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AS editor in chief Alfredo Relaño reflects on a stunning Champions League final that saw Real Madrid win their 13th European Cup, against Liverpool in Kiev.
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
Red cards in Champions League finals: Lehmann, Drogba, Cuadrado
13. Having bet it all on that odd, prime number, Real Madrid's season has come down to today's game in Kiev: the final of the Champions League...
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Lopetegui revealed his squad for the World Cup in Russia, and AS editor Alfredo Relaño sees little to argue about in what he sees as a formidable squad.
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Real Madrid turned out in Vila-Real with a side that hinted towards Kiev except between the sticks, where Zinedine Zidane elected to play his son Luca...
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Dembélé begins to shine Both Copa del Rey finalists were in action this week in two matches postponed because of the final a few weeks back ...
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The picture of Sergio Ramos posing with a signed Iniesta shirt after El Clásico has redeemed my view ever so slightly after the intensity of some of the play we witnessed on Sunday night.
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So a decaffeinated El Clásico they claimed! In truth what we got was a bustling game played at a high pace and with tension in abundance which threw up four goals and plenty of talking points.
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