Joselu double sent Real Madrid to the final after Neuer’s blunder and VAR drama – Dagsavisen

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Manuel Neuer played big and looked set to be the big Bayern hero along with goalscorer Alphonso Davies, but then he let Real Madrid into the game with a huge mistake.

In the 88th minute, the goalkeeper made a completely unnecessary return on a simple shot from Vinicius Junior, and Joselu put in the return from close range.

Seconds after the match went into overtime, Joselu kicked the ball into the goal again, after a corner kick Bayern failed to clear. The referee canceled for offside on the pass from Antonio Rüdiger, but he was told by the VAR room to wait to start the game, and after a minute he was told that the goal was correct.

Bayern Munich thus received a bang that can only be compared to the Champions League final 25 years ago, when Manchester United returned to victory with two goals in extra time and Ole Gunnar Solskjær became the match winner.

This time it was 34-year-old Joselu, born in Stuttgart and hired from Espanyol, who became Bayern’s midfielder.

– We have several times seemed dead and buried, but our mentality is that we never give up. Our supporters give us the energy we need, Jude Bellingham told TNT Sports.

– Joselu deserves this. He is a fantastic asset to the squad.

Neuers mareritt

Neuer experienced the same nightmare as one of his predecessors in the Bayern goal, Oliver Kahn. He was the big player in the 2002 World Cup until his huge mistake in the final made Brazil champions.

– Manu had saved us all evening, and then he made a mistake he will not make again for the next 100 years, Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel told DAZN.

– It hurts to lose like that, and it will take time to get over it, but we gave absolutely everything. There were a little too many injuries, too many cramps, he added.

Davies’ goal looked set to be the only one at the Estádio Bernabeu, thanks to a great play from Neuer. The Bayern goal was peppered with shots from Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo, but the 38-year-old goalkeeper got in the way of everything.

Some of the saves were world class, especially the double save in the 13th minute when he first beat a shot from Vinicius Junior onto the post and then stopped the rebound from Rodrygo.

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Beautiful goal

Davies came on when Serge Gnabry had to go off with an injury in the first half. In the 68th minute, he chased down a long forward from Harry Kane on the left, cut in towards the corner of the 16-metre and screwed the ball between Rüdiger and Dani Carvajal into the far corner. The Canadian did it with the “wrong” leg, the right.

Four minutes later, Davies was last on the ball when it ended up in the Bayern goal, but after VAR review, referee Szymon Marciniak correctly canceled.

Luka Modric angled a corner to Federico Valverde, who fired it flat into the box. There, Nacho steered it towards goal, but it hit Davies and outmaneuvered Neuer.

Then Joshua Kimmich was lying on the ground, after Nacho had placed both hands on his face and pushed him over. It was a clear free kick.

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Kane trophyless again

Then Real Madrid seemed to have to wave goodbye to the dream of crowning the season with the club’s 15th title in the most prestigious European Cup.

Joselu’s scoring turned everything on its head. 15 extra-time minutes were played, and Matthijs de Ligt got the ball into the goal for Bayern right on the brink, but it was already blown for a fine offside.

Bayern were on their way to the final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley, just like in 2013, and looking for their seventh title. Instead, it will be Real Madrid who will meet Julian Ryerson and his teammates. Dortmund have won the Champions League only once, in 1997.

Thus there was no trophy for Harry Kane this season either.

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