Real Madrid narrowly escaped Sevilla in extra time of the UEFA Super Cup. Dani Carvajal's excellent individual goal ensured we got a great start to the season and also didn't have to watch a penalty shootout.
Marco Asensio introduced himself to Real Madrid fans with a rocket to open the scoring.
Asensio with an absolute screamer! pic.twitter.com/iNFQGXTNUB
Brazilian Jonathan Cafu put his club Ludogorets Razgrad on his back during their recent UEFA Champions League third qualifying round match against Red Star Belgrade.
The 25-year-old scored two goals in their 6-4 aggregate win, including this sensational solo goal. The stakes were extremely high for the Bulgarian club, and the Brazilian winger delivered with one of the finest dribbling goals you’ll see all year.
The close control he exhibits to breeze by five defenders is sensational, and his emphatic finish in the top right-hand corner of the net is simply unstoppable.
Tattoos used to be cool. Then Mark Clattenburg went and got some. The English referee oversaw both the 2016 Champions League final and the Euro 2016 final, and he now has the tattoos to prove it.
Please tell me these are henna tattoos. They're not? Goodness.
Cristiano Ronaldo is hawking blankets now. Really. Watch this video if you're comfortable with watching Cristiano pretend to be surprised by a camera crew in bed.
Would you pay $130 for a @Cristiano Ronaldo blanket?
(via Elite Team / Vimeo) pic.twitter.com/ZJZHhOKyIj
We have to hand it to Cristiano Ronaldo, he's much braver than us.
Ronaldo showed up at Conor McGregor's gym in Las Vegas and took some pictures and put them on Instagram.
Barcelona did not win the Champions League this season. Barcelona should have won the Champions League this season.
No disrespect to Atletico Madrid, who deservedly bounced Barca in the quarterfinals, but the Blaugrana's attack was led by three of the five best forwards in the world, and every player in their squad (excluding goalkeeper) is either top five in the word at his position or at least in the conversation.
The greatest story I saw in sports this weekend was not the amazing comeback by the Golden State Warriors who were down 3-1 in the NBA's western conference finals only to win the series 4-3. It was not the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. It was not some of the masterful shots made by Novak Djokovic in the French Open. Instead it was an exhibition match between some blind soccer players who won over the crowd at the UEFA Champions festival.
The San Siro in Milan will play host to the 2016 Champions League final as Atletico Madrid take on local rivals Real Madrid. It is a rematch of the final from two seasons ago, which Real won 4-1 in extra time, despite being down 1-0 for most of the match. This will be only the second time that a European Cup final will be contested by two clubs from the same city.
Ladies and gentlemen, from the people that brought you “David at the Dentist” comes the Champions League video you and all of your friends will be talking about for, you know, at least the next 72 hours. It comes from the world of Reddit, and just might make “AAAAYYYYYY” your go-to phrase for the forceable future.
Jerome Boateng believed he would beat Barcelona when he walked on the field on the 6th of May, 2015. He was a part of one of the greatest teams in the world, a German machine that had just completed a ludicrous second leg comeback against FC Porto.