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Manchester City, Real Madrid in Champions League final, just one round early

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The kings of Europe rolled through the Plaza Sagrados Corazones last Tuesday toward a scene befitting a grand finale. Dani Carvajal whipped out his phone to capture it. Thibaut Courtois peered out his window, seemingly in awe. From their stoic team bus, Real Madrid's protagonists saw a white-clad frenzy full of spinning scarves and billowing smoke. Thousands of fans had lined the Spanish capital's streets to sing from their souls, and lend their support ahead of a clash at soccer's summit.

Those assessments seemed borderline farcical until a ball rolled last Tuesday at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. City, unfazed, seized the game with structure and stunning skill. They streamed forward and stayed forward, passing with precision, and pressing to pin back the reigning European champions. For half an hour, they were ambitious and ascending toward an opening goal — which is precisely when Real Madrid struck.

It's when Real Madrid seemingly always strikes, when moments get large and Champions League hopes begin to fray.as they're known, have been aging and wobbling for several years now; but under Carlo Ancelotti, in must-win games on European nights, they have invariably risen. A season ago, they , and trailed PSG by two in the Round of 16; they trailed Chelsea with 15 minutes left in a wild quarterfinal; they trailed City at this very same semifinal stage by two with two minutes to go.. Last Tuesday, they did yet again. With the entire Bernabéu on its heels, Eduardo Camavinga drove forward from his makeshift defensive position and picked out Vinicius Jr., who pinged a pile-driver into the top corner of the net.

 

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