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Soccer Football - FIFA Intercontinental Cup - Final - Paris St Germain v Flamengo - Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan, Qatar - December 17, 2025 Paris St Germain's Matvey Safonov celebrates with teammates after winning the penalty shootout

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Unstoppable Haaland hands out Real Rüd awakening

Manchester City heaped more misery on under-fire Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso by overturning a one-goal deficit to win 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League (UCL), marking just their second-ever victory at the Santiago Bernabéu.

This clash topped the UCL billing for matchday six, and the game lived up to its expectations inside the opening five minutes. Vinícius Júnior hit the deck inside the area under a challenge from Matheus Nunes, and while referee Clément Turpin originally pointed to the spot, VAR confirmed that the challenge was, in fact, outside of the area. Federico Valverde’s effort from the resulting free-kick deflected inches wide of the post, before Vini Jr. dinked an effort just over the bar as Madrid looked to capitalise on a slow City start. The visitors hadn’t had a single attempt in the opening half-hour, and they were eventually punished inside that period. A swift Real counter-attack ended with Rodrygo in the inside right channel, and the Brazilian made no mistake in arrowing an effort into the far corner to end a whopping 32-game goal drought.

However, with their first meaningful chance of the game, City hit back when Joško Gvardiol climbed highest to get the initial contact on Rayan Cherki’s corner, allowing Nico O’Reilly to prod home the rebound from inside the six-yard box. The game was flipped on its head just moments later when a moment of madness from Antonio Rüdiger saw him drag Erling Haaland to the ground inside the area. Despite originally being missed on-field, a swift check of the pitchside monitor resulted in a penalty being awarded, and it was no surprise to see Haaland dispatch from the spot.

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It took Pulisic less than a minute to make an impact, as he scored the equalising goal to make it 2-2. Saelemaekers had switched flanks as part of the previous change, and he provided the cross deep into the box for the American to chest down and finish wish falling over.

As if that weren’t enough, Pulisic then struck again to put Milan ahead in the 77th minute. Ricci had threatened with some early crosses, and this time his whipped delivery from the right side took a bounce and was chested down perfectly by the USA international, who found the bottom corner with a composed finish to spark jubilant scenes.

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MANCHESTER, England -- The UEFA Champions League is there for Manchester United if they want it. Apparently, though, they don't.

The 1-1 draw with West Ham United at Old Trafford on Thursday was another example of an opportunity missed. At one point, leading 1-0 thanks to Diogo Dalot's second-half goal, Ruben Amorim's team was fifth in the table and level on points with Chelsea. That was before West Ham midfielder Soungoutou Magassa's 83rd-minute equalizer sent United tumbling back down to eighth.


Amorim has been cautious when asked this season if qualifying for the Champions League is a realistic aim, and you can see why. There have been chances to climb the table in games against Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton in the past few weeks, and each time United have fluffed their lines. Against West Ham, it happened again.

Amorim has had to face reporters after plenty of poor results since arriving form Sporting CP a year ago. He has rarely appeared so annoyed. "Frustrated," he said bluntly when asked about his opinion of the game. "Angry. That's it."

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