Manchester City was mere minutes away from clinching their spot in the Champions League final, and everything appeared to be going in their favor. That was until a heroic save from Thibault Courtois seemingly inspired the Real Madrid squad, who pressed the attack late in the game and found a sensational pair of late goals courtesy of Rodrygo.
Rodrygo scores twice in stoppage time to keep Real Madrid alive 🤯
(via @TUDNUSA)pic.twitter.com/BqzwbBI37L
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 4, 2022
Twitter erupted in the aftermath of the comeback, as no one could believe the scenes they'd witnessed at El Bernabeu. Just 10 minutes earlier it seemed Manchester City, who were ahead 5-3 on aggregate scoring, had booked its place in the final. Instead, Rodrygo and Real Madrid clapped back and answered with a pair of late goals to send this game to extra time.
Here are the best Twitter reactions from the two-minute masterpiece from Real Madrid and the 21-year-old Rodrygo.
Rodrygo today: pic.twitter.com/Js0AKrCSk8
— CR7 Rap Rhymes (@cr7raprhymes) May 4, 2022
Are we sure Manchester United didn't loan Cristiano Ronaldo to Madrid for this game? After all, they'd hate to see their crosstown rival in the Champions League final yet again.
⚽️ Rodrygo 90’
⚽️ Rodrygo 90+1’ pic.twitter.com/UDGT34keLX— GOAL (@goal) May 4, 2022
Has someone checked in on Pep Guardiola? The Manchester City manager must be living an absolute nightmare right now.
This boy, then. Born in January 2001. Signed for €45m from Santos in June 2018 when he was 17. Real Madrid know how to find talents in Brazil, definitely. ⚪️🇧🇷 #UCL pic.twitter.com/ZCMsYDBjgj
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 4, 2022
It's truly incredible what Rodrygo has done at such a young age, coming up huge on the biggest of stages for his club.
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real madrid in the 90th minute pic.twitter.com/GuuI98Alkc
— NDL Ringside (@NikoOmilana) May 4, 2022
Just when it all seemed over, Real Madrid found a way to force extra time, flipping the script on the Premier League giants.
Real Madrid in the 90th min pic.twitter.com/8BOQcYsNgV
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) May 4, 2022
FIFA players know the feeling, Real Madrid realized what was at stake and slightly adjusted their seating position ahead of those two world-class goals from Rodrygo.
The truly historic brace from the young star will go down in history for the club, regardless of the final outcome of this game, though not one Real Madrid fan has the thought of a loss in their mind as of now.
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