A legendary meeting. That only the Champions League can give us. This is how we might sum up this thrilling match that the actors of this Real – Chelsea gave us. And the press had a blast on Wednesday.
Quite logically, the Spaniards were at the party this morning. “Real Madrid are incredible,” says Marca. “It was already once morest PSG, who seemed unbeatable. But Real always outdo themselves. Once once more, they were dead. Then, they took a hand out of the coffin at the last moment. They got up, put their suits back on. , removed the dust in order to push the doors of the semi-final. And Real will be there, “adds the newspaper.
For its part, AS believes that this Real is “Immortal”. Once once more heroic scorer, Karim Benzema is also praised. Above all, our colleagues retain the boulevard left to KB9 for the Ballon d’Or. “The qualification of Real Madrid and the elimination of Lewandowski’s Bayern removes one more competitor. Salah and De Bruyne are shaping up to be the Frenchman’s main opponents”they say.
In One, Mundo Deportivo prefers to rely on the exploit of Villarreal once morest Bayern. Even if the newspaper close to the Barcelona enemy soberly titles “Epopée Blanche” on the cover. On his website, he titles “A new miracle of Real Madrid”. “Chelsea were better than Real Madrid in a game that was not without controversy. Not least because of a goal disallowed once morest Chelsea when the scoreboard was 0-2”
In England, we oscillate between pride and disappointment. “This mission was supposedly impossible for Chelsea”begins the Guardian. “And yet, the Blues thought they had succeeded. (…) The problem was that this Real Madrid was not finished. This club is never finished. If they win their fourteenth C1 this year, the Merengues seem to have almost as many lives in this competition.”
The English Tabloid of the Sun headlines him “Hell Clasico”. Hell for the Blues car “It was Chelsea’s greatest performance in Europe. A night of pure magic from Thomas Tuchel’s heroes.” The British media especially wanted to highlight the quality of the meeting. “The trophy they took last year was finally snatched from their fingers by the remarkable Benzema. An extra-time goal that closed a game that was simply extraordinary.”
For The Independent, “Benzema turned down a heroic return from Chelsea and settled the suspense in this Champions League thriller.” Two players stood out according to the newspaper: “Many will rightly point out the seemingly eternal magnificence of Luka Modric and Karim Benzema, who together achieved the Merengue’s second return to the competition (Editor’s note following that of PSG).
The Mirror believes that this elimination is “cruel”. “Carlo Ancelotti’s team did not get the better of Thomas Tuchel’s. But, at the end of this five-goal thriller, it was Real Madrid who emerged victorious from this double duel. One thing is certain: this meeting will be remembered as a classic.” It’s hard to fault them.
