Definitely, only Real Madrid has the secret of “remontadas”. The Merengue have achieved a new feat against Manchester City (3-1), this Wednesday, May 4, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in less than five minutes after being trailing (1-0). Rodrygo Goes, the young Brazilian striker, in the space of a minute gave hope to his team by scoring two magnificent goals at the end of regulation time allowing Real to return to the game and validate its ticket to the final, its seventeenth in history.
An unimaginable scenario. Real reversed City at a time when both teams seemed very quiet, huge opportunities were missed with notably Vinicius(46th) and Benzema(62nd) for the White House. It was necessary to wait until the 73rd minute to see the Algerian Riyad Mahrez crucified Thibault courteous, after a solitary breakthrough of the Portuguese Bernardo Silva on the right flank, the seventh goal of the citizens’ number 26 in LDC this season. The men of Guardiola will have had a lot of regrets after actions not concretized in goal by Cancelo (86th) and Grealish in the 87th minute where Ferland Mendy saved his team on the line.
The realism of the Madrid team paid off in the 95th minute when Benzema scored from the penalty spot after an illegal tackle by Portuguese defender Ruben Dias.
Karim Benzema, despite his poor performance against City, took the lead of the scoring charts with 15 goals, after this goal from the penalty spot, in the second leg of the semi-final on Wednesday, May 4.
Real Madrid will meet Liverpool in the final on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Paris, at the Stade de France. A remake of the 2018 final.
The scorers of the match:
Real Madrid: Rodygo Goes (90th and 91st)
Benzema (95th, penalty)
Manchester City: Riyad Mahrez (73th)