Karim Benzema celebrates his goal with his Real Madrid teammates in the Champions League semifinal against Manchester City (Credit: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
(CNN Spanish) --
Real Madrid is the king of comebacks and has all the lives it wants to have.
He was losing the match —and the Champions League semifinal series— against Manchester City but in the last breath of the 90 minutes Rodrygo was the savior with two goals that silenced Pep Guadiola's team, and in extra time Karim Benzema He was the hero of always, in whom the fans blindly trust.
The whites won 3-1 and the series ended 6-5 in favor of Madrid.
What Carlo Ancelotti's team does in the last minutes of the game is unbelievable.
The meringues suffered throughout the match and found relief at the end after a match that seemed settled.
Real Madrid works miracles, knows how to suffer but also how to win and does not let itself be defeated.
That is the hallmark of Ancelotti (who knows how to rebuild games with substitutions), of Benzema and of a team used to triumphing in crucial moments.
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In a tight game, Riyad Mahrez scored the goal for the citizens at minute 73. The Santiago Bernabéu suffered from anguish.
But the Brazilian Rodrygo (who came on in the 68th for Toni Kroos) scored the equalizer in the 90th minute assisted by Karim Benzema.
Two minutes later, in stoppage time, Rodrygo himself scored 2-1 to save Real Madrid and force extra time.
In extra time, Benzema scored via penalty.
The team leader did not fail and, once again, got the Whites to celebrate.
He is the total scorer and is going for the Ballon d'Or.
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The goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, from Madrid, was also key to the victory in extra time.
In the first leg at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City had beaten Real Madrid 4-3 in a fierce game in which the English team always had the advantage, taking advantage of Madrid's defensive failures, but the meringues closed the gap with goals and effectiveness in attack.
City could not repeat the final.
Last year they lost against Chelsea and this time they go in the semi-final, still failing to lift the European trophy in the midst of a glorious era under Pep Guardiola that is missing, however, the most important club title.
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Real Madrid's Rodrygo celebrates one of his goals in the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City (Credit David Ramos/Getty Images)
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Real Madrid will face Liverpool, who beat Villarreal 5-2 on aggregate and a stellar performance by Colombian Luis Díaz.
Liverpool is second in the Premier League, behind (only by one point) Manchester City.
Real Madrid returns to the Champions League final after four years.
In 2018 he beat Liverpool precisely in Ukraine in a game marked by the mistakes of the then English goalkeeper, Loris Karius.
Benzema and Gareth Bale scored in that final.
Ancelotti's team is one of the best in the world and is looking to win its 14th trophy in European competition.
Liverpool, meanwhile, have won 6 Champions League titles, most recently in 2019 under Jürgen Klopp.
It was an English final at the time: the Reds defeated Tottenham Hotspur.
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The final will be played on Saturday, May 28 at 3 pm ET at the Stade de France, north of Paris.
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