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Karim Benzema and Real Madrid are totally incredible and above all immortal this season in the Champions League! At the end of a semi-final return contested at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium in an atmosphere of madness, the very recent Spanish champion has confirmed his ticket for a 17th Champions League final in its history. The KB9 partners totally overthrew Manchester City in injury time by scoring twice as the English were 1-0 ahead and thought they were through to a second straight final.
Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring in the 72nd minute after a marvelous pass from Bernardo Silva. The Portuguese international was still radiant during this match, after having shone in the first leg, and he delivered a gem of a pass to the Algerian international, author of his seventh goal in C1 this season. But while City saw themselves going to the Stade de France and joining Liverpool, Real once again turned everything around like against PSG in the round of 16 and against Chelsea in the quarter-finals to sink the Skyblues and get their ticket to the final. on May 28 against the Reds in France.
Real has a stainless steel mind and goes to the Stade de France
Because the Merengue pushed until the end of the match, believing in it hard as iron, and they managed a crazy turnaround at the start of additional time. Karim Benzema first allowed Rodrygo, the Spanish club’s talisman in recent weeks and launched late in the game by Carlo Ancelotti, to equalize in the 89th minute after a superb assist. Then this same Rodrygo scored twice a minute later following a fine header. With 2 goals in quick succession, City were totally overwhelmed by the waves of Madrid and it was therefore extra time that came at the end of a once again crazy match.
And this crazy meeting was not ready to calm down since we were treated to a new flash of genius from Karim Benzema, once again exemplary captain and strongman of Real. The French international striker went for a penalty after a foul by Ruben Dias. And while in the first leg, KB9 had scored a marvelous panenka, this time he scored a low penalty on the right side to allow Real to take the lead in this double confrontation for the very first time and score his 15th goal in the competition.
The finale promises for a 2018 remake
The match then went totally breathless, with intense engagement from both sides. But Real Madrid kept their nerves and qualified for the Champions League final against Liverpool. The Merengue will try to get a 14th coronation in the competition and complete a totally crazy 2021-2022 edition for them and especially for Karim Benzema, more than ever a favorite for the Ballon d’Or! We are already looking forward to the remake of the 2018 final between the Merengue and the Reds scheduled for May 28 in a Stade de France which will be boiling and where the French international could shine one last time in order to lift the Cup with Big Ears.
- Real Madrid – Manchester City 3 – 1
An incredible Real Madrid qualifies for the C1 final
But what a match between Real Madrid and Manchester City this Wednesday evening with an incredible semi-final second leg and Merengue qualifying after extra time and winning 3 goals to 1. This match was another peak in football and we will therefore have right to a Liverpool final –
