Sheriff Tiraspol coach after the win over Real Madrid: We witnessed a miracle!

Sheriff Tiraspol, which is experiencing its debut in the Champions League, managed to beat the thirteen-time winner of this competition, the famous Real Madrid. The coach of the visiting team could not believe this success.

Yuriy Vernydub, the coach of Sheriff Tiraspol, was still hesitating for a while after the match whether what he had seen had really happened. His charges had beaten a star-studded Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. “We witnessed a miracle,” he was clear.

Tiraspol took the lead after 25 minutes of play when Jakhshibaev scored. Real Madrid equalised after 65 minutes, Karim Benzema netting from the penalty spot. But it was the underdog who put an end to the match. Sebastian Thill, the Luxembourg midfielder scored a wonderful goal in the 90th minute to give his team a surprise win.

Real Madrid clearly dominated the match. He had more than 30 shots, eleven times there was a direct threat to the goal. However, only the penalty kick ended in a goal. The possession of the ball was also clearly in favour of the Spanish club. Tiraspol had only 4 shots, but two were successful.

“It’s very emotional. I’m very proud of my boys, they did a great job,” the Sheriff coach continued to praise his team.

“Some big players said that a small team like Sheriff has nothing to do in the Champions League. But we’ve earned our place here and now we’ve proved that we are a force to be reckoned with.”

“We witnessed a miracle after which we became the winners of this match. I’m really happy and proud of Sheriff, but I’m most proud of my boys.”

Sheriff Tiraspol leads the Group D table. It has 6 points after wins over Real and Shakhtar. Real Madrid is in second position with three points after winning the opening round against Inter Milan. Inter will be the next team Sheriff will face. Real will try to get the points against Shakhtar.

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