It’s always Real Madrid , isn’t it? Two ridiculously late goals took Real Madrid past Bayern Munich into the Champions League final, despite a heroic effort on the part of the Bavarian giants. Here are the match awards: Jersey Swap: Vinicius Junior The footballing world collectively agrees that Kylian Mbappé is going to Real Madrid. But while the Frenchman struggled to impact the game for Paris Saint Germain yesterday, Vinicus Junior ran the show for Real Madrid today.
Joshua Kimmich was simply unable to get near Real Madrid’s No.7, who danced around every opponent he came across, terrified Bayern’s defense all night long and played a crucial role in the first goal. Der Kaiser: Manuel Neuer It is so easy to focus on the agonizing way Manuel Neuer failed to hold on to Vinicius Junior’s shot, which spilled out to Joselu to tap in the equalizer.
But this goal should in no way cancel out all the tremendous work Neuer did beforehand, singlehandedly keeping Bayern in the game with sensational save after sensational save, but also maintaining incredible composure on the ball to keep the team’s heads on straight. It is as if Vinicius’ brace in the first leg pissed Neuer off, with the Brazilian’s repeated attempts at goal pawed away again and again and again. This game was a reminder of the German’s eternal class.
Der Fussballgott: Konrad Laimer Konrad Laimer was by far Bayern’s best player in the first leg and he once again stepped up to the plate for the Bavari.
