Their victory at the Santiago Bernabeu may only give Madrid 24 hours above Barcelona, who play Girona on Sunday, with their flawless record still intact.
Luka Modric thanked his idol Zvonimir Boban on winning the Best FIFA Men’s Footballer of the Year for 2017/2018 after a great season with Real Madrid and a historic World Cup campaign with Croatia.
The victory at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club was Woods’s first since 2013, and the intervening period featured the 14-time major victor struggling with back woes and personal issues to the point where some wondered if he would ever play competitively again.
The legendary United manager suffered a brain haemorrhage after falling ill at his home earlier this year and was transported to Salford Royal, where he underwent surgery.
Rory McIlroy struggled to hide his disappointment at missing out on a great chance to shoot a 59 as he settled for a 62 and a share of the lead with Tiger Woods at the BMW Championship.
For the 18th, Woods got himself withing striking distance of an eagle at the par-5 finishing hole; and sure enough, he buried the 35-foot putt, eliciting a patented fist pump from Woods. along with raucous applause from the East Lake gallery.
Washington does have Josh Norman in the secondary, who will probably cover Davante Adams for much of the game, but that’s still a matchup Green Bay can win. He had two 100-yard games, including 125 and a score on 19 carries in a win at Dallas on October 8.
Gomez and fellow centre-back Joel Matip looked solid at the back after the Englishman came on in place of Van Dijk, which can only be a promising sign for the Reds.