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Rio Ferdinand's inner football fan came out as Joselu fired Real Madrid to the Champions League final in a dramatic semi-final.

Los Blancos' Espanyol loanee netted two late quick-fire goals to snatch a 4-3 victory on aggregate over Bayern Munich on Wednesday, sealing a spot at the final at Wembley next month.

The Bernabeu erupted as Joselu netted twice in quick succession to fire Real Madrid to the final
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The Bernabeu erupted as Joselu netted twice in quick succession to fire Real Madrid to the finalCredit: Getty

Former Manchester United and England defender Ferdinand was in prime position at the Bernabeu to watch the drama unfold, sitting right next to the action whilst working as a pundit for TNT Sports.

Host Laura Woods was also given a front row seat and filmed the moment Joselu sent Real Madrid's fans into raptures as the full-time whistle blew to confirm their side's victory.

As Woods panned her camera around, thousands of celebrating Real supporters could be seen.

But fans have now noticed one familiar face joining in - Ferdinand.

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The former England star had got himself completely wrapped up in the moment, and was seen jumping up and down.

His arms were draped over the supporters in the crowd, celebrating as if he was watching his own team seal the chance to win the competition for the ninth time.

"This moment was mad!" Woods wrote as the caption to the clip, posted on X.

Posting his own clip of the scenes before the end of the game, Ferdinand said: "Wow… f***** Wow! Madrid man. This place is nuts."

Woods captured the moment Ferdinand went crazy with the Real fans
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Woods captured the moment Ferdinand went crazy with the Real fansCredit: X:@laura_woodsy

He also almost jumped into Los Blancos star Antonio Rudiger's celebrations, too.

TNT Sports footage posted on X shows the former Chelsea defender running and jumping towards the fans to celebrate, with Ferdinand looking on at him.

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Ferdinand then grabs Rudiger on the shoulder, before the player runs back onto the pitch.

The ex-defender then turns around and is all smiles as he soaks in the incredible moment with Woods.

Ferdinand's inner player came out as he showed he wanted to be right in the thick of the moment on Wednesday night
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Ferdinand's inner player came out as he showed he wanted to be right in the thick of the moment on Wednesday nightCredit: TNT Sports

We'd love to see how Ferdinand would have reacted if it was Man United reaching the final in the same fashion!

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