On Wednesday, May 4, Real Madrid and English Manchester City met in Madrid in the second leg of the 1/2 finals of the Champions League..

The first match of the teams in England ended in a 4-3 victory for the hosts, so the “citizens” entered the field with a one-goal advantage.

In the first half, both teams created several dangerous chances, but it did not come to a goal.

The first goal of the match was scored only in the 73rd minute. Bernardo Silva flicked the ball to Mahrez as Man City winger landed the perfect shot with no chance for Courtois.

It seemed that the British would not miss the victory, but then Rodrigo became the hero for Real Madrid. The Brazilian shocked the opposition by scoring two goals in the 90th and 91st minutes, thanks to which the match went into overtime.

At the beginning of the first extra half, Benzema earned a penalty and converted a 11-meter kick himself. The Spanish team managed to hold the score 3:1 until the final whistle and reach the final of the tournament.

It is worth noting that in the second half, Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko came on as a substitute for Man City.. At the same time, the Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrei Lunin became the finalist of the Champions League in the "

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Goals: Rodrigo, 90, 90 + 1, Benzema, 95 (from the penalty spot) - Mahrez, 73.

The 2021/22 Champions League final will take place on May 28 in Paris at the Stade de France. The first semi-finalist of the tournament was Liverpool, which was defeated by Villarreal (2:0, 3:2).

The current Champions League winners are Chelsea, who beat Manchester City 1-0 in the final in Porto..

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Earlier it was reported that UEFA suspended Russian clubs and teams from all tournaments for the next season..