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Five memorable Real Madrid v Juventus matches

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February 1962 — European Cup quarterfin­al, second leg Real Madrid 0 Juventus 1

Real Madrid had never lost a European tie at home until Omar Sivori latched on to a headed pass from John Charles to score the only goal of the game.

Juventus missed a great chance in the last minute to score a goal that would have won the tie; instead it finished 1-1 on aggregate and Real Madrid won the replay in Paris one week later. November 1986 — European Cup second round, second leg Juventus 1 Real Madrid 0 (after extra time). Real won 3-1 on penalties

Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead to Turin for the second leg but Juventus needed just nine minutes to cancel it out with a goal from captain Antonio Cabrini. After both teams missed their opening penalties in the shootout, the Spaniards converted three in a row to go through. May 1998 — Champions League final (Amsterdam) Juventus 0 Real Madrid 1

Juventus were appearing in their third successive final, having beaten Ajax Amsterdam on penalties in 1996 and lost to Borussia Dortmund the previous year. Once again, a single goal was enough when Pedrag Mijatovic scrambled the ball home in the second half to end Real’s 32-year wait for a seventh title. March 2005 — Champions League quarterfin­al second leg Juventus 2 Real Madrid 0 (after extra time) Once again trailing by a single goal, Juventus levelled the aggregate score with 15 minutes left in the second leg with a goal from substitute David Trezeguet.

Tempers flared when Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Ronaldo and Juve substitute Alessio Tacchinard­i were sent off for an off-the-ball incident in the 113th minute.

Marcelo Zalayeta scored the winner four minutes from the end of extra time to prompt an exuberant celebratio­n from Juve’s usually staid coach Fabio Capello. May 2015 — Champions League semifinal second leg Real Madrid 1 Juventus 1

Alvaro Morata, sold by Real to Juventus the previous summer, came back to haunt them as he scored the goal which earned the Turin side a place in the final.

Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Real went ahead on away goals when Cristiano Ronaldo converted a harshly-awarded penalty midway through the first half.

But Morata silenced the Bernabeu when he levelled with a scuffed shot — though he declined the celebrate. — AFP

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