So, this season’s Champions League final will take place between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, after a late flourish from the Spanish side at the Bernebeu last night.
Alphonso Davies had put Bayern ahead in the second half with a really good goal with his right foot. It was one of those where as a defender you have to show the player onto his ‘weak’ foot, but you don’t expect him to produce a finish like that with it. A genuinely brilliant goal.
Madrid thought they’d equalised but it was rightly ruled out due to a foul by Nacho, and as the game entered the final few minutes, Thomas Tuchel took off Harry Kane and decided to dig in for the 1-0. Ooopsie.
I don’t suppose he could have legislated for a mistake like that from Manuel Neuer. The keeper had made a couple of saves – one in particular was absolutely outstanding – but he fumbled a shot, allowing substitute Joselu to poke it home for 1-1. Here’s Sid Lowe’s description of him, by the way: “The former Stoke and Newcastle striker Joselu, on loan from Espanyol of the second division.”
Football really is ridiculous. The fact he scored a second a few minutes later made it even more so. It was disallowed at first but VAR showed he was clearly behind the ball when it was played across, and it was 2-1 to Real Madrid. Even if you don’t believe in such things, it’s impossible not to think they have some powerful Champions League Juju. What they do in this competition is extraordinary.
As for the late goal, the linesman shouldn’t have put his flag up, but he did and the ref whistled, and maybe it wouldn’t have been a goal if the keeper had attempted to make a save. But he didn’t, the ball went in, and Thomas Tuchel was upset. Oh well. I thought to myself, ‘That serves you right’, no man with the kind of resources he has should have hair like that.
I know people will be feeling sorry for Neuer, but I thought to myself, ‘That serves you right too’, for getting away with…
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