Well, it was another one of those famous Champions League nights in Madrid yesterday. The iconic Real Madrid came from behind to beat PSG in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. The epic comeback captured the imaginations of several teams and athletes around the world. One such athlete that could not hide his emotion after Real Madrid won was Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz.
The Spanish driver exploded with joy as Karim Benzema completed his hat-trick to help Madrid take the tie. Sainz took to social media to celebrate the comeback by his favorite team, against all odds.
Carlos Sainz ecstatically celebrated Real Madrid’s win in the Round of 16
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All seemed lost for the Madrid team when Kylian Mbappé scored his first goal of the match and his second off the tie early in the game. But through sheer grit, Benzema led his teammates to an epic comeback that will long live in the memories of its supporters.
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Sainz, who was on the edge of the seat throughout the match, could not hide his excitement at Karim’s match-winning goal.
BENZEMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
— Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) March 9, 2022
” BENZEMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,” Sainz wrote on Twitter.
” Real Madrid, Bernabeu, and Champions. Someone tell me a more father combination than this! How can I not love you….#halamadrid,” wrote Carlos on his Instagram Story.
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The Ferrari driver has been a lifelong Real Madrid fan and compared his current F1 team to the iconic Spanish Club. “It’s one way of saying it… but McLaren is Barca, which is also a very good team to be on.”
“But they are the two best teams in history and when you go from one to the other, it means that you are doing something right in Formula One,” said Sainz.
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It would be interesting to see if Carlos can manage to watch his favorite team in the quarter-final stage at the Santiago Bernabeu. But a tight 2022 F1 season might be a roadblock but hopefully, he will continue to showcase his support from afar.
Do you think Ferrari and Sainz will be able to pose a title challenge this season? Let us know in the comments!