Saturday, May 26, 2018

GARETH BALE SCORES TWICE AS REAL MADRID WIN THIRD STRAIGHT EUROPEAN CLUB TITLE

At Kiev, Ukraine:
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Gareth Bale scored twice (64', 83') at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium on Saturday as Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1 to win their third consecutive UEFA Champions League title, becoming the first club to win the European club title three years in a row since Bayern Munich (1974-76).

Karim Benzema scored for Los Blancos in the 51st minute and is seen here celebrating after scoring.

Sadio Mane scored the Reds only goal in the 55th minute.

With the victory, Real Madrid will take on local rivals Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup, to be contested at Tallinn, Estonia on August 15.

Los Blancos will play in the semifinal round of the FIFA Club World Cup, set to take place in the United Arab Emirates this coming December.

EPA-EFE photo by Armando Babani

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