Madrid's epic European marketing campaign hit new heights as they got here back from the useless towards Pep Guardiola's City, trailing 1-zero at the night time and 5-3 on combination before a Rodrygo brace in the ninetieth and 91st minutes pressured extra time.
Karim Benzema then transformed a penalty 5 minutes into the greater half-hour to make it three-1 on the night time and six-5 on aggregate for Carlo Ancelotti's facet who then hung on to secure their very last spot, 4 days after reclaiming the Spanish name.
Their defeat of City got here after they recovered from 2-zero down on mixture to knock out Paris Saint-Germain within the closing sixteen, after which additionally fought returned to conquer Chelsea in extra time in the quarter-finals.
Madrid's splendid triumph on Wednesday observed 24 hours on from Liverpool's 3-2 win away at Villarreal, in which they got here lower back from dreams down on the night time to win 5-3 on combination.
The final on the Stade de France could be a repeat of the 2018 showpiece, when Gareth Bale's stunning double secured a 3-1 win for Real Madrid in Kiev and gave them their report-extending 13th European Cup.
Seven members of the Real team worried that night time 4 years ago additionally featured towards City on Wednesday, just as seven Liverpool gamers in 2018 played within the win at Villarreal.
"We have a score to settle," wrote Mohamed Salah on Twitter as the Liverpool forward kicked off the hostilities early.
It can be Liverpool's 1/3 very last in 5 seasons once they went directly to win their sixth European crown in 2019, defeating Tottenham Hotspur 2-zero in Madrid.
Another victory at the Stade de France will see them pass level on seven European Cups with AC Milan, with handiest Madrid having won more.
Indeed Real have received all in their seven previous final appearances within the Champions League generation, their final defeat at this level coming in 1981 towards Liverpool in Paris.
