3 titles decided: A day to remember for Football

17th may 2014 its a day to remember for years to come.3 Different League 3 silverware won by 3 teams3 different records madeAtletico Madrid won their 10th La Liga titleArsenal ended their 9-year-long trophy drought and won the FA Cup for the 11th time.FC Bayern Munich won their 17th DFB Cup.

#1 FC Barcelona v/s Atletico Madrid Nou Camp

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Atletico Madrid clinched their first La Liga title since 1996, battling back to draw with Barcelona and celebrate this most unlikely of triumphs on the Nou Camp pitch.

A superb strike by Alexis Sanchez had put the Catalans in command in the first half of this final-day decider, after Atletico had suffered the loss of their top scorer Diego Costa, and midfielder Arda Turan, to injury.

But a bullet-like header from Diego Godin leveled the score early in the second half and Diego Simeone’s brilliant underdogs once again proved their resilience, holding on for a draw that saw them finish three points above Barcelona at the top of the table.

Atletico picked up their 10th title and became the first side since Valencia in 2004 to break Barcelona and Real Madrid’s stronghold.

#2 Arsenal v/s Hull City Fa Cup Final Wembley Stadium

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It had been 3,283 days since Arsenal last lifted silverware. But their fortune turns on at the right stage and at the right time.Arsenal won the FA Cup in front of 89,345 fans by beating Hull City 3-2 at Wembley Stadium

The game began at a barnstorming pace.

Hull flew out of the blocks and took the lead within 5 minutes at Wembley. A corner fell to Tom Huddlestone, whose effort looked to be going wide before Chester diverted the ball past the despairing Fabianksi.

Tigers captain Curtis Davies added a second in the 8th minute, capitalizing on some hesitant Arsenal defending to slam a shot home from a narrow angle

Arsenal made their way into the game via an outrageous freekick by Santi Cazorla and smart finish by Koscielny , eventually finding a winner through Aaron Ramsey's goal scored in 109th minute of extra-time. It is their 11th FA Cup Final victory

#3 Bayern Munich v/s Borussia Dortmund DFB Cup Final Olympia Stadion, Berlin

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Bayern Munich won the DFB Pokal Cup by beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Olympia Stadion, Berlin.

It was a thunderous match. Both teams played attack-minded football that they’re renowned for yet it remained goal-less for 90 minutes. In the first half, Bayern Munich had 5 shots on goal to Dortmund’s 4 shots but neither team could find the back of the net.In the second half, Bayern Munich had a great chance to take the lead when Ribery but he failed to score after a good pass by Robben.It was in the second half of extra-time that Bayern Munich finally scored. Robben with the goal on the 107th minute . Few minutes later Muller doubled the lead and it beyond all doubt that Bayern would eventually claim their 17th DFB Pokal trophy.