EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAtlanta United FC eliminated CF Montréal 5-4 in a penalty-kick shootout on Tuesday night in the opening game of the MLS Cup playoffs after the two clubs played to a 2-2 draw.Atlanta won its second road playoff game in club history and the first since Nov. 4, 2018 at New York City FC.United will start a best-of-three series…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCarlo Ancelotti praised Vinícius Júnior's "extraordinary character" and "energy" after the Ballon d'Or contender scored a second-half hat trick in Real Madrid's 5-2 Champions League comeback win over Borussia Dortmund.Madrid trailed 0-2 at halftime at Santiago Bernabeu -- after Donyell Malen and Jamie Gittens scored for the visitors -- before goals from Antonio Rüdiger, Vinícius and Lucas Vázquez…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMADRID -- "Our crown, our trophy," read the banner, held up by fans behind the Santiago Bernabeu's south goal before kickoff.Real Madrid are the reigning European champions, the 15-time UEFA Champions League winners, and, of course, the comeback kings, as they showed once again in this unpredictable, wildly entertaining 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund.This is a strange Madrid…

Real Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinícius Júnior grabbed a hat trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday.In a rematch of last-season's final, Dortmund lit up the game with a two-goal blitz around the half-hour mark from Donyell Malen and Jamie Gittens to silence the Bernabeu crowd.However, the…