27.4. 13:59 • Updated April 27. 14:00
Manchester City and Real Madrid’s 4-3 rally in the opening round of the Football Champions League made the international press scream.
In the English-language media, several headlines had shaken the pun on Madchester. Mad means crazy or crazy in Finnish. The designation is also associated with the city’s colorful cultural life in the 1990s.
Frenchman L’Equipe headed for the game on its home page quite rarely in English as “Just Crazy”. The analysis of the match has been given a more moderate title, “The Feast of Football.”
The Spanish Marca, meanwhile, headed “Miracle after Miracle” and AS “Bernabeu has work to do.”
However, the frenzy of seven goals also gave rise to a different kind of analysis. The Athletic (switch to another service) told Manchester City Phil Fodenin after a match that has been reported by Real Madrid that Real Madrid will go home to lose despite brilliant setups.
In statistics, Foden rose to the legendary Wayne Rooneyn chest.
The social media, like the traditional press, followed the game with enthusiasm. The Goal site compared the game to a tennis match where City has just taken the lead. Kevin de Bruynen the opening goal after 94 seconds of play is the fastest in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Karim Benzema rose to over 40 goals in all competitions this season. What has not been seen since Cristiano Ronaldo left the club in 2018. With his own Twitter account, Benzema warned that the match series is just beginning.
The success of the penalty kick, which led to a 3-4 reduction, was the 41st goal of the French season. Benzeman’s 14th goal lifted him to the top of the Champions League goal exchange, and the distance to Ronaldo’s one-season record would be three more goals.
The Goal site was ready to hand the French striker the golden ball of the best male player of the season, Ballon d’Or, to the French striker.
David Alaba in turn, is confident that at home, “Los Blancos” is ready to clear its way to the final.
Liverpool and Villarreal will face in the second semi-final on Wednesday.