Themes from this season’s Champions League: Germany’s rise to Man City’s stumble
The Guardian -

Real Madrid lifted the trophy and may dominate for some time to come, while PSG are about to enter an uncertain eraFrancisco Gento’s record of six European Cup wins was one of those records that looked unassailable, belonging to the era of football scrapbooks. And yet Dani Carvajal, scorer of Real Madrid’s first goal in the final, and Luka Modrić matched the legendary winger’s total with Madrid’s 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Toni Kroos, in his final club game, having won five with...

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