Benzema, Modric and Hazard train with Real Madrid ahead of Champions League - in pictures
Reigning European champions Real Madrid are aiming to make it three Champions League wins out of three when they take on Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.
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Real Madrid are hoping to make it three wins from three Champions League games when they host Shakhtar Donetsk in Group F on Wednesday. The match kicks off at 8pm UK time at Santiago Bernabeu. Los Blancos were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with 10-man Osasuna at the Bernabeu on Sunday, the first time they have dropped points in La Liga this season.
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Dani Carvajal, Carlo Ancelotti Insist Real Madrid's European Glory Is Deserved
Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal believes his team fully deserve their glittering Champions League record and dismissed Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez's mention of unfairness. Los Blancos, the reigning champions and record 14-time European Cup winners, have lifted the trophy five times in the last nine years. Right-back Carvajal established himself in the team during the 2013-14 season, when Madrid ended an 11-season drought in the tournament to win La Decima, their 10th European Cup.
Carvajal, Ancelotti insist Real Madrid's European glory is deserved
Madrid defender Dani Carvajal believes his team fully deserve their glittering Champions League record and dismissed Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez's mention of unfairness. Los Blancos, the reigning champions and record 14-time European Cup winners, have lifted the trophy five times in the last nine years. Right-back Carvajal established himself in the team during the 2013-14 season, when Madrid ended an 11-season drought in the tournament to win La Decima, their 10th European Cup.