“Not luck anymore”: Barcelona dressing room reacts to Real Madrid’s comeback vs Man City

On Wednesday night, Real Madrid produced a comeback for the ages as they clawed their back from a 3-5 aggregate scoreline to defeat Manchester City 6-5 (3-1 on the night) in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

The first leg in Manchester ended in a 4-3 win for Pep Guardiola’s side and when Riyad Mahrez scored in the 73rd minute of the second leg at the Bernabeu on Wednesday, it looked like game over for Madrid as City held their lead until the final minute of regulation time.

However, Los Blancos pulled off a miraculous comeback as two goals in the 90th and the 91st minute from Rodrygo forced the game into extra-time before Karim Benzema completed an unimaginable turnaround from the penalty spot to help Real Madrid book a place in the final.

Without a doubt, it was one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the competition and left fans of the game in shock and disbelief.

Former Barcelona captain and PSG superstar Lionel Messi, who had been at the receiving end of such a stirring remontada from Real Madrid in the Round of 16 earlier this season was also left in shock from Wednesday’s results.

Now, a report from Diario AS journalist Javi Miguel has revealed how the Barcelona dressing room reacted to their rivals’ performance on Wednesday against Guardiola’s side.

As per the report, Barça players spoke about the outcome when they arrived for training on Thursday morning, with some stars expressing their disbelief by claiming that whatever went down at the Bernabeu was ‘paranormal’.

Some were even said to be pointing toward witchcraft saying: “It’s so strange that it seems to be black magic.”

Given how Real Madrid have staged comebacks in each of the knockout stages of the Champions League this season, one ‘heavyweight’ member of the squad allegedly dismissed the luck factor, saying: “This is no longer luck, it’s something else.”

The report further adds that Barcelona players were also surprised seeing that Real Madrid pulled off the win without their clutch midfielders Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Luka Modric on the pitch, while some of Guardiola’s substitutions also left the Barça stars puzzled.

It also states that some of the members in the dressing room also recollected Barça’s 4-0 triumph at the Bernabeu earlier this season, pointing out that they had given their rivals a reality check.

Real Madrid will face Liverpool in the finals of the Champions League in France later this month.