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REAL<br />
Madrid C.F.,also known simply as<br />
RealMadrid<strong>and</strong>familiarlyasReal,<br />
is a professional footbal club<br />
based in Madrid,Spain.The club<br />
first participated in a European<br />
competition in 1955. The first<br />
internationalcuptheytookpartin<br />
was the Latin Cup in which they<br />
participatedaschampionsofSpain.<br />
Thecompetitionlastedfrom 1949to<br />
1957<strong>and</strong>RealMadridwontwoout<br />
of eight editions, as wel as<br />
Barcelona<strong>and</strong>Milan.Sinceentering<br />
theEuropeanCup,in1955,theclub<br />
has competed in every<br />
UEFA-organized competition,<br />
excepttheIntertotoCup.<br />
RealMadrid had themostsuccess<br />
in the European Cup,winning the<br />
trophy fora record twelve times.<br />
Real was the winner of the<br />
inauguraledition ofthe European<br />
Cup <strong>and</strong> the only club to win the<br />
trophyfivetimesinarow (thefirst<br />
fifiveeditions).[2]Theclubhasalso<br />
won the UEFA Cup twice,in 1985<br />
<strong>and</strong>1986,theSuperCupfourtimes,<br />
in 2002,2014,2016 <strong>and</strong> 2017,the<br />
IntercontinentalCupthreetimes,in<br />
1960,1998<strong>and</strong> 2002,<strong>and</strong> theFIFA<br />
Club World Cup three times,in<br />
2014,2016 <strong>and</strong> 2017.RealMadrid,<br />
with 24 trophies, is the most<br />
successful European team in<br />
international footbal.They have<br />
also been involved in European<br />
footbaleversincetheybecamethe<br />
first Spanish club to enter the<br />
EuropeanCupin1955,exceptforthe<br />
1977–78<strong>and</strong>1996–97seasons.<br />
FINAL<br />
WINS<br />
Trailing 2-1 after the first leg in<br />
Germany,Bayern needed a win at<br />
theBernabeutoreachthefinalbut<br />
itfinished 2-2asRealclinched a<br />
4-3aggregatevictory.<br />
JoshuaKimmichscoredearlyonfor<br />
the German champions from six<br />
yards out,before Karim Benzema<br />
headed in forRealfrom Marcelo's<br />
fine left-wing cross eightminutes<br />
later.<br />
A second for Benzema, after a<br />
horrendous mistake from Bayern<br />
goalkeeperSvenUlreich,putRealin<br />
control,although Bayern'son-loan<br />
James Rodriguez then scored<br />
againsthisparentclubtosetupa<br />
dramaticfinale.<br />
Bayern had chancesto win it,but<br />
Corentin Tolisso <strong>and</strong> Thomas<br />
Muler's eforts were saved by<br />
Keylor Navas <strong>and</strong> Mats Hummels<br />
headed wide as the Spanish side<br />
heldon.<br />
Realcelebrateinfrontoftheirfans,<br />
as you’d expectthem to,though<br />
it’s not a ful-on cavort.They’re<br />
tired,theyknow theywerepushed<br />
totheabsolutelimittonight .<strong>and</strong><br />
ofcourse they’re getting used to<br />
this.This wilbe their16th final,<br />
ththeir third in a row,<strong>and</strong> their<br />
fourth inthelastfiveseasons.It’s<br />
some record:not quite up there<br />
with the achievements of<br />
1956-1960,butnotfarof,<strong>and</strong> in<br />
the modern era to boot.Bayern<br />
threw everything atthem tonight,<br />
buttheydidwhatgreatchampions<br />
teamsdo:hungin,foughthard,<strong>and</strong><br />
found awaytogettheresultthey<br />
needed despite notbeing attheir<br />
best.They’renow 90 minutesaway<br />
from becoming European<br />
championsforthe13thtime!<br />
CRISTIANO RONALDO & LUKA MODRIC