Real Madrid played away against Union Berlin in the final round of Group C of the Champions League group stage in the early morning of December 13, Beijing time, and Modric missed a penalty opportunity in the first half, while Flender scored firstIn the second half, Joselu scored with a header.
The opponent scored twice, and Ceballos scored the winner in the last minute. In the end, Real Madrid reversed Union Berlin 3-2.
In this season's Champions League, Real Madrid won all the way, first with four wins to advance to qualify, and then won five in a row to secure the top spot in the group, so the final round of matches is not substantial.
In this round, Real Madrid challenged the Bundesliga side Union Berlin away, the latter's performance in the Champions League for the first time was not ideal, with 2 draws and 3 losses in the first 5 rounds, only 2 points and early exit, and the goal of the home game is to win the first Champions League victory in the team's history.
The 38-year-old veteran missed a penalty in the first half and failed to give Real Madrid the lead. Union Berlin then opened the scoring with a counter-attack, leaving Real Madrid in a difficult position.
According to statistics, Modric became the first Real Madrid player to miss a penalty in the Champions League since Cristiano Ronaldo on October 1, 2014.
At the same time, it is also the 13th time that Real Madrid have missed a penalty in the history of the Champions League, which is tied with Bayern Munich for the most penalties in the history of the Champions League.
Luckily, Real Madrid relied on two goals from Joselu and Ceballos to win the second half against Union Berlin.
So far, Real Madrid has won 6 consecutive victories, becoming the first team to win 6 consecutive wins in the Champions League this season, with 18 points to lock the top spot in the group, Napoli to 10 points to lock the second place in the group, Braga to 4 points to rank third in the group, and enter the Europa League.
In the play-offs, Union Berlin finished at the bottom with 2 points. Statistically, this is the third time in Real Madrid's history that they have won all of their Champions League group stage games, after 2011-12 and 2014-15.
The game went like this: In the 10th minute, Vazquez attacked, and Bellingham's dribbling shot from inside the box was blocked.
In the 45th minute, Real Madrid crossed and the Union Berlin player cleared the ball for handball, Real Madrid won a penalty, and then Modric was saved.
In the 45+2nd minute, Alaba made a mistake in clearing the siege, and Flender faced the attacking goalkeeper Kepa, and finally calmly scored with a low shot, helping Union Berlin to lead 1-0.
In the 61st minute, Rodrygo's cross assisted Joselu to score with a header to help Real Madrid equalize 1-1.
In the 72nd minute, Modric instigated a straight shot, Fran Garcia completed a cross assist, and Joselu scored with a header to complete a double ring, helping Real Madrid to overtake the score 2-1.
Union Berlin equalised the score at 2-2 in the 85th minute when Caral scored from distance. Real Madrid then scored in the 89th minute by Ceballos to complete the 3-2 stunner.