A Real Madrid’s epic classification for his 18th Champions League final generated different feelings around Spain. As usual, the Madrid and Barcelona sports daily differed in the way they treated the comeback victory over Bayern Munich. In the capital, the focus was on Joselu’s impressive two goals in three minutes, and in Catalonia the focus was on Bayern’s claim in a shot at lights out.
“Marca” brought as its headline an exaltation of striker Joselu, with the phrase “Joselu of my life”. And he concluded by saying that “another miraculous turnaround” took Real Madrid to the final. The same definition was used by “As”, which printed the headline “This miracle leads to Wembley” and a photo of Joselu celebrating.
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Catalonia’s two main sports dailies used the same word for Real Madrid’s classification: “Controversial”. “Mundo Deportivo” highlighted that Barcelona’s rival’s classification was “epic”, but pointed out the referee’s “serious error”, citing the play in which Simon Marciniak whistled for offside moments before De Ligt scored a goal in the last minute. “Sport” indicated that the Dutchman’s goal was “unfairly disallowed”.
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The traditional press also highlighted Real Madrid’s victory at the Santiago Bernabéu, with “El Mundo” pointing out a “magical night from Joselu” to classify the team. “ABC” published a large photo of Joselu with the fans, with the title “Another comeback in the last minutes puts Real Madrid in the final”.
Real Madrid’s rival in the European decision will be Borussia Dortmund, who beat PSG in the other semi-final. The match will take place on June 1st, at Wembley Stadium, in London, England, at 4pm (Brasília time). Ge follows in Real Time.
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