Real Madrid’s “Remontada” Record in Champions League: 5 Memorable Confrontations

Real Madrid hopes to win the bet for the Champions League semi-final second leg, which will be held on Wednesday at the “Al-Ittihad” stadium, against Manchester City, England, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in the “Bernabeu”.

Over the past years, Real Madrid has achieved the European Champions League title 14 times, and has succeeded in returning from afar in many confrontations of copies of this continental competition, and in the next report, we will highlight some of the most prominent matches that the royal team played in “Remontada” against its competitors Champions League.

Manchester United 1-2 Real Madrid (round of 16 for the 2013 edition)

In the Round of 16 of the 2012-2013 Champions League, the Royals tied with the “Red Devils” 1-1 in the first leg at the Bernabeu, as United, led by Sir Alex Ferguson, advanced early through Danny Welbeck’s goal in the 20th minute, before Cristiano Ronaldo scored. In the net of his former team, minutes after United’s goal.

In the return match at Old Trafford, Real Madrid found itself behind thanks to an own goal scored by Sergio Ramos, but Luka Modric equalized the score in the 66th minute, before Ronaldo proved his value again, scoring the second goal for his team away from home, and the confrontation ended with a score of 2-2. 2 on aggregate, but Real Madrid qualified for the next stage on away goals.

Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid (Final 2014)

Real Madrid made a remarkable return against its neighbor Atletico Madrid, as the Royals managed to win their tenth Champions League title at that time.

Early in the game, Atletico took the lead thanks to a Diego Godín header to make it 1-0, then, as expected, Atlético went into the defensive lines, and Real Madrid struggled to break down the defences of Diego Simeone’s squad, as Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale were unable to convert the chances they had. They got it.

But in stoppage time, Sergio Ramos rose high to Luka Modric’s corner and put the ball past the Atletico goalkeeper, in one of the defining moments in the history of the Champions League, so that the confrontation moved to extra time, and Bale put Real Madrid in front, before Marcelo and Ronaldo added two goals. Others, and the score ends 4-1, bringing Carlo Ancelotti back to the title of European Champions, which the Royals have longed for for decades, as this victory was the beginning of their domination of Europe and they continued to win four more titles.

Real Madrid 3-0 Wolfsburg (Quarter-finals 2015)

Real Madrid made a wonderful comeback against Wolfsburg, in a meeting that showed that the Royals are a team capable of overturning any delay, as after losing 2-0 against the German team away from home, Real Madrid made up for the difference in the Santiago Bernabeu, where in the first half of the match Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals to equalize. The score is 2-2 on aggregate, and 25 minutes before the end of the match, the royal team won a free kick that was successfully carried out by “Don”, leading the team to the semi-finals, and then winning the title against Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid 2-1 Sporting Lisbon (Group Stage 2017)

This match was supposed to be easy on paper for the Spanish team, but Sporting took the lead with Bruno Cesar’s goal, and remained in the lead, until a few minutes before the end of the match, when Cristiano Ronaldo was fouled outside the penalty area, executed by the Portuguese to score against his former team in the minute. 89, and in the time added to the age of the match, Alvaro Morata scored the second goal of victory.

Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (2022 semi-finals)

The royal team lost the semi-final first leg 4-3 at Al-Ittihad Stadium, and in the return match, the “king” of Europe presented an unforgettable confrontation at the Bernabeu, where he turned the tables on City, after being 0-1 late until the 89th minute, after Rodrigo scored two goals to lead the match. To extra time, which witnessed a successful penalty kick from Karim Benzema that awarded Real Madrid victory and qualification to the final, which the Spanish team decided at the expense of Liverpool at the time.