Real’s latest great

The ‘‘Si se puede! [Yes we can!]’’ chants gradually faded at the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday as the minutes passed and Real Madrid looked beaten.

As the end of regulation approached, many in the stands – and on the field – were close to giving up as Manchester City defended their 1-0 lead. It seemed that there would be no magical night at the Bernabeu for the 13-time European champions this time.

But Madrid took their Champions League comebacks to another level yesterday, rallying late with two goals in two minutes by substitute Rodrygo to force extra time and defeat Manchester City 3-1 to reach the final – a showdown with Liverpool on May 28.

Karim Benzema, the hero of

Madrid’s previous comebacks this season, converted a penalty kick in extra time for the decisive goal that allowed Madrid to advance 6-5 on aggregate after a 4-3 first-leg semifinal loss in which they escaped losing by a bigger margin.

‘‘I didn’t think we could do it again because we were struggling,’’ Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said. ‘‘We had already eliminated some top teams that