Photo: KRUGFOTO / Getty Images
By: Joan Camargo
Photo: KRUGFOTO / Getty Images
By: Joan Camargo
Chelsea forward, Christian Pulisic , had a historic night in the game against Real Madrid , as part of the first leg of the semifinal of Champions League .
The attacker became the first American player to score a goal in the semifinals of the most important contest in Europe, and did so against the King.
Golaaaaazo from Pulisic! 🔥😎
Captain America dragged Courtois throughout the area and defined as a crack. The ‘Blues’ win it! 🔥 @ realmadrid 0-1 @ chelseafc # TuChampions | # UCL | # RealMadrid | # Chelsea
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📱 👉 https://t.co/FCsZVqMJA5 pic.twitter.com/hUaVVEOggr– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) April 27, 2021
But the goal was not only historic, but was also important for the parity of the match, which ended 1- 1.
The goal came thanks to a spectacular pass from Antonio Rüdiger , who crossed the middle of the court and threw a diagonal to Pulisic, who left Courtois on the floor and ended up scoring in the merengue goal .
⚽️ Goal by Christian Pulisic (1-0 vs Real Madrid)
➡️ Uncheck the American breakout to take advantage of the paired scores of the Real Madrid centrals to the three attackers of the Chelsea (Militao with Mount, Varane with Werner and Nacho with Pulisic). pic.twitter.com/k6SMHvZW6X
– The Blackboard at Wembley (@PizarraWembley) April 27, 2021
The difference in the score reached the minute 14 , which upset the Whites throughout the match. They had several opportunities, and finally tied thanks to a goal from Karim Benzemá.
The goal generated incredible hysteria in the blues. Tuchel and the entire bench came out to celebrate with the forward so much that it gave them the advantage .