Real Madrid's miraculous reversal
Trailing after 90 minutes, scoring 2 goals in 2 minutes in stoppage time, and reversing the promotion in extra time, Real Madrid recreated the miracle of the former Manchester United Champions League Camp Nou, once again interpreting the unique charm of football and proving why it is the world's No. 1 sport.
The Champions League recreates the Manchester United Camp Nou miracle
The hour hand pointed to the 90th minute, Real Madrid had not yet got any absolute scoring chance, Manchester City not only led by the score, but also missed the opportunity to break the goal three times with B and Glaris. Disappointment hangs over the Bernabeu, who would have thought that Rodrigo, who came off the bench, would become one of the few wonders in the history of the Champions League? The bench came on with three shots on target, kicked his head in the 90 and 91 minutes, scored 2 goals in 2 minutes, and brought back the real horse standing on the edge of the cliff. The Manchester City defence, which had been solid for 90 minutes, collapsed in an instant.
Manchester United Camp Nou miracle
In the history of the Champions League, there have been such a miraculous reversal, but not much, in 2017 Barca reversed Paris to a more exaggerated score, 1999 Manchester United's Camp Nou miracle may be the closest, the opening 5 minutes of the Red Devils fell behind, the whole field passively beaten, but in the stoppage time with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Sheringham two super substitutes in 3 minutes in 3 minutes, snatched the trophy from Mateus. Rodrigo, who has been in hot form recently, simply plays the role of two seniors, although the goal is not as important as the final kill, but the degree of magic is not inferior.
Why football is the world's number one sport
90 minutes or a loser, 2 minutes against the odds, extra time reversal, the Bernabeu night once again proved why football is the world's number one sport, its accident and drama is far beyond the other sports can match. Football is a sport kicked with feet, and there are as many as 11 people on the field PK, there are 5 substitutions, the unpredictability is strong, the World Cup from the Bernese miracle in 1954 to the 1990 Maradona century pass to eliminate Brazil, the Champions League from the 1999 Camp Nou miracle, to the 2005 Liverpool Istanbul counterattack, and then to the Bernabeu 2 minutes 2 goals divine drama, has been verified countless times, this is the most unique charm of football.
Fantastic substitute Rodrigo
Other sports are also underdogs, but there are very few good scenes where fate can magically reverse in just 2 minutes. F1, known as one of the world's three major sports, was artificially sentenced to the right and left champions last season, while seven-time world champion Hamilton, once he lost the advantage of racing performance, can now only be in the middle. When you have the strongest star group in the NBA, you almost go straight to the finals or even the championship podium, the Celtics have won eight consecutive championships, the magicians competed with the big bird and the smiling assassins, the strongest star at the time, Chamberlain Jordan, did not even have the opportunity to participate, and when the Warriors dominated the NBA a few years ago, they almost determined the dominant side from the time Durant joined, if it were not for injuries, there was almost no suspense in the three consecutive championships.
The 7-game, 4-win format, although the maximum guarantee of the strong team's pass rate, but lost a lot of single-game set-win charm, so that the finals in the United States ratings and influence are not as good as the NCAA finals and NFL Super Bowl. Can you imagine the only whistle-saving kill in playoff history (pitched to the team, not shot and eliminated) was Jordan's 1989 goal against the Cavaliers? What did Barca do when they had to score three goals in the last 8 minutes to eliminate Paris?
That's not the case with football. Villarreal in the first half of yesterday and Real Madrid today proved that the strength of ability, the high level of technology, in the face of fighting spirit, blood and hard work is sometimes not worth mentioning. Lineker's comments are in place, Manchester City is undoubtedly more powerful, judging from the team's two-legged opportunity to score 8 goals and 10 goals, it should have been natural to advance to the final. However, football is not an arithmetic problem, nor is it simply a technical tactic, the players play on the spot, the subtle changes in the mentality of both sides, and even any 1 substitution, may affect the ending and fate. Real Madrid Manchester United, which has given it a go, relies on fighting spirit and hard work, on unremitting struggle, on the spirit of fighting to the end, and wins the favor of the god of destiny.
The spirit of not giving up helps Real Madrid qualify