Watched by a UEFA Youth League record crowd, Real Madrid last night edged past Krasnodar 3-0 on penalties, falling just short of the record for lowest scoring shoot-out. UEFA.com celebrates the pleasure and pain of spot kicks.Origin• FIFA adopted the shoot-out on 27 June 1970, as proposed by Israel Football Association (IFA) president Michael Almog after seeing his national team lose a 1968 Olympic quarter-final on the drawing of lots.First• The first shoot-out in UEFA competition came on 30 September 1970 when Budapest Honvéd beat Aberdeen 5-4 in the European Cup Winners' Cup first round.• T... UEFA.com - News
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Weekend latest: Martial delights United, BVB slip
Sub Anthony Martial scores late to give Manchester United win against Spurs Dortmund equalise twice but lose at Hannover; Bayern or Leipzig will go top later Edinson Cavani double makes it 15 goals in 14 club outings this term in Friday Paris win Jonas scores in eighth consecutive Liga game for Benfica as Sporting CP also win on Friday MAKE YOUR FANTASY CHANGES BY 20:45CET ON TUESDAY Group AArsenal Tula 1-0 CSKA Moskva (Friday)
Denis delights Barcelona, Benfica’s cup runs dry
THURSDAY Barcelona 5-2 Real Sociedad, agg: 6-2 (Denis Suárez 17 82, Messi 55, Luis Suárez 63, Arda 80; Juanmi 62, Willian José 73)With a fifth straight win in all competitions, Barcelona built on a 1-0 first leg lead to march on to the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Denis Suárez, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez all scored for the second game in succession, having also found the target in Sunday's 4-0 Liga success at Eibar. The Argentinian has scored at least once in nine of his last