SPORT 16 FRIDAY 2 JUNE 2017 Effervescent Real strike Root gives England winning start to force faces ultimate test Champions Trophy Cardiff London Reuters Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo controlling the ball eal Madrid's irresisti- during the Spanish League football oe Root (pictured) shrugged ble attack slams into match against RC Celta de Vigo in off an ankle injury to hit a Juventus's seemingly Madrid in this December 6, 2014 file Jsuperb unbeaten 133 and lead immovable defence photo. England to a comfortable eight- tomorrow when the wicket victory over Bangladesh Rfree-scoring Spanish aristocrats in the opening Champions Tro- hope to become the first club to phy game at The Oval win the Champions League in yesterday. successive seasons. Alex Hales made 95 and Cardiff's iconic Millennium captain Eoin Morgan 75 not out Stadium provides a fitting venue as hosts England overhauled for a mouthwatering final full of their target of 306 with 16 balls strokes around the ground to delicious sub-plots, one of which to spare, the highest successful wild cheers from the pockets of could see Welsh wizard Gareth run-chase in the tournament's flag-waving Bangladesh fans in Bale make a triumphant return history. a lively crowd. to the valleys of his birth. The day had started badly Ben Stokes and Tamim were Others include Juve keeper for England, bidding to win their involved in a verbal altercation Gianluigi Buffon potentially first global 50-over trophy, as tempers frayed but the left- becoming the oldest player to lift when all-rounder Chris Woakes hander reached his century off the trophy or Real coach Zined- limped off due to a side strain 124 balls, including two sixes and ine Zidane, twice a Champions triumph with Real to add to the Sami Khedira and Gonzalo looking for a Champions League after bowling two overs. 11 fours. League runner-up with Juve, one he secured with Manchester Higuain once played for Real. medal. They will be spurred on Tamim Iqbal struck a fluent Tamim skied Liam Plunkett contriving to break the hearts of United in 2008. Khedira conquered Europe by facing their old club while 128 and shared a 166-run part- to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and those who once idolised him. "The final is won by scoring with Real in 2014 but never really former Barca full back Dani nership with Mushfiqur Rahim Mushfiqur was caught in the Centre stage, as he so often goals. I have the feeling that we cut it at the Bernabeu, while Alves, will not want for motiva- to push Bangladesh to a com- deep for 79 off the next ball, is, will be Cristiano Ronaldo, are going to play a great game Higuain, despite scoring more tion as they seek to end Juve's petitive total of 305 for six. allowing England to restrict the whose lust for goals has taken Los and we are going to win." than 100 goals for the club, is still 21-year wait for the title. Jason Roy's wretched run boundary flow in the closing Blancos to within touching dis- He is not wrong about the continued when he was bril- overs and keep the Bangladesh tance of a 12th European title goals: No Champions League final liantly caught at short fine leg total down. after they took their 11th a year has ended goalless since Milan M emorable Real Madrid vs Juventus matches for one but Root and Hales Australia and New Zealand ago by beating Atletico Madrid. beat Juve on penalties in 2003. calmed England's nerves with a are the other teams in Group A Arrigo Sacchi's great Milan Yet while Ronaldo's infec- February 1962 - European Cup quarter-final, second leg: Real Madrid 0 Juventus 1 second-wicket partnership of with the top two advancing to side were the last to be crowned tious confidence will sweep Real Madrid had never lost a European tie at home until Omar Sivori latched on to a headed 159. the semi-finals. European champions for a sec- through Zidane's side, Serie A title pass from John Charles to score the only goal of the game. Hales was the chief aggres- ond year running in 1990, but winners Juventus are unbeaten Juventus missed a great chance in the last minute to score a goal that would have won the tie; sor but straight after hitting a SCOREBOARD since the competition morphed in Europe this season and are instead it finished 1-1 on aggregate and Real Madrid won the replay in Paris one week later. four and a six off consecutive BANGLADESH into the Champions League that going to their second final in balls from Sabbir Rahman he fell T Iqbal c Buttler b Plunkett .......................128 feat has proved beyond even the three years having conceded only November 1986 - European Cup second round, second leg five runs short of his century, S Sarkar c sub (Bairstow) b Stokes ...........28 most expensively assembled three goals. Juventus 1 Real Madrid 0 (after extra time). Real Madrid won 3-1 on penalties caught at deep mid-wicket. I Kayes c Wood b Plunkett ..........................19 teams. Only Arsenal, in 2005-06, Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead to Turin for the second leg but Juventus needed just nine minute Root, hobbling between the M Rahim c Hales b Plunkett ........................79 Real, crowned La Liga cham- reached the final in more miserly to cancel it out with a goal from captain Antonio Cabrini. However, they could not find another wickets, manoeuvred the ball S Al Hasan c Stokes b Ball ............................10 pions for the first time since 2012 fashion, conceding two goals and, after both teams missed their opening penalties in the shootout, the Spaniards converted around calmly and he and Mor- S Rahman c Roy b Plunkett ........................24 last week, are the favourites after before falling at the final hurdle three in a row to go through. gan were always in control of Mahmuduallah (not out) ...............................6 M Hossain (not out) ........................................2 banging in 32 goals in 12 games against Barcelona. the chase in an unbroken part- Extras (B1, LB1, W7) .......................................9 in the competition this season. No wonder Buffon, aged 39, May 1998 - Champions League final: Juventus 0 Real Madrid 1 nership of 143. Total (for 6 wkts in 50 overs) .......305 Ronaldo has scored 10 of looks like he could play forever, Juventus were appearing in their third successive final, having beaten Ajax Amsterdam on pen- Root posted his 10th one- Fall of wickets: 1-56, 2-95, 3-261, 4-261, them, and two more in the final such is the strength of the defence alties in 1996 and lost to Borussia Dortmund the previous year. Once again, a single goal was day international century, off 115 5-277, 6-300. would see him move above Bar- Juve manager Massimiliano enough when Pedrag Mijatovic scrambled the ball home in the second half to end Real's 32-year deliveries, and hit one six and 11 Bowling: Woakes 2-1-4-0; Wood 10-1-58-0 celona's Lionel Messi to top this Allegri has erected and which wait for a seventh title. fours in his highest score in this (1w); Ball 10-1-82-1; Stokes 7-0-42-1 (1w); season's Champions League scor- Barcelona's Gerard Pique format of the game. Plunkett 10-0-59-4 (2w); Ali 8-1-40-0 (1w); March 2005 - Champions League quarter-final second leg Root 3-0-18-0 (2w). ing chart. described as a "mountain" after Morgan had won the toss in ENGLAND The irrepressible Portuguese their quarter-final loss. Juventus 2 Real Madrid 0 (after extra time) sunny conditions and asked J Roy c M Rahman b Mortaza .........................1 is the only player to have scored A 2006 World Cup winner Once again trailing by a single goal, Juventus levelled the aggregate score with 15 minutes left Bangladesh to bat, but Tamim A Hales c (sub) b Rehman ...........................95 more than 100 goals in the with Italy, for whom he remains in the second leg with a goal from substitute David Trezeguet. and Soumya Sarkar carefully J Root (not out) ............................................133 competition. first-choice keeper, Juve's grand Marcelo Zalayeta scored the winner four minutes from the end of extra time to prompt an exu- added 56 for the first wicket E Morgan (not out) ........................................75 But he still appears to want old man Buffon craves a Cham- berant celebration from Juve's usually staid coach Fabio Capello. before the latter was caught on Extras (LB-2, W-2) ..........................................4 more. pions League medal to add to his the cover point boundary for 28. Total (for 2 wkts in 47.2 overs) ....308 May 2015 - Champions League semi-final second leg: Real Madrid 1 Juventus 1 Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-165. "Too much humility isn't glittering array of silverware after Imrul Kayes, on 19, was bril- Bowling: Mortaza 10-0-56-1; Hasan 8-0-62-0 good. We have to prove our char- twice suffering heartache in the Alvaro Morata scored the goal which earned the Turin side a place in the final. liantly caught by a diving Mark (1w); M Rahman 9-0-51-0; Sarkar 2-0-13-0; M acter and who is the best," final. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Real went ahead on away goals when Cristiano Ronaldo con- Wood at mid on but Mushfiqur Hossain 7.2-0-47-0 (1w); R Hossain 10-0-64-0; Ronaldo said this week as he While Buffon bleeds black verted a harshly-awarded penalty midway through the first half.