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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

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