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Real Madrid stun Manchester City

10:01 am on 5 May 2022

Real Madrid have come back from the brink of elimination to beat Manchester City 3-1 after extra time and 6-5 on aggregate in a dramatic Champions League semi-final.

City led 1-0 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate when Riyad Mahrez scored after 73 minutes, and looked set to progress to an all English final with Liverpool.

Benzema celebrates Photo: © Action Plus

Real Madrid substitute Rodrygo equalised in the 89th minute, before scoring again just one minute later to level the tie at 5-5 and send it to extra time.

Karim Benzema converted a penalty awarded for a foul on him by Ruben Dias five minutes into extra time, much to the delight of the boisterous crowd in Madrid.

The record 13-times European champions held on, keeping the shell-shocked City at bay to reach their 16th final.

Real will play Liverpool on 28 May in Paris, a repeat of the 2018 final in Kyiv which the Spaniards won 3-1.