Twitter reacts as Sheriff pull off all-time great Champions League upset vs Real Madrid
Be honest, had you even heard of Sheriff before this year's Champions League draw? Probably not.
Well, you've definitely heard of them of now, after the minnows pulled of one of European football's greatest upsets by defeating Real Madrid in their own back yard.
? FP: @realmadrid 1-2 @FotclubSheriff
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) September 28, 2021
⚽ @Benzema 65'; Yakhshiboev 25', Thill 89'#Emirates | #UCL pic.twitter.com/oSyqwPPldi
Sheriff were founded in 1997.
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 28, 2021
Tonight they beat Real Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
This is what it means ?#UCL pic.twitter.com/thqOdCLz5K
Sheriff win at Real Madrid ?
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 28, 2021
? Biggest shock ever?#UCL pic.twitter.com/UPeMh4VJp4
Full time: Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff Tiraspol. ?
— 90min (@90min_Football) September 28, 2021
TIC TAC... pic.twitter.com/jqjNbUFyjE
It is hard to put into words just how bonkers this result actually is.
Real didn't even rest players for this one. Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior, Eden Hazard, David Alaba... the list goes on. All of them started from the outset and yet they still did not have enough to get the job done.
If only the Super League had gone ahead, eh? They would have been spared this embarrassment...
Real Madrid have now lost 61 CL games, Sheriff have won every CL game they've ever played, and you're claiming this is a shock? Poor.
— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) September 28, 2021
There is objectively nothing funnier in football than Real Madrid losing at home to a team they don't think they should ever *ever* have to play against.
— No Score Draws (Sian & Alex) (@CheapPanini) September 28, 2021
Sheriff defeating Real Madrid is just another reason why the Super League was always a horrendous idea, you’d never be able to see beautiful things like this.
— Mod (@CFCMod_) September 28, 2021
Real Madrid went to Italy and beat an in-form Inter Milan. Sheriff Tiraspol from Moldova went to Spain and beat an in-form Real Madrid.
— UtdFaithfuls (@UtdFaithfuls) September 28, 2021
The Super League will never give you this. Only the Champions League can. #UCL
The Sheriff’s wanted to arrest Perez for starting the super league ??
— Dubois (@CFCDUBois) September 28, 2021
SUPER LEAGUE....... pic.twitter.com/ALGjVfYT4K
— aa9skillz (@aa9skillz) September 28, 2021
Real Madrid lost to a police Department. Dfkm! pic.twitter.com/XqCbbxKk4q
— BeksFCB (@Joshua_Ubeku) September 28, 2021
Real Madrid (3.29) 1-2 (0.42) Sheriff
— The xG Philosophy ?? (@xGPhilosophyEU) September 28, 2021
September 2020: Sheriff Tiraspol eliminated from Europe by Dundalk.
— Colin Millar (@Millar_Colin) September 28, 2021
September 2021: Sheriff Tiraspol win at Real Madrid to continue their 100 percent winning record.
A club whose badge was quite clearly made in Microsoft Paint have beaten Real Madrid. Amazing times. pic.twitter.com/gJItr15rZ9
— Paul Watson (@paul_c_watson) September 28, 2021
The Sheriff has shot down Real Madrid….in Madrid. ?
— Gary Lineker ? (@GaryLineker) September 28, 2021
There were three main heroes for Sheriff. Of course, both goalscorers - Djasur Yakhshibaev and Sebastien Thill - deserve huge credit.
Cristiano - not that one - the Sheriff left-back was terrific again also, after seriously impressing on Matchday 1.
However, the real star of the show was goalkeeper Georgios Athanasiadis, who made a remarkable 10 saves throughout the contest. It was an inspired performance that may just earn him a move to a bigger club in the future.
This Sheriff goalkeeper is something else.#Rmvssheriff
— Utsav.D.Brahmbhatt (@Uts0598) September 28, 2021
the Sheriff goal was a five pass move that started with the goalkeeper in his own box. really great goal.
— Muhammad Butt (@muhammadbutt) September 28, 2021
i swear on my mother's life, sheriff goalkeeper is not human. ?? #RMASHE #UCL pic.twitter.com/75RUe6W0Qe
— €² (parte medico man) (@enoch_esquare) September 28, 2021
Sheriff's Goalkeeper#RealMadridSheriff #UCL pic.twitter.com/U2r4WXIKIu
— RED CACHE (@redcachenet) September 28, 2021
Sheriff Trampoline has beaten Real Madrid away from home in the UCL. A team from Moldova with a Carpenter as coach, a fisherman as Striker and an Electrician as Goalkeeper.
— Fuegoleon (@Waffirian_) September 28, 2021
This sheriff goalkeeper is incredible
— MR⚡ (@Mritunjayy4) September 28, 2021
*UPDATED*
— Israel Laryea (@TheIsraelLaryea) September 28, 2021
There’s indeed a new Sheriff in town from Moldova featuring a certain Edmund Addo and that incredible goalkeeper.
Real Madrid 1 - 2 Sheriff Tiraspol#UCL pic.twitter.com/BtcxALrL8X
Sheriff goalkeeper turned into Prime Buffon man. What a performance
— MR⚡ (@Mritunjayy4) September 28, 2021
What a night for Georgios Athanasiadis ??
— Super Greek 2.0 (@TheSuperGreek2) September 28, 2021
Man of the Match honors for the journeyman Greek Goalkeeper in Sheriff Tiraspol’s historic win over Real Madrid ? pic.twitter.com/VLLEuC906q
Sheriff goalkeeper today pic.twitter.com/UxR5TTEpTj
— Specter ? (@SpecterTheOne) September 28, 2021
? | FOCUS
— SofaScore (@SofaScoreINT) September 28, 2021
Sheriff Tiraspol's goalkeeper Giorgos Athanasiadis was majestic at Santiago Bernabeu tonight:
? 10 saves
? 6 saves from inside the box
? 1 punch
? 1 interception
? 48 touches
? 23/34 accurate passes
? 8.9 SofaScore rating
Take a bow! ??#UCL pic.twitter.com/qFw3ucaIVL
FC Sheriff goalkeeper vs Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/wgQUy5l2VC
— AV ? (@benzuszn) September 28, 2021
For all of the credit Sheriff deserve, Real did not help themselves and several players were in the firing line at full time.
Carlo Ancelotti was not exempt from criticism either, as this was Los Blancos second unconvincing Champions League display of the season.
FC Sheriff Tiraspol, a team from the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria, is in the lead at half-time against Real Madrid at their own Santiago Bernabeu. FC Sheriff's total budget: about 420k euro, less than Real's star player Eden Hazard's weekly wage. pic.twitter.com/vmj2fa6zyT
— Aleksandar Brezar (@brezaleksandar) September 28, 2021
Sheriff's record transfer: €1million on Marko Markovski.
— Goal (@goal) September 28, 2021
Real Madrid's record transfer: €100million on Eden Hazard.
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UCL fast takes :
— AUGUSTUS ? (@Der_Augustus) September 28, 2021
Real Madrid / Sheriff : I love Alaba but honestly, the first goal reminded me of how big of a liability he can be when it comes to Aerial duels. Man even marked the wrong player. The 2nd one, there's little he could do but as a CB you need to be more aggressive
This is how Real Madrid ended the game tonight:
— Madrid Xtra. (@MadridXtra) September 28, 2021
Courtois
Militao Alaba
Valverde Modrić Kroos Camavinga
Rodrygo Benzema Vinicius
Jovic
No Spanish player was on the pitch at the end of the game.
Record against Sheriff Tiraspol:
— Domestic Ireland (@DomesticIreland) September 28, 2021
Filippo Giovagnoli 1️⃣
Carlo Ancelotti 0️⃣
Filippo Giovagnoli, the GOAT#GreatestLeagueInTheWorld #DundalkFC #LOI pic.twitter.com/Vury1k0g5O
Ancelotti has been well and truly bamboozled here pic.twitter.com/6Pn6CH5Evd
— ???? (@bluesofgoodison) September 28, 2021
HAHAHAHA CARLO ANCELOTTI OVERSEEING THE WORST RESULT IN REAL MADRIDS HISTORY!!!! ???
— FinKitch (@FinKitch) September 28, 2021
“Three points for Sheriff, but none for Carlo Ancelotti” pic.twitter.com/L6AqmLMone
— Oldfirmfacts (@Oldfirmfacts1) September 28, 2021
Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first manager to lose to both Paul Heckingbottom's Sheffield United and Sheriff Tiraspol.
— Richard Jolly (@RichJolly) September 28, 2021