Actual Madrid as soon as once more proved why they’re the perfect staff in Europe by denying Manchester Metropolis an opportunity within the competitors’s closing on Wednesday night time.
Pep Guardiola’s aspect seemed to have secured a spot in consecutive European Cup finals when Riyad Mahrez made it 5-3 on mixture within the 73rd minute, however Madrid struck again in outstanding trend.
Carlo Ancelotti’s males will now face Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool within the showpiece closing in Paris on the finish of Could however what data did they break within the tie?
- Benzema has scored 10 targets within the Champions League knockout phases this season, the joint-most by a participant in a single marketing campaign together with Cristiano Ronaldo in 2016-17, who additionally achieved this tally for Madrid.
- The 34-year-old has change into solely the fourth participant to have scored in each legs of the quarter-final and semi-final in a single Champions League marketing campaign after Fernando Morientes, Neymar and Edin Dzeko.
- Benzema has scored seven Champions League targets towards English groups this season; probably the most by a participant in a single marketing campaign within the competitors’s historical past.
- The France worldwide has scored 15 targets within the Champions League this season, the joint-third most in any single-season Champions League marketing campaign.
- He’s now scored 86 Champions League targets in his profession, solely Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have netted extra.
- Rodrygo is the primary participant to attain twice within the ninetieth minute of a Champions League knockout match.
- Rodrygo has scored simply six targets in 70 La Liga appearances however has 10 targets in 26 Champions League video games for Madrid.
- Since 2003-04 when the final 16 was launched, Los Blancos are the primary staff to lose a match within the final 16 (0-1 vs PSG), the quarter-final (2-3 vs Chelsea) and the semi-final (3-4 vs Man Metropolis) in a season and nonetheless attain the Champions League closing.
- Ancelotti has now reached his fifth Champions League closing (2003, 2005, and 2007 with AC Milan, 2014 and 2022 with Actual Madrid), probably the most of any supervisor within the competitors’s historical past.
- Actual Madrid has knocked out an English aspect from the Champions League semi-finals for the primary time since 2016. That victory additionally got here towards Metropolis.
- 9 Madrid stars may be a part of Manchester United ahead Cristiano Ronaldo as the one gamers to win 5 Champions League finals (Benzema, Dani Carvajal, Isco, Nacho, Marcelo, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale, and Luka Modric).
- Throughout the second leg towards Metropolis, Ancelotti’s aspect didn’t have a shot on track within the first 89 minutes. They then scored three out of their 5 photographs on track.
- Madrid has superior to the ultimate for the primary time of their historical past after shedding the primary leg of a European Cup/Champions League semi-final.
- Being performed for the third time, Liverpool versus Actual Madrid turns into probably the most performed Champions League closing ever (They at present have one victory every).
