In the early morning of May 5, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final continued, Real Madrid sat at home to meet the visiting Blue Moon Army Manchester City, in the case of conceding one goal first, Real Madrid dragged the game into extra time with 2 goals in 2 minutes of Rodrigo's last minute, and Benzema's penalty finally allowed the Galaxy to complete a stunning reversal for the third consecutive time.
In this game, Rodrigo, who scored twice, Benzema, who scored and killed, and Courtois, who made 8 heroic saves, were the brightest stars on the field. But in fact, the Italian fat man on the sidelines is the real protagonist, facing the fully loaded Manchester City and the world number one manager Pep Guardiola, the old man Ancelotti handed over a stunning answer that was enough for him to completely throw the humiliation of istanbul into the Atlantic.
Before the game, Manchester City ushered in a comeback on the left and right wings, and even though England centre-back Stones was still absent, City's squad was at least theoretically complete. Although The real Madrid defensive core Alaba has entered the big list, everyone knows this life and death battle, he is just a mascot. There is nothing to expect him to play to turn the tide. In the first half, Real Madrid relied on Courtois's high-receiver low block to save the goal. But the Belgian goalkeeper ultimately failed to stop Mahrez's goal.
The first leg was lost 4-3, conceded in the 73rd minute of the match, and Real Madrid erased the gap between the two goals and theoretically only 17 minutes left. In this case, the always steady Ancelotti waved the flag, and Asensio and the young Camaringa were put on the line to replace Modric and Casemiro, and before that, Kroos was also replaced by Rodrigo. In such a match, the ceremony group's three midfielders were replaced, and Ancelotti's determination to fight backwaters was visible to the naked eye. As a result, Rodrigo scored twice, Asensio delivered a fatal assist, and the 19-year-old Camaringa also protected the Real Madrid backline well with four steals and two clearances.
After taking the lead in extra time, Benzema, Vinicius and defender Militan were also replaced, and Ceballos, Vallejo and Vazquez joined forces to protect the victory for Real Madrid. These players are difficult to get into the eye of the discerning Guardiola in terms of strength, but they have shown their value under Carlo Ancelotti. Being good at teaching rice under the pot is precisely the biggest advantage of the Italian coach.
After the match, Real Madrid president Florentino personally went to the dressing room to celebrate the victory with the whole team. Before the start of the season, Zidane hung up his seal, Lafayette bravely ate the grass to bring Ancelotti back to the Bernabeu, and now that the La Liga title has arrived and the Champions League has reached the final, Lafayette's wisdom has once again amazed the world.
However, florentino chose Ancelotti and the idea of finding a transition coach is still very obvious. At that time, Real Madrid, Bale had just returned on loan and only had one year left to contract, and the 160 million euros bought by Hazard was purely a medicine jar, and the front line could only rely on the 34-year-old Benzema and the 20-year-old Vinicius to carry the girder. Real Madrid's goal is simple, to try to get a decent result this season, and then wait for Mbappe to join and start the rebuilding of the team.
In this case, Ancelotti, who has coached Real Madrid, has a gentle personality and is very good at soothing the dressing room (and slime). In fact, even Real Madrid fans don't have much hope for Carlo Ancelotti. Especially after the 4-0 defeat at home to Barca, Ancelotti's call for graduation is also rising.
However, 4 rounds in advance to win the La Liga title, the Champions League and reached the final, the veteran Benzema is in a bursting state, the young Vinicius is also gradually getting better, Ancelotti's work in Real Madrid is still remarkable, if the final defeat liverpool to win the La Liga, Champions League double, even if Mbappe drove, even if the decisive Lafayette, it is estimated that he is not embarrassed to give up on Ancelotti.