Having scored 111 Serie A goals in five seasons with Napoli and Juventus, Gonzalo Higuaín is quite some player; UEFA.com counts the striker's blessings after his move to AC Milan.EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE What they say"He's a top striker. The most important thing is his movement – it is that of a very intelligent forward. He makes the other attackers' lives easy because he plays in behind and opens up a lot of space."José Mourinho, former Real Madrid coach
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Super Cup facts: Real Madrid v Atlético
The UEFA Super Cup will have an unusually local feel in 2018 as European champions Real Madrid take on city rivals Atlético Madrid in Tallinn in the first one-city meeting in the competition's history.• Real Madrid became the first club to claim three successive UEFA Champions League titles in 2017/18, and the first team to twice win the European Cup three years in a row. They are now attempting to add to that with another slice of history, by becoming the first side to win three successive UEFA Super Cups. A victory in the Estonian capital would also equal the competition record of five titles held jointly
All you need to know about the 2018 UEFA Super Cup
Who are the sides?The traditional curtain-raiser for the UEFA club competition season brings together UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid and UEFA Europa League winners Atlético. It is the first time in 43 editions that both sides have come from the same city. When and where does it take place?
Zidane leaves Real Madrid: how much did he achieve?
Zinédine Zidane has announced that he is stepping aside as coach of Real Madrid a matter of days after steering the club to an unprecedented third successive UEFA Champions League triumph."I think it's the moment, both for me, the team and the club [to stand down]," the 45-year-old told an impromptu press conference at Madrid's training ground. "It's a strange moment to do so, I know, but an important one too. I had to do this for everyone." Zidane's place among the greatsHired in January 2016 after a spell in charge of the Real Madrid B team, Zidane became the
Champions League final preview: Real Madrid v Liverpool
Salah on Real Madrid, Klopp and scoring goals
Snap shot: Real Madrid’s 1998 victory lap
It was 20 years ago today that Predrag Mijatović's goal earned Real Madrid a 1-0 UEFA Champions League final win against Juventus in Amsterdam. "Where is Del Piero?" sang the Madrid fans of their opponents' star striker. "Hierro has eaten him!"What has happened to the players since then? 1. Christian PanucciThe first Italian to play for Real Madrid, the right-back collected his second UEFA Champions League winners' medal in Amsterdam – having won his first with AC Milan in 1994. He left Spain in 1999, spending much of his later playing career at Roma. Currently coach of the Albanian national team.