"Like something from a war film or a western, a heist movie or the truest romance, Williot Swedberg just walked calmly through the chaos and the noise, nothing the defeated could do now. Some had fallen, others just froze: all of them left behind with only the realisation, watching in slow motion as he went, their fate sealed and his victory secured, the story finished even before he had."
"An hour had gone when Swedberg, unseen, appeared like a shadow, providing a flick so subtle it wasn't seen at first either and so soft it was like he was wearing slippers. That had deservedly delivered the opening goal, Celta leading 1-0. Now, into added time 19 years since they last won a league game here and having resisted the bugle call, the Bernabeu doing its Bernabeu thing, it was time to add the coup de grace."
"Madrid had just lost their heads and been shown five cards in 38 seconds, Alvaro Carreras's sending off leaving them with nine men, but they hadn't yet lost the game. The clock showed 92.02, time enough for a final twist, another epic ending from the team and the place that sometimes feels like it can't be bothered with any other kind, and the home goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had a free-kick."
Williot Swedberg produced a composed, cinematic late moment at the Santiago Bernabeu, walking the ball in to cap Celta's opening and decisive play. His subtle flick earlier created the opening goal, putting Celta 1-0 up. Real Madrid suffered a rapid disciplinary collapse, receiving five cards in 38 seconds and ending the match with nine men after Álvaro Carreras's dismissal. Deep into added time, with the clock showing 92.02, Madrid still sought a final opportunity from a Thibaut Courtois free-kick, but Celta exploited the space to mount a decisive counter and finish the game.
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