Izuchukwu OkosiEurope’s most successful team in the UEFA champions League,Real Madrid on Wednesday night qualified for the semifinals of the competition after a nervy 4-3 penalty win over current champions Manchester City at the Etihad stadium, reports Prime Business Africa.
Both sides came into the second leg of the quarterfinals tied on 3-3 aggregate scoreline but Madrid were the first to strike in regulation time which ended 1-1 through Brazil international, Rodrygo.
City had several attempts but were not able to put them away.
In the 76th however, Kevin de Bruyne restored parity for the Cityzens but there no was no separating the two European sides in 90 minutes.
The game extended to extra time but none of the chances were put away.
After full 120 minutes of action, the lottery of penalties was required and Real Madrid triumphed.
Antonio Rudiger took the last and decisive kick for Real Madrid after Jude Bellingham, Lucas Vazquez, Nacho all scored albeit Luka Modric missed his own kick.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
