Madrid: Borussia Dortmund survived a stirring Real Madrid fightback to book their place in the Champions League final on Tuesday when they conceded two late goals to lose 2-0 at the Bernabeu but went through 4-3 on aggregate.
Real looked down and out before substitute Karim Benzema scored from close range in the 83rd minute and Sergio Ramos struck five minutes later but with the home fans going wild in the packed stadium Dortmund held on.
Jose Mourinho's Real side had missed several early chances before Dortmund settled and as the hosts committed men forward in the second half the visitors squandered several opportunities of their own before their defence was breached twice.
Dortmund, the European champions in 1997 on their only appearance in the final, will play German rivals Bayern Munich or Barcelona in the May 25 showpiece at Wembley stadium....
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02:11 AM, May 01, 2013
Barcelona: Real Madrid continued their dominance over Atletico Madrid by rallying for a 2-1 win at Vicente Calderon Stadium on Sunday. Madrid's win kept them unbeaten against Atletico in 25 straight games dating to 1999 and maintained their psychological advantage over their crosstown rival heading into their clash in the Copa del Rey final on May 17. Madrid were without top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, healing a muscle injury for Tuesday's...
08:21 AM, Apr 28, 2013
France's narrow defeat by Spain exposed Les Bleus's desperate need for a striker with a killer instinct. ...
09:12 PM, Mar 27, 2013
After a sluggish first half, Cristiano Ronaldo sparked Madrid to life with an equalizer in the 51st minute. ...
04:19 AM, Mar 17, 2013
Third-placed Real's victory does little to affect the domestic title race, leaving them 13 points behind leaders Barca with 12 matches left. ...
10:22 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Mourinho's squad list did not include either player and Sergio Ramos is also unavailable after his sending off in last weekend's 2-0 victory at home to Rayo Vallecano. ...
07:24 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Karim Benzema opened the scoring for Real before Valencia's Jose Guardado added to his team's woes with an own goal. ...
08:02 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Manchester: As Real Madrid marked Jose Mourinho's 100th Champions League game by reaching the knockout phase with a game to spare, Manchester City again fell short competing with Europe's elite. A 1-1 draw with the Spanish champions on Wednesday ended City's campaign in the group stage for the second successive season despite more than $1 billion spent on the team in the last four years. "With the array of players...
02:38 AM, Nov 22, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho brushed aside striker Karim Benzema's grouse that he is not playing much first team football this season. In an interview published in French paper, L'Equipe, Frenchman Benzema said he was spending more time on the subs' bench than on the pitch, reports Xinhua. When asked about his striker's comments during his pre-game press conference ahead of Real Madrid's Primera Liga game away to Levante,...
02:06 PM, Nov 11, 2012
Madrid: Two goals by Karim Benzema and one each from Kaka and Jose Rodriguez gave Real Madrid a 4-1 away win over third-tier club Alcoyano in the first round of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Benzema headed in after Alcoyano defenders Javier Selvas and Arkaitz Perez failed to clear Alvaro Morata's cross in the 21st minute. Alcoyano made a fast-passing start and had pounced on three of Madrid goalkeeper...
08:55 AM, Nov 01, 2012
Madrid: France will field 11 warriors intent on proving Spain are not unbeatable when they play the world and European champions in a World Cup qualifier in Madrid on Tuesday, according to striker Karim Benzema. Benzema, who plays with Spanish internationals including Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid, said he believed the Iberian nation were the best side in the world but insisted France had the...
09:44 AM, Oct 16, 2012
Ronaldo netted inside the first minute and added a second with 20 mins left. ...
04:03 AM, Sep 22, 2009
The French striker has commented on his move to Real Madrid. ...
02:33 PM, Jul 10, 2009
Saga finally looks to have ended as Lyon have confirmed a deal with Madrid. ...
12:24 AM, Jul 03, 2009
Read Madrid chief in advanced stages of talks with Ronaldo and Benzema. ...
04:43 PM, Jan 23, 2009
