4) Wolfsburg beating Real Madrid 2-0
Real Madrid’s dream of winning their 11th Champions League crown may soon be realised at the San Siro in Milan when they face derby rivals Atletico Madrid on 28 May. But it almost never came to pass when they faced elimination in the quarter-finals.
Madridistas had celebrated when La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid were drawn with Barcelona while they were drawn with Wolfsburg. The German club, who were not exactly having one of their best seasons in the Bundesliga, were focused on going as far as possible in the Champions League and eventually did give Zidane’s side a real scare.
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Die Wolfe surprisingly came out on top in the first leg with a 2-0 win that saw Real Madrid put in one of their most insipid performances of the season. Ricardo Rodríguez scored the opener in the 18th minute before Maximilian Arnold doubled it just seven minutes later.
Real Madrid were stunned with the Wolves' 4-2-3-1 formation seeing players find space in and around the box with ease thanks to their players rapidly switching positions.Bruno Henrique and Julian Draxler were instrumental in setting up goals as Sergio Ramos and Pepe were caught napping in central defence.
However, all doubts were laid to rest in the second leg as a Cristiano Ronaldo masterclass saw the Portuguese forward grab a hat-trick to see Los Blancos through to the semi-finals. The 3-0 win, the deciding goal coming off a free-kick 13 minutes from time, also saw them go on a 10-match undefeated streak as they put pressure on Barcelona till the final day of the season.
