The UCL debutants from Moldova’s Divizia Națională have pull off one of the biggest upsets in the Champions League history, beating the 13-time European champions at the Bernabéu.
It was an incredible ball in by Cristiano, finding Uzbekistan international Jasurbek Yakhshibaev who opened the night in the 25th minute.
Real Madrid tried all efforts to get back into the game, all to no avail until a penalty was awarded and Karim Benzema stepped forward and converted nicely from the spot in the 65th minute.
While it seems impossible for Sheriff, Sebastien Thill turned the hero of the night after scoring the 90th-minute screamer that humbled the Los Blancos. The loanee from Progres Niederkorn in Luxembourg has a picture of himself dreaming of the Champions League tattooed on his leg and not just his dream come through but a memory to behold.
Yuriy Vernydub, FC Sheriff Tiraspol’s head coach was appointed in December, and since then he’s won the Moldovan league title, led the club to the Champions League group stages for the first time in their history, and has now beaten Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
The club have now became the first team since Leicester City in 2016-17 to win their first two games in the Champions League after beating Shakhtar (2-0) and Real Madrid (2-1).
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