A moment from the sidelines shortened the team's resilience when Real Madrid were trailing 2-0 against Paris Saint-Germain and exited the last 16 of the Champions League this season.
Moments after Killian Mbappe's appearance against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals, alternative Rodrigo's camera broke and he sat behind coach Carlo Ancelotti. He waved his hand to signal calm, as if he knew what was coming.
What happened on the way to Real Madrid's final was great and consistent. Karim Benzema's hat-trick in the 15th minute before PSG beat Chelsea in their win and extra time goal and then recovered from injury time to overtake Manchester City in the semi-finals. Hollywood doesn't write such scenes.
The pattern of that victory was the same. Real started badly in the second leg. At first he conceded defeat and before Benzema came to the top of the return shipment, his opponents saw him miss a few chances to take the lead at the expense of Los Blancos.
Real Madrid had hinted at their fate in reaching the final. Especially because of the possibility of their Champions League rivals losing in front of them. The assistant referee canceled two goals for Mbappe in the last 16. Christian Pulisic and Kai Havertz missed two big chances for Chelsea in the quarter-finals. City's Jack Grillish scored two late goals for Manchester City in the second leg of the semi-final.
If Real Madrid had come back from the depths of despair, many would have pointed out that the La Liga team has a chance to reach the final. But what do you do three times? Everything the same way? With three teams that have reached the Champions League final in the last two years? It’s a style now and it’s acknowledged by people inside and outside the club.
Before losing to Real in the Champions League semi-final, City coach Pep Guardiola said: "The quality they have is not an accident. "They have a high standard in everything. The value of Madrid is neither imaginary nor fate.
Real midfielder Luka Modric, while asking the same question about his team's fate in the Champions League, said: "Let them think what they want. This is an unfair opinion and it just makes us laugh" but everyone is happy to say so.
There is history alongside our character. The club has won many more Champions Leagues and more titles. We never give up.
What did Ancelotti do to keep Real Madrid in the Champions League despite their best efforts to beat them every round.
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