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Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Real Madrid CF and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on May 4, 2022. – Real Madrid won the match 3-1. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Real Madrid produced one of the greatest ever Champions League comebacks on Wednesday night.
Karim Benzema held his nerve when Real Madrid needed him most against Manchester City.
We now know the two sides that will compete in the 2021/22 Champions League final – Liverpool and Real Madrid.
Real Madrid scripted yet another Champions League comeback at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, beating Manchester City (6-5 on aggregate) after extra-time in the second-leg of the semi-final tie on Wednesday. Trailing 0-1 (5-3 on aggregate) till the 89th minute, the 13-time UCL winners scored twice via Rodrygo Goes in the stoppage-time to push the game towards extra-time. Karim Benzema then scored from the spot after he was tripped inside the box by Ruben Dias, as Madrid held on to secure a place in the final.
Real Madrid added another mind-boggling comeback to the club's long history of magical European nights on Wednesday but the revival against Manchester City may prove to be less about the past and more about the future. Karim Benzema scored the winning penalty in extra-time to take his tally to 10 goals in six Champions League knock-out games, an astonishing record not least because of the stage, the class of opponent and the weight of his contributions. Against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and City, it was a goal by Benzema that sent Madrid through.
Pep Guardiola promised Manchester City will bounce back from their Champions League heartache at the Bernabeu Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s poor fortune in the latter stages of the Champions League over the last decade continued on Wednesday night – with some fans on social media suggesting that the Spaniard may be cursed when it comes to Europe’s premier club competition.