Association football

By Costas Iordanidis

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Two Turkish teams will be out tonight in the Europa League hoping to clinch the top spots in their groups.

Beşiktaş will host Tottenham Hotspur with the Group C leadership at stake, while Trabzonspor visits Legia Warsaw in Group L.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey scored a contender for goal of the season when he blasted home a 30-meter volley to help his team cruise past Galatasaray 4-1 to finish second in Champions League Group D on Dec. 9.
   

Real Madrid FC has defeated PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 4-0 in a UEFA Champions League Group B match in Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Real Madrid's lead over Ludogorets was secured by Cristiano Ronaldo (20), Gareth Bale (38), Alvaro Arbeloa (80) and Alvaro Medran (88).

Real Madrid FC has a 2-0 lead to PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in the first half of the match in Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Real Madrid in the 20th minute and Gareth Bale scored a second goal in the 38th minute.

Bulgaria's star football club is playing with ten players as Marcelinho was dismissed in the 19th minute.

European giants Real Madrid will face either Mexican side Cruz Azul or Asian champions Western Sydney Wanderers for a place in the final of the Club World Cup, which kicks off in Morocco on Dec. 10.
     
Cruz Azul won the Concacaf Champions League title while the Sydney club beat Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal for the Asian title.
      

The calculators will be out in force as AS Roma and Manchester City clash for a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Dec. 10 with outsiders CSKA Moscow lurking in the background.
   

Galatasaray has already lost any chances of continuing its European campaign this season, but the Istanbul club will try to bow out with a victory when it hosts Arsenal tonight for a Champions League Group D game.

Bulgarian reigning champion Ludogorets travels to Madrid to face ten-time European champion Real in search of a draw or victory, which will increase its chances of continuing in the Europa League tournament.

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Beşiktaş cruised past Trabzonspor 3-0 on Dec. 7 at Konya Metropolitan Torku Arena, defending its top spot on the Spor Toto Süper League standings.