Editing Real Madrid CF (section)

====Juventus====
Another match that is often played in the European Cup/Champions League is Real Madrid vs [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], the most decorated Italian club. They have played each other in 21 matches and have an almost perfectly balanced record (nine wins for Juventus, ten wins for Real Madrid and two draws), as well as nearly the same goal difference (Madrid ahead 26 to 25).<ref name=uefajuve>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0244-0e9894810bb0-1127b4bfb6f0-1000--juventus-v-real-madrid-one-of-europe-s-grandest-rivalries/|title=Juventus v Real Madrid: one of Europe's grandest rivalries|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=2 April 2018|access-date=17 November 2018|archive-date=17 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117222821/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2545819.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=bdfrmjuv>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/e2.html?rival=3004|title=Real Madrid matches: v Juventus|website=BDFutbol|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135210/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/e2.html?rival=3004|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=secondmost>{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2018/08/real-madrid-juventus-the-second-most-played-match-in-the-european-cup|title=Real Madrid-Juventus, the second most played match in the European Cup|publisher=Real Madrid CF|date=3 August 2018|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201180708/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2018/08/real-madrid-juventus-the-second-most-played-match-in-the-european-cup|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:UEFA Champions League Final Cardiff 2017.jpg|thumb|Pre-match display at the [[2017 UEFA Champions League Final|2017 Champions League final]] between Real Madrid and Juventus]]
Their first meeting was in the quarter-finals of the [[1961–62 European Cup]], which Real Madrid won 3–1 in a replay held in [[Paris]].<ref name=bdfrmjuv/> At the quarter-final stage in [[1995–96 UEFA Champions League|1995–96]], Juventus prevailed 2–1 over the two legs and went on to lift the trophy.<ref name=bdfrmjuv/> In the [[1998 UEFA Champions League Final]] between the teams in [[Amsterdam]], Real Madrid won 1–0.<ref name=bdfrmjuv/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2017/06/02/5931918de2704e460b8b4594.html|title=Alves: Real Madrid beat Juventus in 1998 with an offside goal|work=Marca|date=2 June 2017|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201135201/https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2017/06/02/5931918de2704e460b8b4594.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They met again in the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League]] semi-finals, when both clubs were in their respective 'golden eras'; Juventus won 4–3 on aggregate.<ref name=bdfrmjuv/> By that time, star midfielder [[Zinedine Zidane]], who played for the ''Bianconeri'' in the 1998 final, had moved from [[Turin]] to Madrid in a world record €77 million deal.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ley|first1=John|title=Zidane in £48m Real deal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/3008694/Zidane-in-48m-Real-deal.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/3008694/Zidane-in-48m-Real-deal.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|access-date=1 December 2018|date=9 July 2001}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The teams met again in the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage]], with Madrid winning 2–1 at home and drawing 2–2 away en route to their tenth title. In the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League]] semi-finals, former Real Madrid player [[Álvaro Morata]] scored one goal in each leg to take Juventus to the final, winning 3–2 on aggregate, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored both goals for Madrid.<ref name=bdfrmjuv/> They faced off again in the [[2017 UEFA Champions League Final]] in [[Cardiff]], with Ronaldo scoring twice as Real Madrid won 4–1.<ref name=bdfrmjuv/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/03/juventus-real-madrid-champions-league-final-match-report |title=Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juve |author=Daniel Taylor |work=The Guardian |date=3 June 2017 |access-date=1 December 2018 |archive-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603205009/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/03/juventus-real-madrid-champions-league-final-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c5117c008df-de0901ea6dae-1000--majestic-real-madrid-win-champions-league-in-cardiff/ |title=Majestic Real Madrid win Champions League in Cardiff |author=Andrew Haslam |publisher=UEFA |date=3 June 2017 |access-date=1 December 2018 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042605/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000787/match=2019641/postmatch/report/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The latest Champions League meeting was in the [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|2017–18 quarter-finals]], which Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate; the tie ended in dramatic and controversial fashion, with a debatable penalty awarded to Real Madrid in the last minute of the second leg after Juventus built a 3–0 lead at the Bernabeu to pull level in the tie following a defeat at the [[Juventus Stadium|Allianz Stadium]] by the same scoreline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/119791/cl-juve-heartbreak-bernabeu|title=CL: Juve heartbreak at the Bernabeu|publisher=Football Italia|date=11 April 2018|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126235653/https://www.football-italia.net/119791/cl-juve-heartbreak-bernabeu|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thescore.com/liga/news/1525639-buffon-referee-has-a-trash-can-where-his-heart-should-be|title=Buffon: Referee 'has a trashcan in place of a heart'|website=thescore.com|date=11 April 2018|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422162315/https://www.thescore.com/liga/news/1525639-buffon-referee-has-a-trash-can-where-his-heart-should-be|url-status=live}}</ref> Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals over the two matches including the decisive penalty and a spectacular overhead kick,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/champions-league-cristiano-ronaldo-lauded-after-most-beautiful-goal-buries-juventus-1832550?pfrom=home-sshowcase|title=Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo's Goal Leaves Sporting World in Awe – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405153801/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/champions-league-cristiano-ronaldo-lauded-after-most-beautiful-goal-buries-juventus-1832550?pfrom=home-sshowcase|url-status=live}}</ref> and having won the Champions League with Madrid for a fourth time,<ref name="3rdCL">{{cite web|last1=Saffer|first1=Paul|title=Three in a row: Real Madrid make more history|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0245-0e9cd8be7edb-c0384dc7e939-1000--three-in-a-row-real-madrid-make-more-history/|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=1 December 2018|date=26 May 2018|archive-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502210624/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2554889.html|url-status=live}}</ref> he transferred to Juventus a few months later for a €117 million fee.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Juventus!|url=http://www.juventus.com/en/news/news/2018/cristiano-ronaldo-signs-for-juventus.php|website=juventus.com|access-date=1 December 2018|date=10 July 2018|archive-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731054606/http://www.juventus.com/en/news/news/2018/cristiano-ronaldo-signs-for-juventus.php|url-status=live}}</ref>