In the early hours of Thursday morning, Real Madrid beat Union Berlin by a slim 1-0 margin in a UEFA Europa League Group C match, with only four minutes left in extra time, when midfielder Zudibinimhan struck a pinpoint long-distance shot for his team's only goal of the match. The young player, who is valued at 100 million euros (about HK$832 million), has made six appearances for Real Madrid this season, three of which were fatal strikes at the end of the game, making him an indispensable "key man" for the team.
Against UEFA Europa League newcomers Union Berlin, Real Madrid dominated the game with 76% possession, 16 corners, and 32 shots on goal, but only 7 of them hit the target. In contrast, Union Berlin had only four shots on goal, of which only one hit the target. Despite their inefficiency, the "River Fleet" broke the deadlock in stoppage time with a lucky chance. A powerful shot from outside the penalty area was inadvertently redirected by a UBERL player, and Zudbinenham seized the opportunity to "pick the ball" and shoot it into the empty net.
The England international became the youngest Real Madrid player to score the winning goal in extra time in the UEFA Europa League at the age of 20 years and 83 days, and the youngest English player to score the winning goal in extra time in the history of the UEFA Europa League.
Since his transfer from Dortmund to Real Madrid this summer, Zudbinenham has made six appearances for the team, scoring six goals with amazing efficiency and scoring at key moments on a number of occasions. Including the end of August in the La Liga away to Chelsea, he scored the only goal in the 81st minute to help Real Madrid to win 1-0; in early September against the Kilduffi, he scored again in stoppage time to help Real Madrid to 2-1 reversal of the victory; and in this game, he was in the stoppage time once again, "an arrow through the heart", Zuidi Binningham undoubtedly become the "savior" of Real Madrid. Real Madrid's "savior".
