When Bellingham is no longer magical, Real Madrid still have the Brazilian twins of Cub and Rodrygo. From the quarter-final against Manchester City, Rodrygo played a key role, scoring in both legs. And in the first leg of the semi-finals against Bayern, it was the turn of the bears. With two goals, the Bear helped Real Madrid take away a draw at Allianz, which can be regarded as a complete escape. The second goal, of course, was a penalty and the creator was Rodrigo.
A lot of people thought it was a five-to-five game, and the final result proved it. In the second leg at the Bernabeu, anything can happen. Looking at the result and score of this game alone, Real Madrid fans should be satisfied, after all, not everyone can score points at Allianz, and if the away goals rule is not abolished, Real Madrid's 2:2 will be even more scored. But if you're familiar with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich's record of playing each other in the Champions League over the past decade, you'll be vaguely uneasy about the 2-2 match.
Let's put it this way, this 2:2 has disrupted Real Madrid Bayern's matchup mode in the Champions League in the past ten years. And the trend after the disruption may not be good for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are old rivals in the history of the Champions League, and the two teams have been playing each other since the seventies and eighties. In those years, Bayern was the nemesis of Real Madrid, not only eliminating Real Madrid many times, but also maintaining a complete victory against Real Madrid at home. In the 03-04 season, Real Madrid only scored points at Bayern's home stadium for the first time, and it was only 1 point.
Real Madrid's real turnaround came in the 13-14 season, ten years ago. At that time, the coach of Real Madrid was none other than Carlo Ancelotti. At the Allianz Stadium, Real Madrid actually beat Real Madrid 4:0, so that Guardiola couldn't raise his head. At home, Real Madrid also won 1:0. This is not only the first time Real Madrid have beaten Bayern on the road, but it is also the first time in history that they have beaten Bayern Munich twice.
Okay, let's start with the 13-14 season. It was from this 4:0 that Real Madrid started a decade-long era of winning away from Bayern. Mind you, it's away.
Real Madrid and Bayern met twice more in the Champions League. The first was in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the 16-17 season, when Real Madrid was coached by Zinedine Zidane and Bayern was coached by Carlo Ancelotti. Real Madrid won away 2-1 away from home. Back at home, Real Madrid stumbled and were beaten 2-1 by their opponents in 90 minutes, and finally relied on three goals in extra time to get through the thrill.
The second time was in the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 17-18 season, Real Madrid still won the first leg 2-1 at the Allianz Arena, and returned to the home stadium with a 2-2 game, which gave them a thrilling chance to qualify for the final.
Let's summarize the Champions League pattern between Real Madrid and Bayern in the past decade - Real Madrid first away and then home, away from home must win, and home must not win. Note that the 4:2 match in the second leg of the 16-17 season, including the extra-time goal, actually lost Real Madrid in 90 minutes.
Then, we focus on the 2-2 win in the first leg of this season's Champions League. This time Real Madrid are still the same as in the past decade, but this is the first time in a decade that Real Madrid have failed to beat Bayern Munich on the road.
Judging from the past ten years of meetings between Real Madrid and Bayern, it is obvious that the home and away factors are inverted, that is to say, Real Madrid can win away against Bayern, but when they return to their home stadium, they stagger. So from this point of view, not beating Bayern away this time has a historic sense of crisis for Real Madrid. Back at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid may not have the advantage everyone imagined.
Of course, now that the pattern has been disrupted, there are many possibilities for the next evolution. So, anything is possible. Let's hope Real Madrid can start a new model.