The city of Madrid is already the most successful in UEFA club competition history and the Spanish capital could achieve another landmark this season.With Real Madrid into the UEFA Champions League final and Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Europa League decider, this could be just the second time a single city has claimed two major UEFA club competitions in the same year. The previous occasion was 1994, when AC Milan won the UEFA Champions League and Internazionale Milano lifted the UEFA Cup. However, in those days the European Cup Winners' Cup rather than the UEFA Cup provided entry into the
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Real Madrid repeat comeback feat at Bayern
Real Madrid came from behind to win at Bayern München for the second time in 12 months and take a significant step towards a third successive UEFA Champions League final. Neither side was able to take a grip of the game until the opening goal arrived out of the blue in the 28th minute. James Rodríguez, on loan at Bayern from Madrid, caught out the visiting defence with a pass into space down the right, and Joshua Kimmich was able to advance unchecked before driving past Keylor Navas at his near post.
Chris Sale’s 300th Strikeout Puts Him In Special Place In Red Sox History
Chris Sale notched his 300th strikeout of the season during the Boston Red Sox’s 9-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. The left-handed ace became just the second Red Sox player ever to accomplish the feat, joining Pedro Martinez, who did it twice (1997 in Montreal, 1999 in Boston) in his career. Check out Sale’s reaction in the “NESN Sports Today” video above, presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com
Arsenal stand firm, Milan and Lazio prosper
Arsenal pick up first point away to Chelsea in six Premier League visits Nikola Kalinić scores double for AC Milan, Ciro Immobile matches feat with Lazio Wayne Rooney suffers 4-0 loss at Old Trafford on return with Everton Lyon lose in Paris, Slavia Praha win 288th Prague derby Matchday two fixtures: 28 September Check how the Champions League teams fared this weekend
Real Madrid match Barça’s unbeaten record
Real Madrid have equalled Barcelona's Spanish record of 39 matches unbeaten in all competitions.Zinédine Zidane's team emulated the feat achieved by their great rivals when they defeated Granada 5-0 in their first Liga fixture of 2017. Coincidentally, it was the Santiago Bernabéu club who ended Barcelona's streak, prevailing 2-1 at the Camp Nou on 2 April 2016 thanks to a late Cristiano Ronaldo goal. Four days later Madrid succumbed 2-0 to Wolfsburg in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie. The Whites have not
Legia feat perks Polish president
It has been a rather mixed return to the UEFA Champions League after 21 years for Legia Warszawa but it had a happy ending that received a presidential seal of approval. Having already conceded a record-equalling 24 goals prior to their final match, Legia delighted the home fans with a 1-0 defeat of Sporting CP on Wednesday which took them above their visitors into Group F third place, earning a UEFA Europa League round of 32 spot. "Polish president Andrzej Duda came to our dressing room after the game, which means we did something special," said forward Aleksandar Prijovic.The Swiss striker has been a key