It’s a dream come true, says Sheriff captain after shocking Real Madrid

Sheriff players are ecstatic after their win over Real on Tuesday. Pic/AFP

Sheriff Tiraspol pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history on Tuesday by beating Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Sebastien Thill smashing a stunning 89th-minute winner.

"For us this is a dream come true to have won here. We're so happy, and just enjoying it," said Frank Castaneda, the Sheriff captain. "We came here to win," said the Colombian.

Sheriff captain Frank Castaneda

"We didn't just come here to sit around. We know how good our players are and luckily for us Madrid weren't able to take their chances and we took ours."

Madrid fell behind to Jasurbek Yakhshiboev's header in the first half but Karim Benzema's penalty appeared to have spared the blushes of the Spanish giants, only for Thill to snatch an incredible victory.

"It's the best and most important goal of my career, that's for sure!" Thill said. "The side were so brave with how we played and luckily enough I was able to score a bit of a stunner."

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