiano Ronaldo decided to take matters into his hands and gave a rousing speech addressing the team in the dressing room.

Atletico Madrid equalized through Yannick Carrasco in the second half. Real Madrid fought valiantly, eventually lifting the cup on penalties, with Ronaldo scoring the decisive last kick to make it 5-3.

The transcript:

“Listen, I want to tell you something: We’re 45 minutes away from writing history!

Fatigue is sometimes only a headache. We have to play again for 45 minutes. We can do this because we are in a good mood.

We’re just 45 minutes from writing history!

We defend, as we did in the first half.

Come on, let’s go together! Relax and hold together – we got this, we’ll grab it. You will see!”


Los Blancos won a record eleventh European Cup, emerging victorious over their cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties.

San-Siro, the occasion is Champions League final in 2016. Real Madrid were 1-0 up, but Atletico Madrid were always knocking on the doors.

So at half-time, Cristiano Ronaldo decided to take matters into his hands and gave a rousing speech addressing the team in the dressing room.

Atletico Madrid equalized through Yannick Carrasco in the second half. Real Madrid fought valiantly, eventually lifting the cup on penalties, with Ronaldo scoring the decisive last kick to make it 5-3.

The transcript:

“Listen, I want to tell you something: We’re 45 minutes away from writing history!

Fatigue is sometimes only a headache. We have to play again for 45 minutes. We can do this because we are in a good mood.

We’re just 45 minutes from writing history!

We defend, as we did in the first half.

Come on, let’s go together! Relax and hold together – we got this, we’ll grab it. You will see!”


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