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Djokovic, Nadal I’ve not gambled struggle in Madrid on Europa League opening matches success: Mourinho THURSDAY, MAY 11,17 2017 19 Olympic delegates launch LA 2024 inspection tour Page 16 MADRID: Real Madrid’s Brazilian defender Danilo (left) vies with Atletico Madrid’s Belgian midfielder Yannick Ferreira Carrasco during the UEFA Champions League semifinal second leg football match at the Vicente Calderon stadium yesterday.— AFP Real in final as Atletico fall short MADRID: Real Madrid inflicted a fourth Champions already fierce rivalry between the Spanish giants has inten- season. Just three minutes later Atletico truly believed they but Isco followed up from close range to bundle the ball League elimination on Atletico Madrid in as many years sified in recent years by Real’s three Champions League vic- could pull off the most unlikely of comebacks when home. Ronaldo had scored eight times in his previous three yesterday, losing their semi-final second leg 2-1 but pro- tories over Atletico, including in the 2014 and 2016 finals. Fernando Torres was upended by Raphael Varane inside the Champions League appearances, however, the closest the gressing to the final 4-2 on aggregate. Atletico had threat- Real fans had unfurled a huge banner that read “tell me box. Griezmann had missed his previous two penalties World Player of the Year came to adding to his record 21 goals ened an incredible comeback, Saul Niguez’s powerful how does it feel” ahead of the first leg. The home fans against Real, including in last year’s Champions League final. against Atletico was a driven free-kick at the start of the sec- header and Antoine Griezmann’s penalty inside 16 min- responded with their own “proud to not be like you” ban- This time the French international found the net, albeit with a ond half that was beaten away by Oblak.
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