Real Madrid turn the tide as they make Champions League magic again while Manchester City left to ponder talk of curse.

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Real Madrid are into the Champions League final after completing an extraordinary comeback to beat Man City on aggregate in extra time. Manchester City lost 3_1 all in extra time.

How it happened;

73' Mahrez whips in first-time shot

87' Grealish twice goes close to scoring

90' Rodrygo pokes in from close range

90+1' Rodrygo heads in Carvajal's deflected cross

95' Benzema converts from penalty spot

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Record breaking Carlo Ancelloti

• Two Champions League as a player with AC Milan.
•  Two Champions League as a coach with AC Milan. 
• One Champions League as a coach with Real Madrid. 
• One more UCL final now after winning La Liga & breaking the record by winning the title in top 5 leagues.

Post Match Reaction

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Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelloti

Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach: "It is the history of this club that helps us to keep going when it seems that we are gone. The game was close to finished and we managed to find the last energy we had. I am happy to be in the final, in Paris against another great rival. We are used to it. It will be a fantastic game for football."

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola

Josep Guardiola, Man. City coach: "We were close, but in the end we couldn't do it. The first half we weren't good enough, but we didn't suffer much. We found our tempo after the break, but we didn't play our best. Football's unpredictable and you have to accept it. We need time to process this."

Carlo Ancelotti will be the first man to coach in five European Cup finals.

Madrid are through to their 17th European Cup final; they have won 13 of the previous 16. (alert-success)

Benzema has equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's record (2016/17) of most Champions League knockout goals in a single season (ten).

Benzema has now scored 43 goals in 43 games in all competitions this season.

This was the first time Madrid have ever come from behind to win a European Cup semi-final after losing the first leg, home or away. They had been eliminated on the previous eight occasions.

Madrid have failed to score in only one of their last 62 Champions League home games.

Rodrygo became the first player to score twice in the 90th minute of a Champions League knockout match

 

Mahrez has now scored four goals in four Champions League semi-final matches; he scored three across the two legs against Paris last season, including two a year ago to the day.

Could it be a curse?

In 2018, Yaya Toure's agent, Dmitri Seluk said Pep Guardiola would never win the UEFA Champions League again because of an African voodoo curse, that was placed on him for treating Yaya Toure badly.

Yaya Toure's Agent Dimitri Seluk 

However, several critics have accused Dmitri Seluk of playing the racist card. (alert-error)

Top Tweets.

1. Fabrizio Romano

This boy, then. Born in January 2001. Signed for €45m from Santos in June 2018 when he was 17. Real Madrid know how to find talents in Brazil, definitely. ⚪️🇧🇷 #UCL pic.twitter.com/ZCMsYDBjgj

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 4, 2022

2. Karim Benzema

A night full of emotions... Very proud of this 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 and the 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀 ¡ Hasta el final ! GRACIAS 🤍 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 ! 🇫🇷🔥 #Nueve #HalaMadrid #UCL #aporla14 #Alhamdulilah 🤲🏼❤️ pic.twitter.com/68CNRITjwh

— Karim Benzema (@Benzema) May 4, 2022

3. Liverpool FC

We’ll face @realmadrid in the #UCL final 👊 pic.twitter.com/8TXpOaN2d4

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 4, 2022