Nos remontamos a la temporada 2003-04. Ésta fue la última temporada en la que el Real Madrid superó los Octavos de final de la Champions League, y que tantos quebraderos de cabeza le ha dado en los últimos años. En aquel año, el Madrid de los galácticos tenía sobre el papel todas las papeletas para convertirse champion, but AS Monaco, unexpected rival, with people like Squillaci (former Sevilla), Giuly (FC Barcelona ex) and Morientes (who was on loan from Real Madrid, to be precise) got the bell and after a 4-2 in the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg, succumbed to the French at the Stade Louis II, match in which whites were ahead with goals from Raul, but then just Giuly and Morientes were ordered to go up, ending the match 3-1 and facilitating Rooms pass to a team that would later be a finalist, and end up losing the final against FC Porto by Jose Mourinho.
The next season began the ordeal. After a 1 st phase which only fell on his debut in the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, they came and they played Juventus, who had been unbeaten in the league, yielding just one tie. The Madrid won 1-0 to Italian club with a goal from Helguera, and had everything ready for the return. The Luxembourg and his famous magic square traveled to Turin and vanished there any hope, in overtime, with David Trezeguet and Zalayeta near the end (in the prórriga) the authors of the goals that eliminated Real Madrid.
In 2006 the situation continued to be jinxed. The competition began for the targets in Gerland stadium in which Real Madrid lost 3-0 to a Juninho on plan star. From this meeting amounted to a defeat not to the last game of the first phase, in which, already qualified, lost to Olympiakos Greek. And then in the second round they faced Arsenal Wenger, who in those days still had Therry Henry, scored the only goal of the tie in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. The English team reached the final losing to FC Barcelona.
The 3 rd attempt in Munich has been squandered. Starting in a group against Steaua Bucharest, Ol Lyon and Dynamo Kiev, and the only team that choked them was the French, against that managed to just one point in the league. Pasaron segundos, y su rival fue el Bayern Münich, que en un grupo contra Inter, Spartak de Moscú y Sporting de Lisboa, acabó lider. La eliminatoria entre bávaros y españoles se decidió por los goles en campo contrario. En el global se reflejaba un 4-4, pero el echo de que el partido del Bernabeu acabara 3-2 y el del Allianz Arena 2-1, favoreció a los germanos, y les dio el pase a Cuartos, donde acabarían cayendo ante el que posteriormente fuera el campeón, el AC Milán.
El año 2008 la pesadilla se traslada a Roma, donde el Real Madrid pierde ambos partidos de la eliminatoria por el mismo resultado 2-1. Era la tercera vez que el club blanco se quedaba con la miel en lips, and he resisted that magic number of 10 th title. Those in the capital saw their biggest rivals in Champions trophy to him, and winning two, and how the Barcelona, \u200b\u200bits archrival in Spain won his 2 nd degree.
2008/09 rivals in the white club in the group stage were the Juventus (recalling old major parties between them), Zenit St Petersburg (one of the last European football's feelings) and Bate Borisov (the weakest team in the competition this year with the Zilina). And the Madrid finished second group, having lost only two games against Delle Alpi team. The so-called "year of the blast." The Real Madrid was defeated in his field trip to Liverpool with a goal of Israeli Benayoun near the end. In return, which at that time was president of the club of Chamartin, Boluda, said England would win easily and the tie. And nothing could be further from reality, the match ended in a 4-0 Anfield is not exempt from controversy, but that did not receive any discussion.
Last season pa might have been conducive to getting the coveted 10 th European Cup, but could not be. A single defeat in Phase 1, against AC Milan and a point in the other clash between both did not prevent them position themselves as leaders of the group and almost no muss pass the Phase 1. But in Eighth crossed with Olympique Lyon, club in previous editions not won in any of the four games played, making the French in the white club nemesis in recent years. Real Madrid took a 1-0 Gerland against, and the white stage ahead after six minutes with a goal from Cristiano. But Pjanic, in a moment of confusion the match tied and made the team go to Lyon.
But yesterday all the curse is over. The Real Madrid this year is an improved version of the above, and this time the French club (Who has not had a sweet year) failed with the club president Florentino Perez. Mourinho, Cristiano, Casillas and company clearly knew how to win in their stadium and making the pass to the next round. But yes, not without the corresponding nerves and insecurities that one wore a tie in the first leg.
So, as the curse of the knockout of Real Madrid in the Champions League ended, ending 2008 as the curse of the Quarter for the English national team in international competitions. But as this story will end? At the moment, tomorrow is the draw.
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