After a mild stumble at Lille in its previous European match, Real Madrid crushed Dortmund, in a reminder of last season’s final, with a stunning second half display.
Welcome on board football fans. As we experienced an epic battle yesterday, a Ballon d’Or-worthy moment.Since we know the epic battle was between the yellow army and white army. Of Course we are talking about Dortmund and Real Madrid.
However the first half was like a sunken boat for fans of real Madrid but….. what a comeback.Since the comeback was in favour of Real Madrid after almost losing in the first half.
But they played and they slayed and made another historic comeback for real Madrid.
5-2 down crushed Dortmund, who seemed to rise in the first half
So let’s dive deep into the match details, should we.
Dortmund really flexed his team work yesterday by kicking in the first goal 30 min after opening. The person to open the goal was none other than Donyell Maeln.
It was effortless teamwork and coordination that gave Malen all the time to shoot the goal.
The move was so seamless that even goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois couldn’t stop it.
And definitely no mistake by Malen.
However the second goal was a bit tactical. Jamie Bynoe-Giteens left Madrid player Lucas Vázquez back and added the 2nd goal. Not without the assistance of Malen though, who was a provider of space and time to Jamie.
And to note this was just after 3 minutes of Malen’s goal. And that made a hole in the heart of Madrid fans sitting across the stadium. But for Dortmund, it doubled the advantage.
By the time the whistle blew for the 1st half, Dortmund was almost on the verge of a 3rd goal. That would have been a stunning goal if Thibaut’s reflex didn’t work at time.
The timeout was a quiet one. The Madrid fans were looking for Miracle. Since it obviously was 2 goals down by then. Whistle blows again and that’s when the game changed. Madrid was like an unstoppable Porsche. A natural force that wants to conquer.
Madrid tried starting with a free kick, taken by Mordic. But the ball falls for Mbappe, and his shot goes corner by deflection. But there was , first goal of Madrid on 61 minutes by Rudiger.
That gave a wooooo moment to the fans and a blow of oxygen.
A sudden ray of hope for winning
However, that got replaced with overwhelming joy when Vinicius Junior equalised the goal just after 2 minutes.
It was 2-2 now when Dortmund tried to find an answer to the jolting attack in the last few minutes as Sabitzer and Brandt combined around the Madrid box but Modric finally got to it.
However the cloud aside, 3rd goal for Madrid by Vázquez. Fans screamed with their lungs and that’s exactly when Vinicius Junior made the competition go to bed by hitting another goal.
But historically, we can say the Ballon d’Or-worthy moment happened. The Brazilian player Vinicius made the best hat-trick of his life. And can you see that? It’s 5-2 , Real Madrid back with a stunning goal, an win against Dortmund in UEFA Champions League Amazing…isn’t it ?
The game is always unpredictable
The game is always unpredictable but what happened Tuesday was an effortless historic moment in the champion’s league for Madrid. Vinicius Junior picks Dortmund apart like he did in the UCL final as Real Madrid pull off yet another comeback win in the UEFA Champions League.
Dortmund, on the other hand, can only return with the two goals and regret not being strong enough to defend a healthy lead at the break. Now let’s see what the winners have to say about this.
The players shared their words and experiences with the media and press afterwards. And we pick some of the best words by the stars.
“We know that at home with our fans anything can happen because we believe in ourselves,” said the Brazilian player Vinicius. Let’s not forget the gorgeous efforts of Thibaut Courtois, that gave Madrid a chance to witness by stopping Dortmund to add any goal further.
“We reacted, and we knew that if we scored the first goal, we could win. In the second half, we pressed better, man to man, and with an intensity that deserves a Champions League match. That’s the difference” said Courtois.
Teammates also praised Carlo Ancelotti’s tactical adjustments
Teammates also praised Carlo Ancelotti’s tactical adjustments, which were crucial in changing the game’s dynamic in the second half.
“Ancelotti tells me I can always do more, I’m 24 years old, and I want to stay here forever and give a lot to this team that has given me everything” said Vinicius after they won the hearts of fans.
“We all felt the quietness of the changing room in the 1st half, we listened to the manager and we replied with 1 sentence: if we score the first, we will come back again. Thanks to the fans, but we have to improve and play like this from the start” Added Vinicius.
“I might make a good save, but if it goes into the top corner, you go 0-3 down at halftime. It’s not always going to work, and we have to start Saturday against Barcelona as we finished today.” mentioned Thibaut referring to a moment where Dortmund came close to a third goal, but his reflex save on Julian Brandt’s shot kept Madrid alive. As the new league match format changed.
Total number of teams participating in the champion’s league is 36. From which only 12 will get eliminated after this stage. And the remaining 24 teams will move up to the knockout phase. This put out the facts that even if Madrid lose this match, they can still qualify for the knockout phase.
