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Kyiv hosts Real Madrid's third straight Champions League title
Summary
A look back at the 2018 Champions League final at Kyiv's Olimpiyskiy stadium, and a tennis triumph days earlier.
What did Kyiv see on 26 May 2018? The final of the 2017–2018 UEFA Champions League, staged at the NSC Olimpiyskiy stadium, where Real Madrid beat Liverpool and won the title for a third consecutive time.
The match placed the Ukrainian capital at the centre of European club football on that Saturday.
Svitolina's Rome win
A few days earlier, on 20 May 2018, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina won the WTA Premier tournament in Rome. She beat Simona Halep, the world number one, in the final. With that victory she set a national record for the number of tournaments won.
Together, the two events gave Ukraine a notable week in international sport: a major European final hosted in Kyiv, and a prestigious title for one of its own players.
