Actual Madrid 3 – 2 Dortmund

Thibaut Courtois produced a surprising last-gasp save as Actual Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to arrange a Membership World Cup semi-final with Paris Saint-Germain, amid stoppage-time drama in New Jersey.

The Spanish giants had been cruising to a cushty victory because the clock ticked previous 90 minutes, main 2-0 because of first-half objectives from Gonzalo Garcia and Fran Garcia.

Maximilian Beier (90+2) initially ruffled Actual’s feathers when he punished Antonio Rudiger’s poor clearance however Kylian Mbappe (90+4) got here up with a swift and spectacular reply to revive the two-goal cushion with time virtually up.

Nevertheless, when Dean Huijsen noticed purple for hauling again Serhou Guirassy seconds after the restart and the Dortmund ace hammered in his penalty (90+8), Actual’s nerves had been jangling.

Dortmund piled ahead and Marcel Sabitzer should have thought he’d scored when he related sweetly with a drive in direction of the underside nook – however Courtois’s tremendous cease within the 99th minute ensured Actual simply bought over the road.

Trent assists once more on emotional day

Trent Alexander-Arnold recorded one other help for Actual Madrid earlier within the sport.

On an emotional day for the right-back, which featured a interval of silence earlier than the sport to recollect his former Liverpool team-mate Diogo Jota, whose funeral came about earlier on Saturday, the brand new Actual Madrid man confirmed his high quality.

After making his first help within the well-known white shirt in opposition to Juventus within the earlier spherical, Alexander-Arnold fizzed a low move throughout the field for fellow full-back Fran Garcia to show in Actual’s second of the sport.

“He was a really shut buddy,” Alexander-Arnold mentioned of Jota to DAZN. “Any person who lit up a room when he was in it. I shared a dressing room with him for 5 years, wonderful reminiscences on and off the pitch with him.

“It goes with out saying that he won’t ever be forgotten by anybody. He’ll reside lengthy in our reminiscences for the wonderful man and participant he was.”

Actual rising star Gonazalo Garcia continues his sizzling streak

Alexander-Arnold’s help for Fran Garcia got here simply 10 minutes after rising star Gonzalo Garcia had transformed from shut vary for his fourth aim in 5 appearances at this match. The 21-year-old is revelling in his position for his boyhood membership.

Gonzalo Garcia’s head coach, Xabi Alonso mentioned: “He’s doing nice work for the crew, he’s serving to the crew and he’s in the precise place within the field. He’s a correct No 9 and we’re completely satisfied he’s doing properly.”

Jude Bellingham – who was denied a match-up along with his youthful brother Jobe as a consequence of a suspension for the Dortmund midfielder – ought to have made it 3-0 earlier than half-time when he slotted his shot huge of the submit from the sting of the field, whereas Vinicius Jnr chipped over.

Actual remained in management after the break, with Fede Valverde, Arda Guler and Antonio Rudiger near including a 3rd in direction of the tip of the 90 earlier than all of the drama which adopted.

Mbappe units up PSG reunion with spectacular strike

As for Mbappe, an entertaining cameo was one thing extra along with his particular scissor kick. It was the form of high quality supporters had come to the MetLife Stadium to see.

He’ll hope to have the same impression in opposition to his former membership PSG when Actual are again in motion on the identical venue for his or her final-four showdown on Wednesday.

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