Real Madrid continues to make history. With an agony Joselu double In just two minutes, Merengue beat Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and became the second finalist of the 2023-24 Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti’s team came back from a great game and will now define the title against Borussia Dortmund in London, on June 1.
It was a spectacular match: from Madrid’s threat to Bayern’s counterattacks and from the Germans’ blow to the Spaniards’ outburst. Everything happened. Serge Gnabry had to leave the field due to injury in the 27th minute and Alphonso Davies came in to replace him.
The first half ended 0-0, but everyone knew it wouldn’t stay that way. Manuel Neuer began to transform into a figure, making saves that seemed to begin to tip the balance for the Germans. Much more when Alphonso Davies put Bayern Munich 1-0 against Real Madrid.
The changes came for Madrid looking to tie the game, Bayern did their part to defend themselves, even Kane came out.
With 20 minutes left, Madrid tied it with a goal from Nacho, but Bayern protested a previous blow by the merengue player and The referee, through the VAR, agreed with the Germans. The thing was still 0-1.
But for those in white there is no such thing as “surrender.” Thus came a new heroic comeback. Neuer, who was a figure, made a gross mistake and gave Joselu the tie. Madrid was alive.
And in one minute, he owned the game. In the 90th minute, Joselu pushed a pass from the left into the goal, which the judge annulled for offside. The participation of the VAR was necessary again to validate it.
The referee decided to add 9 more minutes and then another three. Almost a period of an alleged extension was played and in that space Bayern tied it in another controversial action. But this time there was no VAR review. In a shot into the area, The linesman marked offside of the two Germans who attacked, at the moment when Matthijs de Ligt converted.
The end caused the explosion of the entire Madrid crowd and the anger of the Germans, who took it very rationally anyway. Madrid will thus play the final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 1.
