Thanks to a 58th-minute goal by ex-Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata, Italian football giant Juventus will play in the Champions League final against Barcelona on June 6 following Wednesday’s 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The 22-year-old Morata, who was sold to Juve for $23 million last July, also scored in the first leg of the semifinal last week, which Juve won 2-1. Both times the Madrid native chose not to celebrate against his home team.
“Tonight I think we played at our best,” Madrid manager Carlos Ancelloti told Sky Sports. “(We had) good control, good opportunity, but we were unlucky.”
The match, played in front of 74,500 at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeau Stadium, saw temperatures soar into the mid-30s Celsius, with players stopping for water breaks at every opportunity.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed a decisive penalty over the weekend which likely cost Real its La Liga title chances, didn’t miss this time around. The Portuguese forward drilled the ball high and to the center of the net, straight past a helpless Gianluigi Buffon.
It was Ronaldo’s 10th goal in a Champions League semifinal, a new record, and his 10th in this season’s competition — putting him level with rival Lionel Messi.
They also both now share the record of 77 career Champions League goals.
The two are involved in a remarkably prolific goals race for the season, with Ronaldo scoring 55 goals in all competitions to Messi’s 53.
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