Enigma that is Karim Benzema a unique fooballing maverick
Real Madrid’s hopes rest on striker’s shoulders in Champions League final against Liverpool
Real Madrid’s hopes rest on striker’s shoulders in Champions League final against Liverpool
Real Madrid manager has always valued his players’ opinions when the going gets tough
The striker is on a run of 17 goals in 12 games. He has 46 goals in 48 games for the season, 13 assists and another league title in the barrel
Modric-Kroos remains the standard, the defining central midfielders of the last decade
Manager stresses importance of imposing physicality at the Bernabéu
Defending European champions all at sea during quarter-final first leg
Legendary former star’s young tyros will have nothing to lose when they face great rivals Real
Spanish side lost 1-0 in Paris but a 4-1 win over Sociedad has instilled confidence
Sergio Agüero scores late consolation goal for home side with their first shot on goal
It felt like this team was ready to shine. Then it just didn’t happen against Azerbaijan
Stood in front of bench packed with pouting, brooding genius, for once it didn’t go wrong
A protester waving a rainbow flag invaded the pitch ahead of clash against Hungary
Return of fans to stadiums has inspired players to produce the best football of year
Goalscoring superstar remains as obsessive and driven to win as he has ever been
World champions see two goals ruled out but Hummels’ own goal proves the difference
‘It is not easy to do what we have done. Lots of things have happened’
Kanté was brilliantly assertive in same spaces Liverpool lost their quarter-final
Thomas Tuchel’s side could have been more than half way to Istanbul after first leg
Wasteful night in front of goal sees Jürgen Klopp’s side exit at quarter-final stage
Zinedine Zidane’s side complete sensational week of results
Summer storm has calmed but star’s future remains uncertain as club battles big debts
German midfielder uses space and time to hand Real Madrid the initiative
Toni Kroos orchestrates victory as Jürgen Klopp’s side picked apart in Spain
13-times champions into last eight for the first time since 2018
Defender’s free-kick finally breaks Italian side’s brave resistance
Colombian star says he had no hesitation when asked to join club by his former boss
Diego Costa pays tribute to Atletico Madrid women’s star Virginia Torrecilla
Zinedine Zidane wins his first match as manager against Catalans at Bernabéu
Gabriel Jesus strike and a Kevin De Bruyne penalty seal comeback win at the Bernabeu
Michael O’Neill suffered the second heaviest defeat of his eight-year reign
Croatia and Austria also book a spot at next year’s championship
Spanish giants were 2-0 down before staging second-half comeback
Gareth Bale starts opening La Liga game after Eden Hazard ruled out
Manager insists club will ‘compete from the off’ next season following disastrous campaign
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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