Cristiano Ronaldo got the best of Harry Kane in the duel between two of Europe's most prolific forwards, but Kane's Tottenham celebrated a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Tottenham proved tough to crack against the defending champions at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and held on for the draw that kept both clubs at the top of Group H.
The English club scored first with an own-goal by Raphael Varane as the Madrid defender tried to clear a cross intended for Kane, and Ronaldo equalised for Madrid by converting a penalty kick just before halftime after Toni Kroos was fouled.
Kane had a great chance to give Tottenham the victory in Madrid but his close-range shot was saved by goalkeeper Keylor Navas midway through the second half in one of the game's best scoring opportunities.
"They were going to have chances, it was going to be a tough game," Kane said. "A point at the Bernabeu, you'd take that every day of the week. It shows how far we've come as a team."
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The unbeaten sides meet again in England in two weeks.
"We'll try to win at Wembley. We don't need to change a lot," Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. "We aren't happy as we were at home and we always want to win, but we had our chances."
The teams remain tied for the group lead with seven points and the same number of goals scored and conceded.
In the other group match, APOEL held Borussia Dortmund to 1-1 at home, leaving both teams with one point each.
"This point we earned today means a lot," Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino said. "It may help us advance from the group stage."
Tottenham arrived looking for a good performance to show it can compete against the best in Europe.
And it was back and forth at the Bernabeu. All eyes were on Ronaldo and Kane, who arrived as the tournament's top scorers after two group-stage matches. Kane had five and Ronaldo equaled him by converting the penalty on Tuesday.
Tottenham opened the scoring in the 28th minute after Varane found his own net while trying to clear Serge Aurier's cross directed to Kane, who was not able to get his foot to the ball.
Ronaldo's goal came after Kroos was brought down by Aurier inside the area. The Portugal forward sent a firm shot into the corner as Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris went the other way.
Ronaldo, who scored twice in each of the team's first two games, was denied by the post on a fifth-minute header, and by Lloris on a pair of dangerous shots in the second half.
Kane had already enjoyed a great chance with a first-half header that was stopped by Navas, and then squandered what could have been the game-winner in the 71st after entering the area free from defenders but failing to get the ball past the Madrid goalkeeper.
"Today was a game for keepers," said Navas, who was returning from injury. "It's hard to score goals and we tried but we just could not get more today. We wanted a clean sheet, too, but sometimes you can't do anything about it."
Lloris also made a brilliant save with his foot after a close-range header by Karim Benzema in the second half.
"We were better in the first half and we had some good chances to score," Lloris said. "At this level it's a great feeling to get a good draw."
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Born: October 20, 1989, Sharjah
Education: Bachelor of Science and Football, Liverpool John Moores University
2010: Accrington Stanley FC, internship
2010-2012: Crystal Palace, performance analyst with U-18 academy
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Day 3, Abu Dhabi Test: At a glance
Moment of the day Just three balls remained in an exhausting day for Sri Lanka’s bowlers when they were afforded some belated cheer. Nuwan Pradeep, unrewarded in 15 overs to that point, let slip a seemingly innocuous delivery down the legside. Babar Azam feathered it behind, and Niroshan Dickwella dived to make a fine catch.
Stat of the day - 2.56 Shan Masood and Sami Aslam are the 16th opening partnership Pakistan have had in Tests in the past five years. That turnover at the top of the order – a new pair every 2.56 Test matches on average – is by far the fastest rate among the leading Test sides. Masood and Aslam put on 114 in their first alliance in Abu Dhabi.
The verdict Even by the normal standards of Test cricket in the UAE, this has been slow going. Pakistan’s run-rate of 2.38 per over is the lowest they have managed in a Test match in this country. With just 14 wickets having fallen in three days so far, it is difficult to see 26 dropping to bring about a result over the next two.
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Number of staff: 20
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