Real Madrid, Rodrygo And Carlo Ancelotti All Break Champions League Records

Champions League history was made by Rodrygo and Carlo Ancelotti at the Bernabeu during Real Madrid's remarkable semi-final second leg win over Manchester City.

Champions League history was made at the Bernabeu on Wednesday during Real Madrid's remarkable semi-final second leg win over Manchester City.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti and striker Rodrygo both claimed records, as did the team as a whole.

Ancelotti became the first ever manager to reach five Champions League finals, after Real came from 5-3 down on aggregate to win 6-5 in extra time.

5 - Carlo Ancelotti has reached his fifth UEFA Champions League final (2003, 2005 and 2007 with AC Milan, 2014 and 2022 with Real Madrid), the most of any manager in the competition's history. Grande. pic.twitter.com/61IciOWNFG

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Real had been 1-0 down on the night until Rodrygo gave them hope in the 90th minute by scoring with his side's first shot on target.

Moments later Rodrygo netted again to become the first player in history to score twice in the 90th minute of a UCL game during the knockout phase.

90 - Rodrygo is the first player to score twice in the 90th minute of a UEFA Champions League knockout match. Bonkers. pic.twitter.com/drK2PKMqvR

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Rodrygo kisses the Real Madrid badge on his shirt during his side's 3-1 win over Manchester City :: IMAGO/CordonPress

Real's path to the final against Liverpool on May 28 has been far from straightforward.

They were behind at some point in all three of their knockout contests - against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and City - while they also lost a match in each of those two-legged tussles.

No team in Champions League history had previously reached the final after losing a match in the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-final.

3 - Since 2003-04 when the last 16 was introduced, Real Madrid are the first team to lose a match in the last 16 (0-1 vs PSG), quarter-final (2-3 vs Chelsea) and semi-final (3-4 vs Man City) in a season and still reach the UEFA Champions League final. Immortal. pic.twitter.com/ZwHt65PDml

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 4, 2022

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