One of the greatest games in Champions League history was played on Wednesday, as Real Madrid made their improbable comeback versus Manchester City.

There are absolutely no words to describe the resilience and the mental strength shown by the 13-time winners in that game. Los Blancos were down two goals on aggregate and turned that around in just two minutes. Given the fact that truly no words can describe this comeback or this Real Madrid run, there are statistics behind it.

Let's look at three incredible stats behind Real Madrid's improbable comeback versus Man City.

Incredible stats behind Real Madrid's comeback versus Man City 

178 minutes — the amount of time Real Madrid was behind in this tie 

In the two legs, Real Madrid was behind for an incredible 178 minutes out of a possible 180. Of course, there was also the 30 minutes of extra time, but it is still impressive that the team that was behind for all but two minutes of regular time over two games made it past this round of the Champions League.

In all truthfulness, it was not only being behind in terms of the result. Manchester City were the better squad over most of that time and dominated the Spanish team in the first leg. The second leg was more competitive, but overall, one could draw the conclusion that Manchester City should be in the final facing Liverpool.

Yet, it will be Real Madrid traveling to Paris on May 28th to face the Reds.

The biggest takeaway from this stat is that Real Madrid never gives up. One of their mottos is “Hasta el Final,” or “up until the final whistle,” and that is how they play. For three rounds in a row, this team refused to give in and despite being in somewhat of a rebuild, Real Madrid still pulled it off and made the final, making three comebacks against three of the top five favorites to win the Champions League.

Now, they have to face the fourth favorite in the final and we can be sure of one thing – even if Liverpool is up by a goal, this Real Madrid team will not let them have it so easily.

First team to lose a game in the Round of 16, Quarterfinal and Semifinal and still make the Champions League Final

This is an incredible stat and it is made even more impressive by the fact that this was Real Madrid's ninth attempt to turn around a first-leg loss in the Champions League semifinal. The last eight times, including a 2-1 loss to Chelsea last season, they failed, but records are there to be broken.

This really speaks about how this team is never down and out. However, what is most impressive about this feat and this record is that they were not only losing one of the legs in each of the rounds — they were dominated.

PSG, just like Manchester City, likely should have scored at least two more goals in the first leg of their Champions League matchup with Real Madrid. Chelsea also had opportunities in the first leg to get a better scoreline than the 3-1 loss they endured, and they had chances in the second leg to secure a bigger win than the 3-0 they had at one point in the match.

All these missed chances for the three teams ended up hurting them, as Real Madrid took an inch of space and turned it into one of the greatest runs in Champions League history.

17 — the amount of Champions League finals Real Madrid have played 

We are all well aware of how amazing Real Madrid amazing history of success in the Champions League. The Spanish club has 13 Champions League titles, a number made even more impressive when we look at the next two clubs with the most titles in the competition.

Milan is second with seven, while Liverpool and Bayern Munich have six each. Real Madrid have the same amount of titles as the next two most successful clubs combined, which is beyond impressive. Additionally, they are the only team that was able to repeat since the Champions League was born out of the European Cup, winning three in a row from 2016 until 2018.

Now, they enter their record 17th final with a chance to win a 14th title. After Cristiano Ronaldo left in 2018, many speculated whether Real Madrid could even have a chance to win at this level in the foreseeable future. Without an anchor player like Ronaldo, the prevailing thought was that until they get someone like Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid would be going out in the previous rounds.

However, with Benzema playing out of his skin, Real Madrid is back exactly where it seems they've always belonged — the Champions League final.