Defending champion Chelsea and 2020-21 winner Bayern Munich fell in the quarterfinals to Real Madrid and Villarreal, respectively. Chelsea, which lost the first leg at home, 3-1, stormed out to a 3-0 lead on goals by Mason Mount (15th minute) Antonio Rüdiger (51st) and Timo Werner (75th), but Rodrygo‘s 80th minute goal tied the series 4-4 on aggregate to force overtime. Karim Benzema‘s 96th minute header sent Real Madrid into a semifinal against Manchester City or Atletico Madrid, which hosts their second leg on Wednesday after falling, 1-0, in Manchester. (American Christian Pulisic came on as a 83rd minute sub for Werner).
Real Madrid’s decider by Benzema.
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Bayern Munich, hosting after a 1-0 loss at Villarreal, evened it up with a Robert Lewandowski goal in the 52nd minute, but Samu Chukwueze‘s goal in the 88th minute gave the Spanish club a 2-1 aggregate win and its first semifinal appearance since 2006. Villarreal will face Liverpool unless Benfica makes up its 3-1 deficit at Anfield on Wednesday.
Villarreal decider by Chukwueze:
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Hala Madrid.!!!
Weakest, Oldest Team; Since Los Galacticos y Los “Pavones”…
Out Coached, Out Hustled, until The Coach makes a “Ballsey” Move and Takes Off The Vet, Kroos, for the French Teenager Camavinga: Who Steals the Ball in Midfield and Feeds Vini Jr, Who… UNDER PRESSURE… puts a “Toe Poke Chip/Cross” {?!?!? WTF was That.!?!?!?}… on the Head of “The Benz”!!!
And that “Ridiculous” Pass from Modric.!!! He uses that Right Foot like a Ping-Pong Paddle… Bending Balls like WE Slice Golf Balls{actually, Vini Jr. made the Same Pass on Saturday versus Getafe, learning from the Master}
Remember what Santi Says: “It’s Better to be Perfect, with ONE Foot, than Average with Two.!!!”
The “Grinder Galacticos” just might Pull this Off…
Asi, ASI, ASI GANA MADRID.!!!
P.S. AND Just wait until Next Year, When we get Mpabbe, Haaland, and Rudiger… (We just need a Right Back)