Real Madrid breaks records in the Champions League
The Spanish team Real Madrid continues to achieve records in the Champions League after qualifying for the semi-finals of the tournament, despite losing the second leg against Chelsea, the champion of the previous edition, with a score of 2-3, but the total result of the two-legged matches 4/5 led it to reach the square The gold medal and the exclusion of the defending champion after an exciting match that extended to overtime, and Karim Benzema decided it with a goal from a header.
Real Madrid, crowned with the European Champions League title in 13 editions, the last of which was in 2017/2018, managed to topple the European Champions League champion for the fifth time in his career in the continental championship during their confrontation in the playoffs.
According to the Opta Statistics Network, the 1998 edition saw Real Madrid oust the defending champion Borussia Dortmund from the semi-finals, and in the 2000 edition it ousted the defending champion Manchester United from the quarter-finals, and in the 2002 edition it ousted Bayern Munich, the defending champion, from the quarter-finals, and in the 2014 edition it also ousted With the same team from the semi-finals, the current edition will be the fifth in which the title holder is eliminated from the decisive roles.
In addition to Real Madrid's numbers, Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti was able to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the eighth time in his career to be equal with both Spanish coaches Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho.
The Frenchman Karim Benzema, the Real Madrid player, who scored the goal of qualifying his team in the return leg, and the first leg, managed to reach 12 goals in the current version of the Champions League, becoming the first French player to reach this number of goals in the Champions League, and maintain his position as the top scorer in the version. The current so far is the Polish Lewandowski, the Bayern Munich player, who bid farewell to his team against Via Real in the quarter-finals.
It is noteworthy that Real Madrid will face in the semi-finals the winner of the meeting Atletico Madrid and Manchester City, which will be held this evening, Wednesday.
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