Real Madrid scored a willful victory against Bayern Munich in the semi-finals and progressed to the Champions League final, where they will play against Borussia Dortmund. The Champions League final will take place on 1 June in London.
Until the 88th minute, Bayern led 1-0 after Alphonso Davies' goal in the 68th minute off a pass from Harry Kane. However, the Bavarians' plans were spoilt by substitute Joselu. The 34-year-old forward replaced Valverde in the 81st minute and scored a double to give Real Madrid a 2-1 win.
In the 88th minute, Joselu scored from Vinicius' pass and three minutes later he scored the winner from Rüdiger's pass.
‘Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich 2-1.
0-1 Alfonso Davies (Kane, 68).
1-1 Joselu (Vinicius, 88).
2-1 Joselu (Rüdiger, 90+1).
José Luis Sanmartín Mato (Joselu) played for Real Madrid's youth team in 2009-12, after which he played for many mid-table clubs such as: ‘Hoffenheim’, ‘Hannover’, ‘Stoke City’, ‘Newcastle’, ‘Espanyol’. Before the start of the current season, he returned to Real Madrid and has already brought a lot of favour to the Cream.
Joselu is 33 years old:
- Made his debut for the Spanish national team (already 10 matches, 5 goals).
- Made his debut in the Champions League (10 matches, 5 goals).
Joselu at 34:
- Scored for the first time in the Champions League play-offs and with his double took Real to the final.
