Madrid made an incredible comeback.
On Wednesday, May 4, they met in Madrid Real Madrid and English Manchester City in the return match of the 1/2 Champions League final .
The first match of the teams in England ended in victory for the hosts with a score of 4: 3, so “Citizens” came on the field with an advantage of one goal.
In the first half, both teams created several dangerous moments, but it was not until the goal was scored.
The first goal of the match was scored only 73 minutes into the match. Bernardo Silva threw the ball to Marez, and the winger of “Man City” struck a perfect shot without a chance for Courtois.
It seemed that the British will not lose, but then the hero for “Real” became Rodrigo. The Brazilian shocked his opponent by scoring two goals in the 90th and 91st minutes, thanks to which the match went into overtime.
At the beginning of the first extra half, Benzema earned a penalty and scored an 11-meter penalty. The Spanish team managed to keep the score 3: 1 until the final whistle and make it to the final of the tournament.
It is worth noting that in the second half, Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko came on as a substitute for Man City. At the same time, Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin became the finalist of the Champions League as part of Real Madrid.
Real Madrid – Manchester City – 3: 1 (first match – 3: 4)
Goals: Rodrigo, 90, 90 + 1, Benzema, 95 (from the penalty spot) – Marez, 73
The Champions League Final-2021/22 will be held 28 May in Paris at the Stade de France. The first semifinalist of the tournament was “Liverpool”, which was “Villarreal” (2: 0, 3: 2).
The current winner of the Champions League is “Chelsea”, which beat “Manchester City” in the final in Porto 1: 0).
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