Real Madrid comes back and beats Bayern Munich 2-1 in a photo finish in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final and flies to the final against Borussia Dortmund. The team coached by Ancelotti, after the 2-2 draw in the first leg at the Allianz Arena, between the 87th and 92nd minutes turned the match around with Joselu’s brace which erased the German advantage achieved by Davies. The Santiago Bernabeu witnesses yet another incredible European comeback after those admired a couple of years ago against PSG and Manchester City. Real Madrid flies to London, on June 1st at Wembley they will face Borussia Dortmund in the eighteenth final of their history and will go in search of the fifteenth European Cup. Ancelotti is looking for his fifth personal Champions League, after the 2 wins with Milan and the 2 with Real, the last one 2 years ago.
The match
In Madrid, the verdict comes at the end of a match that Real begins with its foot on the accelerator. Ancelotti’s team came very close to scoring in the 13th minute. Vinicius takes advantage of Carvajal’s low cross, full post. Neuer is prodigious in denying Rodrygo the goal as he looks for the winning tap-in. Bayern comes out of their shell and shows up in the 28th minute: Kane’s volley, Lunin is attentive. Real kept control of the game but struggled to find openings at the end of the first half.
The Blancos accelerate at the start of the second half and collect chances in the series. In the 55th minute Rodrygo, served by Vinicius, misses the target from an excellent position. Rodrygo tries again with a free kick in the 59th minute, Neuer is perfect. The German goalkeeper repeats himself in the 60th minute on Vinicius. Bayern resisted and struck at the first real chance of the second half. Davies he flies to the left, drinks Rudiger and hits the center with a perfect right at the far post: 0-1 in the 68th minute. Real poured forward and scored in the 73rd minute: an own goal rewarded the Spaniards, but the equalizer was canceled by VAR due to an obvious foul by Caravajal on Kimmich. Bayern would have the space to attack on the counterattack but it doesn’t sting. Real Madrid press and equalize in the 88th minute, thanks to a colossal mistake by Neuer. Vinicius’ right-footed shot is treacherous but unstoppable, the goalkeeper rejects but doesn’t block: Joselu swoops on the ball and scores, 1-1. Additional? Nope. The ending, for a change, is all Real. In the 92nd minute Rudiger serves a penalty on the edge of offside golden ball to Joselu: just push him into the goal, 2-1. 14 minutes of injury time are played, Bayern protests for a dubious offside which denies DeLigt the potential 2-2. Real in the final. Another time.
