Football | The Ukrainian goalkeeper became the hero of Real Madrid – in the background, Cinderella

Ukrainian goalkeeper Andri Lunin was the biggest hero when Real Madrid knocked Manchester City out of the Champions League the night before Thursday Finnish time.

The pair of matches in the semi-finals went to a penalty shootout in a situation of 4–4. Lunin, 25, saved both in the dot race Bernardo Silva that Mateo Kovacic companies. Real won the points 4–3. Toppar scored the deciding goal Antonio Rudiger.

According to the Fotmob service rating, Lunin was the best player of the match. City created clearly more goals than Real on their home field (2.66–1.44), but Lunin got in the way of the ball eight times.

Insider reporter Fabrizio Romano told the message service X about the surprising path of a Ukrainian cashier to become a hero.

Lunin moved to the big Spanish club in 2018 as a third guard. He played on loan at Leganes, Valladolid and Oviedo.

He also started this season as a third option for Real, but he got between the posts Thibaut Courtois and Kepan due to injury.

He was already a lock for Real in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against RB Leipzig, when he blocked a record nine shots in the match.

“Hard work pays off. I'm the happiest man in the world,” Lunin commented after beating City, according to Romano.

Real Madrid face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, who sent Arsenal into song. In the second semi-final, Borussia Dortmund and PSG will face each other.

Lunin has played 19 matches in the Spanish La Liga, keeping 10 clean sheets. Real is advancing to the La Liga title.