Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid : Five things we learned

MILAN, ITALY - MAY 28: Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid of Real Madrid lifts the Champions League trophy after the UEFA Champions League Final match between Real Madrid and Club Atletico de Madrid at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 28, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - MAY 28: Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid of Real Madrid lifts the Champions League trophy after the UEFA Champions League Final match between Real Madrid and Club Atletico de Madrid at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 28, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /
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MILAN, ITALY – MAY 28: Referee Mark Clattenburg checks on Pepe of Real Madrid who goes down with cramp during the UEFA Champions League Final match between Real Madrid and Club Atletico de Madrid at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 28, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY – MAY 28: Referee Mark Clattenburg checks on Pepe of Real Madrid who goes down with cramp during the UEFA Champions League Final match between Real Madrid and Club Atletico de Madrid at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 28, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

3. Good game by Mark Clattenburg

Tensions are always high in a final, especially when it’s a derby such as the Madrid Derby. Red cards, fights, and shouts of sheer anger always happen in these types of games. You needed a referee to keep things in order and that is exactly what Mark Clattenburg did. He kept things under control and made the right calls no matter and didn’t let the players influence his decisions.

The English referee, who reffed the Tottenham-Chelsea game which turned into a brawl and sent Chris Smalling off in the FA Cup Final last week did a good job with a couple of controversial calls.

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On the penalty decision in the 48th minute, Clattenburg made the call and stuck with it. Granted Fernando Torres was looking for contact but it was a sure foul on Pepe. Can’t go through a player and not a decision to be made. Speaking of Pepe, Clattenburg made the Portugal defensive back look foolish when he tried to bait Clattenburg into giving cards for opponents touching his face and then flailing.

The key decision he made was the yellow card on Sergio Ramos which was correctly given considering that Ramos wasn’t the last defender back after Carrasco seemed to be off to the races. There were two defenders in front of the Belgian when he was taken down by Ramos and he was rightly shown yellow although the tackle looked nastier than it actually was.

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