Players Eyeing Champions League-Euro Double
Spanish players Nacho Fernández, Dani Carvajal, and Joselu Mato; French players Ferland Mendy, Aurélien Tchouaméni, and Eduardo Camavinga; and English player Jude Bellingham, all from Real Madrid, are the remaining contenders in Euro 2024 who aspire to achieve the 'double' after winning the Champions League a month ago at Wembley against Borussia Dortmund.
Given the matchup between Spain and France in Munich in the semifinals, it is already certain that three of them will have the chance to reach the final next Sunday at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, while Bellingham will have to earn his right to compete for it in Dortmund against the Netherlands, the only one of the last four teams in the Euro without a Real Madrid player in their ranks.
Winning both European titles, for clubs and national teams, in the same season has been a rare feat in football history, with a list including some of the sport's greats. Among them are Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Torres, Ronald Koeman, Luis Suárez Miramontes, and more recently, Jorginho.