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Real Madrid escaped a second consecutive defeat in the Champions League after serving 2: 2 in their visit to Borussia Monchengladbach.
The “Kings” erased a two-goal deficit in the final minutes of the clash in Germany, after Marcus Thuram (33, 58) gave the “studs” a solid lead. Then it was not clear how the Spanish champion would return to the game, but in the 87th minute Karim Benzema reduced the distance, and in the 93rd Casemiro made the point.
It can be very important in the fight to qualify for the round of 16. The leader of the group is Shakhtar Donetsk with 4 points, while Gladbach is left with 2 points, after in the second consecutive game he lost the victory at the end.
Inter has the same asset, while Real has 1. In the next round on October 31, Borussia will visit Ukraine, while Real will host the Italians.
At the start of the match, Real had the upper hand, but Gladbach’s well-organized defense was hard to beat. After just over a quarter of an hour of play, Karim Benzema hit his head, but within the out. In the 29th minute Tony Kroos fired an insidious shot and Jan Sommer scored.
For their part, the “stallions” rarely attacked, but excellently in the 33rd minute they took the lead. Rafael Varane did not clear well and allowed a counterattack for the Germans. Alasan Plea took out Marcus Thuram, who beat Thibaut Courtois 1: 0 with a kick in the upper right corner.
Gladbach’s players were in no rush to rejoice, because Israel’s head referee Orel Grinfeld reviewed the goal with the VAR, but he still read it. By the end of the half, Real was pushing, but he never managed to create a tolerable attack.
Minutes after the resumption of the game, Marco Asensio shot hard, but on the left crossbar. Ferlan Mendy later found the Spanish international in the penalty area, but Florian Neuhaus stepped in and blocked the shot.
Then a shot from Vinicius missed the target and in minute 58 Real’s nightmare was completed. Thuram was in the right place at the right time. The Frenchman controlled a deflected ball in the penalty area and just in front of the gate could not miss by 2: 0!
A little later, Gladbach was able to reach the third goal, after Plea was taken out with a graceful solo pass against Courtois, but this time the Belgian national managed to save. In the 66th minute, Borussia again failed to put an end to the dispute. Lars Stindel fired diagonally, but inches from the left post.
In the 70th minute, Zinedine Zidane came into action and put Luka Modric and Eden Hazard into play at the expense of Kroos and Vinicius. And a little later, the Belgian could close distances with the Real. Benzema found it, but sent the ball out.
In the 87th minute, Benzema restored hope to Real after Casemiro helped him from the track. In the 93rd minute, the drama was completed after Casemiro took the point to the Spanish. The Brazilian took advantage of a pass from Sergio Ramos and with a precise shot in the upper right corner formed the final 2: 2.
Borussia M – Real M 2: 2
Goal scorers: 2: 0 Thuram (33, 58), 2: 1 Benzema (87), 2: 2 Casemiro (93)
Borussia: Sommer, Bensebayne, Elvedi, Ginter, Liner, Kramer, Hoffman, Neuhaus, Schindl (79-Wolf), Plea (79-Embolo), Thuram (71-Herman)
Real: Courtois, Mendi, Varane, Ramos, Vázquez, Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos (71-Modric), Asensio (84-Rodrigo), Vinicius (70-Hazard), Benzema
S t.: Borussia Park
Judge: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Yellow cards: Schindl (Gladbach); Casemiro (Real Madrid)
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