Real Madrid certainly cut corners to make their comeback against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, and it was an unlikely hero in a veteran striker. Joselu Mato who had the crucial goals at death. The 33-year-old had never made an appearance in Europe before this season but will play in a Champions League final this year.
“We arrived at an incredible moment of the season, it was clear that today's game would be very difficult, because it is a semi-final of the Champions League, getting here was very complicated and we deserved it right. I am very happy, happy for what I could contribute, because I try to take advantage of the moments,” he said. Chain SER after the game.
As for his own heroics, Joselu remarked that not even in his wildest dreams had he thought of grabbing the winner to take Los Blancos to the final.
“Without a doubt, in the end, scoring two goals in a semi-final that gives you a place in a final is not something that can be said by everyone. Nights like today are not even part of your dreams. When the referee he blew the final whistle, I felt very happy, particularly moved.”
Real MadridThe return of Mr. raised disbelief at the Santiago Bernabeu, but in many ways it was just par for the course for Los Blancos. A theory that Joselu subscribed to.
“We have seen in many games, I think it is no longer luck or anything, in the end the coach told us before the game, there are games that are won with the heart and the feeling of Real Madrid comes before all others. Today was one of those nights.”
He also netted the equaliser, as Joselu was the brightest in the box to react to a seemingly unthinkable error from Manuel Neuer.
“A striker must be alive in the area, be on the rebound, it seemed to me a bit like the goal I scored with Spain against Italy. It's about watching the game, and when I see the bounce that does, I know that anything can happen and “I thought I was ready to take advantage of that moment.”
Joselu is now just a hat-trick away from becoming the top scorer in the Champions League, scoring his fourth and fifth goals in the competition. He averaged a goal every 54 minutes in the Champions League, and one every 119 minutes throughout the season as a whole, making him statistically the most lethal Real Madrid player this season.
