Three goals in just five minutes allowed Real Madrid to once again perform a miracle at the Santiago Bernabeu, reaching the Champions League final for the 17th time since eliminating Manchester City.
In the first leg of the meeting, Real Madrid lost 3-4 away, which allowed them to maintain the possibility of turning the second leg over. Before the second leg, Real Madrid fans played a huge TIFO with "another magical night of the King of Europe".
However, Real Madrid fans almost lost confidence, and Real Madrid actually shot 0 on target in eight shots in the first 89 minutes. At the crucial moment, Ancelotti replaced the ceremonial three midfielder in one fell swoop, and Substitute Rodrigo scored two goals in 91 seconds, dragging the game into extra time.
Benzema stepped up again in extra time, creating penalties and then taking the penalty to help Real Madrid reverse the promotion with an aggregate score of 6-5. This is the 17th time in Real Madrid's history to qualify for the Champions League final, ranking first among all teams.
At the same time, Real Madrid remained unbeaten in the last nine home games of the Champions League semi-finals, achieving a record of 6 wins and 3 draws. After two consecutive home draws in the Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid finally won at home.
Third, Ancelotti has continued his miraculous record of never losing three times in the Champions League, while he has already managed 177 games in the Champions League.
At the same time, Real Madrid also broke a series of spells. First of all, Real Madrid have never reversed their promotion in the Champions League semi-finals after losing the first leg eight times before, and this time they finally reversed the promotion.
Secondly, after being eliminated by Manchester City in the 2019-20 season and Chelsea in the 2020-21 season, Real Madrid completed their revenge against the Premier League team.
Third, after losing to Chelsea and Manchester City, Real Madrid defeated Manchester City at home to avoid three consecutive defeats, and the first time Real Madrid suffered a three-game losing streak in the Champions League was from February to October 2020, when they lost to Manchester City twice.
Consecutive champions league knockouts for Chelsea and Manchester City, Real Madrid single-handedly defended the honour of La Liga. Against Liverpool in the final, can Real Madrid continue such a magical performance?