Real Madrid have qualified for the UEFA Champions League 23/24 final, after a late comeback against Bayern Munich. Joselu Mato scored a brace after coming off the bench for Fede Valverde to overturn Bayern’s 1-0 lead and send his side to another final.
Los Blancos will now face the ultimate underdogs of Europe, Borussia Dortmund, in the final at Wembley Stadium where they could win their 15th Champions League title.
Real Madrid qualify for UEFA Champions League 23/24 final after comeback against Bayern
Real Madrid (4) 2-1 (3) Bayern Munich
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Full Highlights
💫Joselu steps up to score twice in 3 minutes to send Madrid to Wembley after Davies’ opener
🇪🇸Joselu in 10 UCL games
⚽️5 Goals
🇨🇦Davies in 10 UCL games
⚽️1 Goal
Man of the match:Vinicius Junior
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Alphonso Davies scored the first goal of the game to give Bayern the lead, cutting in from the left on a counter attack to score a thunderous goal with his weaker right foot.
Reminiscent of Karim Benzema pouncing on Gigio Donnarumma the last time Real Madrid won the Champions League title, this time Joselu poached on a spill from Manuel Neuer. The German goalkeeper failed to gather the ball, and it took only a second for the striker to rush in and score from the tightest of spaces.
Joselu then doubled the lead with another finish from close range, sparking celebrations from the Madrid squad. The game finished controversially, however, as the referee blew the whistle for a narrow offside, which was followed by Matthijs De Ligt scoring. However, the Madrid players had stopped playing and there was nothing the referee could have done.
Bayern were furious at the decision, and both manager Thomas Tuchel and De Ligt spoke out in the post match press conference about the call. However, there is nothing they can do about it as they go trophyless in a season for the first time since 2011/12.
