Stoke and Newcastle reject Joselu watched Real Madrid’s last Champions League as a fan

Joselu is living every fan’s dream by sending Real Madrid to the Champions League final, two years after seeing them lift the trophy.

The 34-year-old scored two late goals against Bayern Munich to inspire Los Blancos to another dramatic comeback at the Bernabeu, having done the same for Manchester City in the semi-finals of the last time they were European champions. .

Real Madrid was on the brink of elimination in the semi-finals after Alponhso Davies’ goal in the second half, but Joselu was present to turn the game around.

Joselu, a lifelong Madrid fan, is only on loan at the club from Espanyol, but has still managed to score 17 goals in all competitions.

Few would have expected him to have enjoyed the impressive season he has had so far, especially after being flattered for deceiving in England at Newcastle and Stoke.

Between both teams, the Spaniard scored just ten Premier League goals in three seasons, but now he is truly Real’s hero.

It comes just two years after Joselu attended Paris with his father to witness Real Liverpool’s victory in the 2022 Champions League final.

The CBS Sports panel was quick to comment on Joselu’s journey, as former Manchester City full-back Micah Richards said: “It’s just magical isn’t it? It’s magical, it really is, what a story that is.”

Five of Joselu’s goals this season have already come in the Champions League.

Incredibly, four of his goals came against German opposition, with the 2023 Nations League winner also scoring a brace against Union Berlin.

And Joselu has also become the third player in Champions League history, after Georginio Wijnaldum in May 2019 and Rodrygo in May 2022, to score two goals as a substitute in a semi-final clash.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was quick to praise the center forward after the thriller, telling TNT Sports: “We believed.

“Joselu did a fantastic job. He’s a fantastic striker. We did very well and had a lot of energy at the end of the game.”

Meanwhile, Jude Bellingham joked that his team-mate will most likely have a tough time in training tomorrow and praised him for his vital role in the team.

And he commented: “I have always said that it doesn’t matter who scores the goals. I don’t think he will sleep much tonight, tomorrow he will be useless in training!

“No, honestly, he deserves it. He has been a fantastic member of the team all season. “This is your night.”