Los Blancos did the unbelievable at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu when they won Manchester City by 3-1, making it through to the final by a 6-5 aggregate. Madrid had earlier this week won their 35th La Liga title following their win over Espanyol and will now travel to Paris, France to play Liverpool in another rivalry final.
Things changed in Spain immediately Carlos Ancelotti introduced Rodrygo, The Brazilian was subbed on 68 and began his scoring prowess in the last minutes. Rodrygo scored in the 90th and 91st minutes of the game, which helped Madrid linger the game to an extra minute. Karim Benzema netted his 43 goals in 43 appearances this season from the spot-kick following Ruben Dias’s foul.
Pep Guardiola has not won a trophy this unusual season and has only EPL to fight for. English rival Liverpool is not giving up just yet as they are just a point adrift of City.
The ballon dor award could be a contest between Karim Benzema who has the most goals this season and Sadio Mane, who has now qualified for four of the finals in 2022. Salah, another contingent of Liverpool, may be on the list.
