Magnificent Madrid reach a different footballing plateau

FORMER German great Franz Beckenbauer put Real Madrid on an elevated footballing plateau last night declaring: “They are out on their own.”

Magnificent Madrid reach a different footballing plateau

Said the man who won three European Cups with Bayern Munich and the World Cup as a player and coach with West Germany:

“No team can match Real Madrid. The match was formidable and dramatic in Manchester but Real controlled their opponents.

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