REAL-MANCHESTER CITY. Real Madrid qualified for the Champions League final after a totally crazy new scenario. Led (1-0) after Mahrez’s opener (73rd), Carlo Ancelotti’s men overturned the match and validated their ticket for the last step of the competition. First thanks to a double from Rodrygo (90th, 90+1) then thanks to a penalty goal from Benzema in extra time (95th). The summary of a historic evening.
00:19 – Match summary
Never two without three. After overthrowing Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16, extinguishing Chelsea in the quarter-finals, Real Madrid gave us another completely unreal evening against Manchester City. Real Madrid started with a delay following the first leg lost (4-3) at the Etihad Stadium. But the Merengues wanted to believe it. The club from the Spanish capital had also warmed up its public last weekend by winning La Liga at home. At the start of the meeting, Madrid and Citizens went blow for blow in a closed and tactical first period. Score zero and blank after 45 minutes of play, everything still remains to be done. On returning from the locker room, Real pushes but it is finally Manchester City who open the scoring thanks to a goal signed Riyad Mahrez (73rd). With a two-goal lead over all of the two matches, qualification then seemed folded. This is without counting on the magic of the Bernabeu and the selflessness of the merengue players. Entering the game a few minutes earlier, Rodrygo took the good ball from Benzema in front of Ederson and equalized (90th). The stadium is boiling a minute later after a helmet shot from the Brazilian (90 + 1) who offers himself a double and snatches the extra time. Totally stunned, the Citizens will then concede a penalty. On a ball back from Rodrygo, Benzema is hooked by Dias. The French take responsibility and Ederson on the wrong foot (95th), that’s (6-5) for the people of Madrid over the two games. Reinvigorated and pushed by their public, Real Madrid held on until the final whistle and offered their 17th Champions League final after another historic evening.
00:10 – Guardiola: “A hard blow”
Defeated at the Bernabeu, Pep Guardiola gave himself up after this painful elimination at the microphone of Canal +: “We had the ball 2-0. We had control of the match, it’s a shame. They put people in front and they managed to score goals. We must congratulate them for having achieved that. Obviously it’s a hard blow but we lacked play in the first period and in the second half when we were at our best, there were these 3 minutes that hurt us a lot”.
00:03 – Courtois: “It was incredible”
At the final whistle, the Real Madrid goalkeeper came back to this Real – City semi-final at the microphone of Canal +: “It was crazy, until the last moment we believed in it. We still believe in it. I can’t really explain what happened, it’s unbelievable. After the 1-1, we felt that the players in front were not good. Our style? It’s a mix of everything. We we like to be in a block, and we work a lot tactically.”
04/05/22 – 23:54 – Real eliminated for 91 minutes..
After being eliminated for 76 minutes against Paris Saint-Germain, 5 against Chelsea, Real Madrid was eliminated for 91 minutes against Manchester City before finally turning the tables once again. Incredible.
04/05/22 – 23:51 – 17th final for Real Madrid
By winning (3-1) at the end of a totally crazy new scenario, the Merengues have validated their ticket for their 17th Champions League final and will try to lift their 14th C1. They will face Liverpool on May 28, winners of the competition 6 times.
04/05/22 – 23:50 – Real Madrid’s third goal on video
Discover in video the third goal of Real Madrid synonymous with the final for the men of Carlo Ancelotti. After causing a penalty, Karim Benzema took charge of transforming it.
05/04/22 – 11:37 p.m. – Real qualified for the final
Crazy new scenario. Led (1-0), Carlo Ancelotti’s men overthrew the Citizens in two minutes before scoring a third goal in extra time synonymous with qualification for the final. Real Madrid will face Liverpool on May 28.
04/05/22 – 23:35 – Real Madrid win at home (3-1)
During this match, Real Madrid took fewer shots on target (5 against 8 for Manchester City FC) and had less control of the ball than their opponents (46%-54%). However, it is the people of Madrid who finish with the advantage in the score (3-1). Manchester City FC failed to show realism in hopes of raising the bar in this part.
04/05/22 – 11:30 p.m. – Another good intervention by Camavinga
Entering in place of Kroos at the end of regulation time, Eduardo Camavinga still offers a valuable intervention in the camp of the Citizens. Very good entry into play from the Frenchman.
04/05/22 – 23:28 – 3 minutes of additional time
The linesman announces 3 minutes of added time. The public gives voice and holds its breath on each center of the Citizens.
05/04/22 – 11:27 p.m. – Double change for the Merengue
Carlo Ancelotti makes two new changes in extra time for this Real – City: Militao and Vinicius are replaced by Vallejo and Vazquez.
04/05/22 – 11:24 p.m. – Yellow card for Zinchenko
Another warning in extra time for this Real – City. This time it is the side Zinchenko who receives a yellow card.
04/05/22 – 23:22 – Militao remains on the ground
The Madrid central defender remains on the ground after another intervention. The Brazilian didn’t have the legs to finish the match. Vallejo starts warming up.
04/05/22 – 23:18 – Another record for Benzema
The French international scored his 10th goal in the Champions League knockout stage this season. Only Cristiano Ronaldo has done so well in the history of the competition. (Opta status)
04/05/22 – 23:17 – The 2nd half of extra time is gone!
The 2nd period of extra time started at the Santiago Bernabeu after a short break and a change of sides. Real Madrid and Manchester City FC must now finish to make room for the future. We are at 3-1 in this very end of the match.
04/05/22 – 23:16 – End of the first half
The referee whistles the end of the first half of extra time in this completely crazy Real – City semi-final.
04/05/22 – 23:14 – Highlight of Citizens
Danger in the Madrid area. The assaults of Grealish and Sterling hurt Carlo Ancelotti’s men. It is Camavinga who finally puts his foot on the ball and clears the danger.
04/05/22 – 23:13 – New change in this Real – City
Carlo Ancelotti makes a new change: Karim Benzema is replaced by Dani Ceballos.
04/05/22 – 23:10 – Rodrygo’s crazy stat
Saving Real Madrid once again, the Brazilian became the first player to score twice in the 90th minute of a Champions League knockout game. (Opt)
04/05/22 – 23:08 – Yellow card for Sterling
New warning in this Real – City: the English international is warned after a dangerous tackle on Rodrygo.
04/05/22 – 23:06 – New change in this Real – City
Pep Guardiola makes a new change in the extra time of the match: Rodri is replaced by Sterling.
04/05/22 – 23:06 – Benzema’s perfect counter-foot
The French international did not shake and shot to the right of the Skyblues goalkeeper. Perfect opposite. Real now leads (6-5) in both games.
05/04/22 – 11:02 p.m. – Penalty converted by Karim Benzema (3-1)!
Karim Benzema slipped the ball into the opposing goal and gave his team a goal. We are 3-1 in this Real Madrid – Manchester City!