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Friday’s cover: The kings of Europe

An illustration by our art director, Nick Donaldson, with the colours of the Spanish national flag over an image of Real Madrid players Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic, adorns the cover of The National Sport on Friday, May 6, 2016.

Steve Luckings
Steve Luckings
Abu Dhabi

May 06, 2016

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An illustration by our art director, Nick Donaldson, with the colours of the Spanish national flag over an image of Real Madrid players Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic, adorns the cover of The National Sport on Friday, May 6, 2016.

Modric and Kovacic were celebrating Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Manchester City on Wednesday, a result that sent them through to the Uefa Champions League final on May 28, where they will meet city rivals Atletico Madrid in a a repat of the 2014 final.

Andy Mitten writes that although England's Premier League may have the glamour and the wealth, it is Spanish clubs who have dominated the continent over the past few years.

See also:

• Report: Gareth Bale orchestrates Real Madrid's passage past Man City to set up Champions League final with Atletico

• Gallery: Gareth Bale and Real Madrid power past Manchester City into 14th European Cup final

• Diego Forlan: Diego Simeone has Atletico squeezing every inch of advantage out of margins

• Richard Jolly: Atletico Madrid, with so much achieved under Diego Simeone, close in on greatest triumph

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