MADRID, KOMPAS.com - Real Madrid melangkah ke final Liga Champions dan berkesempatan mencatat hat-trick juara seusai menyisihkan Bayern Muenchen pada semifinal.
Real Madrid bermain imbang 2-2 dengan Bayern Muenchen pada laga kedua semifinal Liga Champions di Stadion Santiago Bernabeu, Selasa (1/5/2018) atau Rabu dini hari WIB.
Pada laga tersebut, Joshua Kimmich sempat membawa Bayern Muenchen unggul terlebih dahulu pada menit ketiga. Namun, Real Madrid bangkit dan membalikkan keadaan lewat gol Karim Benzema pada menit ke-11 dan ke-46.
James Rodriguez kembali membuat skor imbang berkat golnya pada menit ke-65. Hanya, tak ada gol tambahan lagi tercipta pada sisa pertandingan dan Real Madrid lolos dengan agregat 4-3.
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Real Madrid reach the CL final for a record 7th time, surpassing AC Milan and Juventus on 6.
MADRID, KOMPAS.com - Real Madrid lolos ke partai final Liga Champions musim ini setelah menyingkirkan Bayern Muenchen dengan agregat 4-3.
Pada pertandingan semifinal kedua, Real Madrid dan Bayern Muenchen bermain imbang 2-2 di Santiago Bernabeu, Selasa (1/5/2018) atau Rabu dinihari WIB.
Dua gol Real Madrid dicetak oleh Karim Benzema pada menit ke-11 dan (46'). Sementara dua gol Bayern dicetak Joshua Kimmich pada menit ke-3 dan pemain pinjaman Real Madrid, James Rodriguez (63').
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Dengan hasil ini maka Real Madrid berhasil meraih partai final ke-16 mereka di kompetisi Piala Champions dan Liga Champions.
Only three clubs have ever reached four Champions League or European Cup finals over a five-year period:
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Real Madrid are in a strong position as they attempt to win the Champions League for a third consecutive season. The Spanish team take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their semi-final against Bayern Munich after fighting back to win at the Allianz Arena, thanks to goals from Marcelo and Marco Asensio.
Real be without right-back Dani Carvajal (hamstring) and attacking midfielder Isco (shoulder) – although Zinedine Zidane has been coy over who will replace the pair in his starting XI.
Meanwhile Bayern are without winger and former Real plater Arjen Robben after he suffered a leg injury eight minutes into the first leg. Butleft-back David Alaba (thigh) and midfielder Javi Martinez (head) are both expected to return from injury.
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For the third straight year, Real Madrid is headed to the Champions League final. On Tuesday, Real drew Bayern Munich 2-2 in their semifinal second leg to advance 4-3 on aggregate to the final later this month, where they will play either Liverpool or Roma who will play their second leg on Wednesday.
It was a match filled with chances for both, and plenty of opportunities for Bayern to go through, but the difference ended up being an unbelievable gaffe by goalkeeper Sven Ulreich.
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A brilliant beginning for Bayern
Bayern knew it had to score a least two goals to have a chance, and they got one just three minutes in. Joshua Kimmich, who scored in the first leg, did it again here with a little finish from in front of goal:
Joshua Kimmich gives Bayern the early lead with his 2nd goal of the tie and 4th of this UCL this season. Game on! pic.twitter.com/mRPPeacItD — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 1, 2018
Bayern was sitting pretty there with 87 more minutes to get another goal as long as it didn't concede more than one. Yeah, they didn't build off of this goal.
Benzema back
It's been a rough season for Karim Benzema, but he's been coming up big. He got a goal 11 minutes in with a free header at the back post to give Real a little room to breathe:
Benzema shakes Alaba at the far post to score just his 2nd goal in his last 19 UCL knockout stage games. pic.twitter.com/aL4yk5inLi — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 1, 2018
Quit wastin'
Bayern players then seemed to take their scoring boots off, because they were awful for much of the next hour. James Rodriguez, facing his former team (Real Madrid still owns his rights), missed this sitter just after the half-hour mark:
No break
Then there was a Marcelo handball in the box that could have been called a penalty kick, but no.
Should Bayern have been awarded a penalty right before halftime on this Marcelo handball? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/x0rLmjSeqf — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 1, 2018
The unthinkable
It all proceeded to come crashing down for Bayern just after half time. Ulreich's gaffe gave Real another huge boost and left him a spot in the cup's all-time bloopers. Here it is:
Unbelievable! One HUGE howler from Sven Ulreich undoes all of Bayern's great work in the first half. pic.twitter.com/C8idIsheer — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 1, 2018
Would this have even happened had Manuel Neuer, Bayern's injured star goalkeeper, been in goal? Probably not. He's still recovering from a foot fracture, so Ulreich was the man and didn't deliver.
One away
Rodriguez would later score against his former club to pull Bayern within one, but it was as close as they would get:
James Rodriguez smashes home the rebound against his former club to give Bayern new hope! pic.twitter.com/JPDJNGI8PD — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 1, 2018
And that would do it. A late push from Bayern for the winning goal yielded golden chances but none of which Bayern would convert, as an inspired Keylor Navas in goal came up big.
The win means Real Madrid is potentially just 90 minutes away from a Champions League three-peat, which has not been done since Bayern Munich did it in the mid 70s.
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