Carlo Ancelotti's "phenomenal" call won Real Madrid the game against Man City

Wednesday night’s Champions League clash will go down as one of the most remarkable in recent history as Real Madrid pulled off a dramatic comeback to beat Manchester City and reach the final in Paris.

City were ahead 4-3 going into the second leg and looked to have sealed their place in the final after adding to their advantage at the Bernabeu through Riyad Mahrez in the second half. However, a ludicrous two minutes inside stoppage time saw substitute Rodrygo score twice before Karim Benzema's extra-time penalty sent Real through with a 6-5 aggregate victory.

In the BT studio following Madrid’s success, pundit Rio Ferdinand was full of praise for manager Carlo Ancelotti, calling him “incredible”.

Ancelotti made history last weekend after his La Liga success saw him become the first manager to win the title in Europe's top five leagues. And now after Wednesday night’s win, he’ll have the opportunity to become the first manager to win the Champions League /European Cup four times, moving clear of Liverpool's Bob Paisley and Real's Zinedine Zidane.

“Carlo Ancelotti, we talk about the great managers of the modern era, he has to be in the mix to be at the top of that tree. What he has been doing, it’s incredible,” said Ferdinand. "The substitutions (Ancelotti made), Rodrygo and Eduardo Camavinga especially, wow. Phenomenal substitutions that impacted the game.”

With the tie drifting away from Madrid, Ancelotti turned to Camavinga and winger Marco Asensio, replacing key veterans Luka Modric and Casemiro. That move came shortly after he’d already taken off the reliable Toni Kroos for young attacker Rodrygo.

The changes saw Madrid effectively push another player in attack, shifting from the 4-3-3 they started the game