Real Madrid used its undisputed and historically competitive gene for the eleventh time to survive at the Etihad and recover from Manchester City’s football showing. The tie will be resolved, as happened in the round of 16 and in the quarterfinals of this edition of the Champions League, at the Santiago Bernabéu.
PSG granted Madrid their mercy within 160 minutes of qualifying but the Whites avoided a fate that seemed to be written thanks to a hat-trick by a Benzema in trance; He found his way to the semis in a dismal final rush in the second leg of the quarter-final against Chelsea and City, which prompted him, would play it out at the Bernabéu in search of their second consecutive final. For the third time, Madrid has risen from the dead but needs to raise its level if it wants to fight for the Fourteenth.
Pep Guardiola’s team took over the faint Madrid almost from start to finish that was revived after four horrible hammer blows that could have left the locals ’classification for the grand final in Paris. The 2-0 in just ten minutes by Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesús signaled a dark night for Ancelotti’s team, but when it seemed dead, it was once again breathing thanks to the usual Karim Benzema and Vinicius. Madrid has more life than a cat even if Courtois, the white shield, has lost inspiration or the defense has collapsed before the offensive torrent led by a superb De Bruyne.
No one knows better than Guardiola white idiosyncrasy, unattainable in discouragement, and his desperation at the opportunities his team missed is a perfect example of the respect he has for Madrid. Pep shouts into wings because he seems to know that his rival won’t forgive and Benzema and Vinicius won’t forgive.
The script has never changed as City have always dominated the tournament, not balancing a white defense that plays a role at the Etihad both on the wings and in the middle. Militao and Alaba, moved to rest due to muscle problems, lost the reliability they had shown throughout the course, and things did not improve with Nacho.
Bernardo Silva once again left Ancelotti’s team, but no one found better routes to escape the most confusing situations than Real Madrid, who found an innocent penalty from Laporte who converted to panenka’s style. Benzema.
Madrid, clinging to its capacity for suffering, face the Etihad in one of the best games of the season and live tie the Santiago Bernabéu. A defeat that leaves everything in the air
Source: La Verdad
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