The villain, for those who waste time rooting against him, was Neuer. Just Neuer. The German goalkeeper, one of the greatest in history, the guy who kept Bayern Munich in the game and in the tie, scored an unbelievable performance 43 minutes into the second half. It was Neuer’s mistake that led to the draw.
At that point, Tuchel had already taken Kane and other offensive players off the field. It was already in “hold the result mode”. It was clear that Real Madrid would win the match in extra time, and Joselu’s goal would have the same effect as Sergio Ramos’ equalizer in the 94th minute, in the Lisbon 2014 final against Atlético de Madrid. But why wait for an extension? Right at the beginning of stoppage time, Joselu scored another.
One detail: in the 12th minute of added time, Bayern Munich tied the game with a move in which there was no offside at the origin. But the assistant and referee decided to raise the flag and blow the whistle before the end of the play. A flagrant (and very serious) error in the VAR protocol.
One day, Real Madrid was a customer of Bayern Munich. It seems like another life. Now there are four consecutive qualifiers in which Real beat the Germans, in what is the heaviest game in European football.
In the Wembley final, an unprecedented rival, Borussia Dortmund. Probably an unprecedented victim on the way to the 15th European title in history.
