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Every attack carried the possibility of changing the story once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003eWhat always makes me smile when I look at this drawing is not the goal itself, but the people around it. Pep Guardiola finishing the match on his knees captures the emotion of finally reaching the summit after so many attempts. On the opposite side of the drawing, the goalkeeper's stretched and twisting movements remind me how athletic the position can be. Goalkeepers often create their own choreography, quite different from the rhythm of the outfield players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1814\"\u003eThere is also a small detail that has remained visible. Around the red arrow marking Rodri's goal, traces of an erased pencil line can still be seen where I adjusted the drawing before adding the goal. I could have removed it completely, but I chose to leave it. 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Dortmund created several good chances in the opening stages, but Real Madrid gradually settled into the match before second-half goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinícius Júnior secured a 2–0 victory and the club's fifteenth European Cup.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"1206\"\u003eListening to the match on \u003cem data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"767\"\u003eTiempo de Juego\u003c\/em\u003e, there was a familiar rhythm to the commentary. Even while the score remained level, it never felt as though the story had finished. Alongside the tension came the moments of humour that make Spanish football radio so memorable. One wayward shot prompted Manolo Lama to joke that it had travelled all the way to Piccadilly. Those unexpected moments become part of the experience of making the drawing, just as much as the football itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1716\"\u003eAs the final whistle approached, the voices on the radio blended with the Real Madrid supporters singing \u003cem data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003e\"Cómo no te voy a querer\"\u003c\/em\u003e (\"How could I not love you?\"), celebrating another European title. Looking back, though, I remember this match as much for its farewells as its trophies. It was Toni Kroos's final appearance for Real Madrid, bringing to a close one of the most distinguished careers in the club's history. Captain Nacho also made his final appearance before beginning a new chapter elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"2000\"\u003eFootball is always moving forwards. Teams evolve, players come and go, and new generations take their place. Whenever I look at this drawing, I think of that evening at Wembley as both a celebration and a farewell, marking the end of one chapter while another was already beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cassandra Constant - ArteBall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53349194269000,"sku":"V-9CODPTNC","price":420.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/3582\/7016\/files\/AB-242_master_web_main2.jpg?v=1785918137"},{"product_id":"paris-saint-germain-v-inter-milan","title":"Paris Saint-Germain v Inter Milan","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe 2025 UEFA Champions League Final at the Allianz Arena brought together Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, two clubs hoping to lift European football's greatest prize. Finals are often expected to be closely contested, which made what followed all the more surprising.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParis Saint-Germain won 5–0, the largest winning margin ever recorded in a UEFA Champions League Final. As I listened to the match unfold on \u003cem\u003eTiempo de Juego\u003c\/em\u003e and later compared moments with the English commentary, I found myself asking the same question again and again: how could a final between two outstanding teams become so one-sided?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe goals kept coming, yet the score never seemed to tell the whole story. A Champions League Final is the end of a long journey, and every team that reaches it has already overcome so much. That is perhaps why this result has stayed with me. It reminds me how unpredictable football can be, even at the highest level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is less about celebrating a scoreline than about recording one of those rare afternoons that leaves you searching for an explanation. Paris Saint-Germain won their first European Cup in unforgettable fashion, while the match itself became a reminder that football can still surprise us, even when we think we have seen everything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cassandra Constant - ArteBall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53349247353160,"sku":"V-NOJTAQYG","price":420.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/3582\/7016\/files\/AB-292_master_web_v1.jpg?v=1785926133"},{"product_id":"paris-saint-germain-v-arsenal-2026","title":"Paris Saint-Germain v Arsenal","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"436\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe 2026 UEFA Champions League Final brought together Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal in Budapest, with Europe's biggest club prize hanging in the balance. Finals often become tense, tactical occasions, and this one proved no exception.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"870\"\u003eArsenal made the perfect start, scoring in the sixth minute and immediately changing the rhythm of the match. From that moment onwards, both teams were forced to respond, creating a contest that remained finely balanced throughout. Listening to both \u003cem data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"699\"\u003etalkSPORT\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eTiempo de Juego\u003c\/em\u003e, it was fascinating to hear the same moments described through English and Spanish voices, each bringing its own perspective to the unfolding drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003eAfter extra time, the final was still undecided and the trophy would be settled by a penalty shoot-out. Those moments are unlike any other in football. Everything that has happened over two hours suddenly comes down to a handful of kicks. For an artist drawing live, the tension is extraordinary because, just like every supporter, I still have no idea how the story will end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1632\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhenever I look at this drawing, I remember the uncertainty more than the result itself. Drawing a match live means discovering its story as it unfolds, just like everyone else who is listening to it on the radio. When I work on a commission from the past, I already know the result, but the match still surprises me. 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