Joy of victory, agony of defeat

Real Madrid supporters are jubilant, Atletico Madrid fans are despondent after the Champions League final last night. You'll see words like these a lot when the World Cup begins. Get ready with "World Cup English"

Today's coverage of Real Madrid's thrilling victory of Atletico Madrid to win the Champions League is a good preview of what we will see in Brazil next month. Winners are happy, losers sad and sports writers will use many colourful synonyms for both emotions. My book "World Cup English" covers most of them (http://bit.ly/RlaA3Y)

Jubilant Real Madrid fans celebrate as an Athletico Madrid fan grieves after yesterday's exciting Champions League final which Real won. AFP photos

Real fans party as Atletico weep

World Cup English is now in stores and available online.

Real Madrid fans decked in meringue white erupted in joy in the Spanish capital Saturday as they snatched their 10th Champions League title in a dramatic come-from-behind 4-1 victory that left local rivals Atletico Madrid in tears.

Delirious Real supporters who had been following the Lisbon match on giant screens or television flooded onto Madrid's streets, set off firecrackers, beeped car horns and surged into the city centre to celebrate the end of their 12-year wait for the "Decima" – a 10th European trophy.

Fans who had packed into Real Madrid's 81,000-capacity Bernabeu stadium roared in delight as they watched the win in a live relay. Millions of other Spaniards followed the action on television in overspilling bars and cafes or family living rooms.

Tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans danced to thumping rock music in the city centre, waiting for their heros to return from Lisbon for a victorious welcome in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Across town in Atletico's Vicente Calderon stadium, many of the 55,000 fans left in tears.

Atletico supporters stared in silence at the giant screens relaying a story of defeat.

One Atletico fan leaned against a car outside the stadium and wept openly. Another walked away briskly, tears streaming down his face.

From "World Cup English"

The pain was all the greater because Atletico had been leading 1-0 until the 93rd minute when Real Madrid equalised in injury time before wreaking havoc in extra time.

"It's a big blow. We were two minutes from being champions of Europe," said a teary-eyed, 23-year-old engineering student, David Montero, dressed in his team's red-and-white jersey.  AFP

For sample chapters of World Cup English see here:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/409567/world-cup-english-an-introduction http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/411548/world-cup-english-describing-the-performance

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