Brand: “Real Madrid doesn’t allow rivals. It’s been said for two weeks that Bayern are closest to Real Madrid, and when it mattered most, the proud Bayern fell to their knees like everyone else when they saw themselves in the final.”
The country: “Yes, that’s it. Real Madrid again. Again the dead man rising amid the Bernabéu’s collective delirium. Madrid found themselves trailing on the scoreboard after a dominant game, while Bayern, the old European hierarchy, the legendary beast of the competition who slept through the night. It didn’t matter that Tuchel was on the bench, having already been in a game like this with Chelsea two years ago. Madrid’s magical fate is inevitable, even if you can see it coming. even if you know it.”
The world: “Hail, Caesar of Europe: Madrid brings the rule of faith to Wembley. The Madrid people never think about death, not even with both feet on the scaffold, like against Bayern, because their only memento mori is victory.”
ABC: “After a first leg in which the Madrilenians strangely lacked respect for their favorite competition for a few minutes, Ancelotti’s players put on their Sunday shirts at the Bernabéu and will now go into the final in London looking good and perfumed, as they should.”
:Manu, the magician, bounces the enchanted ball
The Bayern keeper embodies the “Bestia Negra” for a long time with devilish saves, but then a drama happens. Konrad Laimer has the Laimer feeling again, and an outstanding goal from Alphonso Davies comes in vain. Bayern in individual criticism.
England
The Sun: “It’s a disaster. Fans claim the Champions League is rigged after Real Madrid vs Bayern ends in huge controversy because the Germans are denied a goal.”
Daily Mail: “Bayern anger at referees. Thomas Tuchel is angry at the “absolute disaster” of the decision that denied Bayern Munich a late equalizer against Real Madrid in a dramatic Champions League defeat and blames two referees.”
The Mirror: “Harry’s heart is broken. Real Madrid make it to yet another Champions League final as former Stoke star Joselu scores a late double to give Bellingham a reunion with Dortmund.”
Guardian: “Simply ridiculous. Simply Real Madrid. The team that seems to dominate this competition, that has a mystical influence on it and has lifted the trophy 14 times, is back in the final because, well, because that’s how it is .”
France
The team: “The Immortal Real.”
The Parisian: “Joselu makes the Madrilenians immortal and secures their ticket to Wembley. Initially surprised by Bayern, Real Madrid scored two goals in the final phase and secured their place in the final of the Champions League.”
Italy
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Real never dies! Turnaround in the 91st minute, they head to Wembley. Bayern anger at the referees. The usual Real Madrid. The usual European nights from Ancelotti’s teams.”
Tuttosport: “Joselu, the king for a night: Real with another incredible comeback and Ancelotti in the final. Los Blancos overturned the result against Bayern in the final minutes and won 2-1 thanks to a late double strike from the Spanish striker. Real Madrid is not giving up on.”
The Republic: “The mystique of the Bernabeu can do anything, even a 34-year-old striker, loaned for a million (and the transfer fee costs one and a half, mind you) from a relegation-threatened club, Espanyol, to fill a small part of the huge hole that Benzema’s departure to Arabia left behind in a fairytale manner.”
Switzerland
Blick: “New mistake in the semi-final – Joselu plunges Bayern into misery. When everything looks like a Bayern triumph, the Spaniards score twice at home. With a joker.”
Austria
Delivery man: “The match winner was a man named Jose Luis Sanmartin Mato, alias Joselu, who is a nobody in Real Madrid’s star ensemble. The native of Stuttgart with Spanish roots was only hired by the record champions last summer out of necessity.”