Carvajal did it again: third penalty in Champions League crossings

Real Madrid saw Dani Carvajal almost cost them the qualifiers. With the score at 0-0, the full-back put his foot in at the wrong time and brought down Mbappe in the box.

It was not Carvajal's first bad mistake in the Champions League play-offs, nor even his first penalty, but his third. On the previous two occasions, Madrid were eliminated.

This curious relationship begins in the 2014-15 season. In the first leg, as on this occasion, but in the semi-finals, Dani Carvajal brought down Tevez, which the Argentine converted. In the end, Juve would go through to the final.

The second of the occasions on which Carvajal put his foot in his mouth was in the last 16 of the 2019-20 season. In the first leg, again, the full-back arrived late and brought down Sterling. De Bruyne would go on to score.

The third was the one seen earlier on Tuesday. Mbappe beat him at speed and, as the ball was going to the byline, Carvajal stuck his leg out and brought down the Frenchman. This time Messi was not involved.

If history repeats itself, Real Madrid will once again be eliminated from the Champions League, as they were against Juventus and Manchester City.

 

February 15, 2022