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As the semifinals begin, is English club success inevitable?

A defense that may have only Craig Dawson as a fit center back will be tested but this is a team that has stood firm at both ends of the pitch in Europe. With the London Stadium at their backs they could well do enough to take control of the tie this week and book their passage back to Seville, where their knockout stage journey began. But, there is something to be said for the remorseless momentum that has gripped this club, where everything is being funneled into their pursuit of continental silverware. if their manager is ready to abandon the possession play he has gravitated to of late. Certainly that's no great surprise in the case of the Champions League where Liverpool and Manchester City have been strides ahead of the field for some time now. Here's one that has been sizzling away in the background for a while, not ready to be unleashed on the world until Barcelona crashed out of the Europa League. Now is the time to boldly declare this bit of Premier League exceptionalism. But, it was in that first half of the second leg that Villarreal seemed to conclude that they would win this tie, their belief not repressed even by Robert Lewandowski's goal. Flip the script of recent Villarreal games and if Klopp needs to tighten things up, he tends to have a top tier midfielder with fresh legs on the bench. Almost certainly not is the answer, an unfortunate one for those of a Villarreal persuasion or indeed those who just want to see a bit of spice in the latter stages of the Champions League. Then again one could have written the exact same thing throughout this competition. Across their Champions League games so far Villarreal have given up 4.85 expected goals and two actual goals in the first half as opposed to 9.73 and nine in the second. As the Belgian has hit top gear in recent weeks he has had something of another Manchester City great to his game. At full pelt Walker should be able to tame the Brazilian. If City do not have their best covering defender at that sort of level, then it might be Vinicius rather than Benzema who does the damage. Real Madrid have not gotten this far because they have been the clearly better team across the entirety of two legs in the previous rounds.

Man City host European heavyweights Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal. City are looking for their first major European trophy ...

Paramount+ will stream the match in English. Casemiro was in the same position, but is only judged fit enough to make the bench. The trio that have seen Madrid to European success in the past has been broken up by the change, but it remains to be seen whether Pep Guardiola can find a way to take advantage. 20 mins from kickoff: With his history in this competition, you'd think that Karim Benzema will have a large part to play in this tie. Valverde has done a good job filling in gaps in the defensive line. He passes the ball across goal for a teammate to get a touch, but Carvajal is in position to clear. It comes to him quickly, and he manages to divert the ball towards the centre of goal, but Carvajal has got himself in the way, and City can't convert. Mahrez showed quick feet in the area to dance through the Madrid defenders, but his shot is just wide of the post. Play pauses as Zinchenko is tripped, but the referee plays advantage, and Bernardo Silva is the quickest thinker in Manchester! He latches onto the loose ball and flashes a shot past Courtois, at the 'keeper's near post. A ball in from the right takes a little flick from Sterling, who came on for Jesus, and Dias stretches for it at the far post. When his side have been in this position in the past, Guardiola has perhaps made one change too many. Karim Benzema has already shown his class in this competition, and his performance against Paris Saint-Germain was eye-catching.

It will be Liverpool and Villarreal on Wednesday in the other semifinal. Tuesday's clash at the Etihad features a club in Real that have won the tournament 13 ...

Match prediction: Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 1. His technical ability and speed should give the Real Madrid center-backs some serious trouble. I'll go with the guy who has to be on for Real to advance. He's had back-to-back hat tricks in the knockout stage and is playing out of his mind. Benzema, 34, is having far and away the best season of his career. It will be Liverpool and Villarreal on Wednesday in the other semifinal.

Real Madrid is in the semifinal of this year's Champions League, playing today at 3:00pm ET against Manchester City. Historic rival Barcelona recently agreed to ...

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Vinicius Jr., del Real Madrid, ya era un gran promesa desde los tiempos en que jugaba en las fuerzas básicas del Flamengo. Uno de los mejores jugadores del ...

"Evolucionó mucho en el Real después de que Ancelotti lo pusiera en la izquierda. No tengo ninguna duda de que será el mejor jugador del mundo pronto", concluyó. A veces le doy un tirón de orejas (risas). Es un chico muy humilde y no ha cambiado, trata bien a todos y es muy feliz de jugar al futbol", dijo. El equipo en el que jugaba era muy bueno y talentoso. "Corinthians no habló con nosotros porque no tenían la menor posibilidad de que se fuera... Nunca he visto a un jugador de 14 años hacer lo que hace'. Eso reforzó todo lo que ya teníamos en mente.

Manchester City hopes to become champions of Europe for the first time as they take on Real Madrid in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final.

One key factor that City will need to overcome is Madrid’s striker Karim Benzema, who has scored 39 goals in 40 games this season. Real Madrid has history on its side, but that doesn’t mean Manchester City won’t try to compete with it anyway. We are playing a team who have been here many times, that is why they have this, and we don’t.” Real Madrid haven’t won in three visits to Manchester City and have just one victory in their last six away games with English sides. “History speaks for itself,” said Guardiola. “The history is there and we cannot change it, but it’s 11 vs. Manchester City hopes to become champions of Europe for the first time as they take on Real Madrid in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final.

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It was a wild Champions League semifinal, but Man City leave Etihad Stadium with the upper hand over Real Madrid. Here are the key talking points.

The one thing City couldn't control was Benzema's brilliance. The 37-year-old started well -- it was his cross which set up Foden's header -- but struggled more as the game wore on. While other world-class midfielders like Luka Modric and Toni Kroos took a while to find their rhythm, De Bruyne scored after just 90 seconds and set up Jesus 10 minutes later. Even after Foden had scored City's third, Aymeric passed up another clear opportunity from Oleksandr Zinchenko's cross. Phil Foden made it 3-1 after 53 minutes, only for Vinicius Junior to hit back again two minutes later. Here are three thoughts on the game.

Karim Benzema takes an 9/10 in our Real Madrid player ratings after scoring twice in their 4-3 Champions League first-leg defeat at Manchester City.

He was replaced by Fernandinho and Vinicius roasted his fellow Brazilian to score a brilliant individual goal in the second half. With Joao Cancelo suspended and Kyle Walker injured, it was John Stones tasked with keeping Vinicius quiet. He then held his nerve from the penalty spot in style. Rodrygo - 5/10 A determined slide tackle won the ball back moments before Benzema scored Real's first goal of the night. Antonio Rudiger reportedly agreed a summer move to the Bernabeu earlier this week.

Manchester City beat Real Madrid 4-3 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final but Karim Benzema left everything to play for.

Mahrez had to pass to Foden only to take on the shot – a bad decision – while Foden dragged wide of the far post after a fluent counterattack. In the heat of the moment it was possible to forget that City had actually beaten Spain’s champions-elect, outplaying them for long spells. Laporte and Mahrez missed big chances either side of Silva’s goal but the last word would go to Benzema. The final act had Dias stretching at Real’s far post to meet a cross only to fail to stretch enough. From the rebound Foden shot and Carvajal blocked. Vinícius flickered, Alaba rose to flash a header wide and then Benzema scored with a controlled volley from Ferland Mendy’s cross. Mahrez cut into a seam of space, jinking away from Luka Modric before picking out the late-breaking run of Kevin De Bruyne, who threw himself into the header with Carvajal – and then Thibaut Courtois – flailing. The 13-times winners refuse to lose in this competition. With the referee, Istvan Kovacs, playing a smart advantage, the City midfielder arrowed a shot into the near, top corner and Guardiola could lose himself in delight. This is what City’s quest for a first Champions League does to the man who wants it, maybe needs it, more than anyone else. Guardiola slumped down on to a drinks cooler. He reacted by chasing after the fourth official to earn a yellow card.

El delantero 'blanco' explicó su penalti 'a lo Panenka' tras haber fallado los dos últimos frente a Osasuna.

Un Benzema que explicó el 2-0 que encajó el Real Madrid en los primeros 11 minutos: “Esto es el nivel alto. Antes lo habían conseguido Alfredo di Stéfano y Hugo Sánchez en una ocasión, Ferenc Puskas en tres y Cristiano Ronaldo durante ocho años seguidos. Si entras a un partido sin confianza y atrás pasa esto. El día que igualó los 600 partidos con la camiseta del Real Madrid disputados por Paco Gento y se convirtió en el séptimo jugador con más encuentros en la historia del club blanco, Karim Benzema ensanchó su leyenda pisando por primera vez el 'club de los 40', a sus 34 años, con un doblete salvador con el que ya ha firmado 41 tantos en 41 partidos este curso. “Una derrota nunca es buena. El francés Karim Benzema, delantero del Real Madrid, aseguró este martes, tras la derrota de su equipo por 4-3 en la ida de semifinales de la Champions League frente al Manchester City, que “una derrota nunca es buena”, pero que confía en que van “a hacer una cosa mágica” en la vuelta en el Santiago Bernabéu.

Benzema volvió a ser el héroe del Real Madrid momentos claves de la Semifinal de ida en la Champions League. | Deportes UEFA Champions League | TUDN ...

In what was an absolutely astonishing 90 minutes of attacking soccer, Manchester City beat Real Madrid in their Champions League semifinal first leg at the ...

Real Madrid are going to need to pull out something special to get back into the match. Mahrez wanted a goal to add to his assist going the other way but he couldn't finish the chance! After an interception in midfield he plays in Mahrez but no one could get onto the end of his cross to make something happen. It's only a matter of time until more subs come in as the energy has been high in the fixture so far. With City in full control at 2-0, and with one goal likely putting Real away comfortably, Riyad Mahrez was sent through down the right. But they ended the 90 minutes with life in a match where they looked lifeless 11 minutes in. But then, with Fernandinho marking him, Vinicius Jr. pulled off one of the solo goals of the season. They made the Real Madrid's defense look silly at times, and a flurry of back-post crosses late on looked sure to result in the fifth, but nothing came of them. Four different players scored for City, with Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva joining the first two, but Pep Guardiola won't be overly thrilled with the result. City won the xG battle, 2.37-1.48, but while the hosts were dominant with five more shots and nearly 20% more possession, it was the chances they missed that will be remembered. City were clearly the better team with the better chances, and anybody who witness that spectacle of soccer has to feel surprised to see Real even with life entering the second leg. In what was an absolutely astonishing 90 minutes of attacking soccer, Manchester City beat Real Madrid in their Champions League semifinal first leg at the Etihad on Tuesday, 4-3.

(CNN Español) — El estadio Etihad vio un duelo intenso con un muy buen Manchester City y un Real Madrid que quiso aguantar con goles de Benzema para que la ...

El tercero del Real Madrid llegó por cuenta de Benzema, vía penalti, a los 81. Este martes, en la ida, el equipo de Pep Guardiola venció 4-3 al de Carlo Ancelotti y se puso en ventaja en la serie. En 2016, el real Madrid de Zinedine Zidane derrotó en semifinal de Champions al Manchester City y luego fue campeón.

Los blancos sobreviven con éxito al City en un 'homenaje al fútbol' en la ida de semifinales.

Todo se había complicado para un Real Madrid que seguía a merced del juego de su rival o a la espera de una acción individual que cambiase el guion pero sin grandes esperanzas en el horizonte. Sin embargo, los de Guardiola volvieron a la carga en la jugada posterior y estuvieron cerca de ampliar su ventaja. El brasileño echó a correr solo desde su propio campo, le tiró un amago a Fernandinho y se plantó delante de Ederson para besar las redes con mucha clase. Kevin de Bruyne marcó a los dos minutos, asistido por un gran Ryad Mahrez, y antes del minuto 10 llegó el 2-0 con un error defensivo que aprovechó Gabriel Jesus con rapidez. Algunos jugadores blancos se quedaron quietos y Sil aprovechó la confusión para fusilar a Courtois. Todo fueron problemas para los blancos, minimizados sin Casemiro, y con dificultades para alcanzar el campo contrario. Lo hace todo y todo lo hace bien. Sin embargo, el Real Madrid giró como un gato, evitó la caída y siguió la marcha como si nada. Pero, otra vez el gen madridista en la Champions hizo acto de presencia. Rúben Dias no llegó a un centro en el segundo palo y Mahrez buscó las cosquillas a una zaga que supo recomponerse a la perfección con Nacho tras el cambio de Alaba. La derrota es “dulce” para un Real Madrid que deja el semáforo en verde para la vuelta y para seguir soñando con el billete a París. El Real Madrid necesita un gol para igualar la eliminatoria y dos, en su estadio y con su gente, para eliminar a Guardiola. La respuesta fue felina, una magnífica definición de lo que es el 13 veces campeón de Europa. Ahí se llegó al descanso con un intercambio de golpes que siguió —por todo lo alto— al arranque de la segunda mitad con un Manchester City agresivo y profundo.

Manchester City had its way with Real Madrid — sort of. In the game's aftermath, it was hard to shake the feeling that things had gone the other way.

In what was an absolutely astonishing 90 minutes of attacking soccer, Manchester City beat Real Madrid in their Champions League semifinal first leg at the ...

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City will have to "raise their level" to reach a second successive Champions League final.

After one of the greatest of Champions League semi-final clashes, Manchester City will take a 4-3 lead into the second leg of their tie against Real Madrid ...

But we take three goals to the Bernabeu. We now hope to get to the final." "As a football fan, it was a fantastic game of football. Yet again City found a way through. Unfortunately we conceded goals and we could not score more. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

(CNN Español) — El torneo de fútbol de clubes más importante del mundo está de vuelta. Las semifinales de la Champions League comienzan este martes con el que ...

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(CNN Español) -- El estadio Etihad vio un duelo intenso con un muy buen Manchester City y un Real Madrid que quiso aguantar con goles de Benzema para que la ...

El tercero del Real Madrid llegó por cuenta de Benzema, vía penalti, a los 81. Este martes, en la ida, el equipo de Pep Guardiola venció 4-3 al de Carlo Ancelotti y se puso en ventaja en la serie. En 2016, el real Madrid de Zinedine Zidane derrotó en semifinal de Champions al Manchester City y luego fue campeón.

El Madrid se llevó cuatro del Etihad y salió del estadio con sensación de victoria. Perdió 4-3 un partido que mereció perder 8-3. El equipo de...

El aspirante a la 'Orejona' reciba al 'rey' de la competición en un partido que se avecina apasionante para el aficionado. Manchester City y Real Madrid se enfrentan en el partido de ida por un puesto en la gran final de Paris. Ambos tienen grandes opciones de conseguir ganar tanto la Premier League como La Liga respectivamente. Dani Carvajal no llegó para intentar cortar el balón. David Alaba no hizo una buena cobertura, Gabriel Jesús dio media vuelta y puso el 2-0. Se perdió el tercero el City. No vió a Foden en el centro. El Madrid se salvó del tercero de milagro. Por el momento el Real Madrid ya no sufre en defensa. Minutos de pesadilla para el Real Madrid. Se salvó el Madrid del quinto. El Madrid se llevó cuatro del Etihad y salió del estadio con sensación de victoria.

The Champions League semifinals have begun and the first leg started with Manchester City and Real Madrid. Here's a rundown of what happened during the ...

His sixths and seventh goals came in the 2019-20 tournament -- a penalty in the Round of 16 against Real Madrid and a quarterfinal goal over Lyon. He scored three goals in 2021 -- one each round from the Round of 16 to the semifinals. His first three goals came in 2016 -- one in the Group Stage against Sevilla and one goal in each leg of the quarterfinals over Paris Saint-Germain. He followed that up with a goal in the Group Stage in each of the subsequent two tournaments. The two teams came out fighting but Manchester took home the win after defeating Real Madrid 4-3. Goal number two was not far behind. Oh, but that’s not all. Arguably the best team in the world, Manchester City, took on Real Madrid in the first game of the first leg of the semifinals.

Obtén el reporte del partido Manchester City vs. Real Madrid 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinales.

Otra vez el Real Madrid en la lona, otra vez el City con el cuchillo. Al City se le notó el esfuerzo en las piernas y al Real Madrid le faltó la determinación para ir a buscarle. En una falta lateral, Laporte tocó la pelota con una mano. Guardiola reconstruyó su equipo con Fernandinho en el lateral derecho y Ancelotti dio entrada a Nacho Fernández. Al Real Madrid le duró el empaque, ese que mencionó Guardiola como la gran característica blanca, minuto y medio. Salió vivo el Real Madrid, que tan solo necesitó un atisbo de ocasión para desperezarse.

The Champions League semifinals have begun and the first leg started with Manchester City and Real Madrid. Heres a rundown of what happened during the ...

The two teams came out fighting but Manchester took home the win after defeating Real Madrid 4-3. Goal number two was not far behind. Oh, but that’s not all. De Bruyne has once again proved his relentless rigor, making this his seventh goal during his Champions League glory. The first was during the Round of 16 match with Real Madrid in 2020, next was during the 2020 quarterfinals against Lyon and then in 2021 during the Round of 16 against Gladbach. Then came his goal during the 2021 quarterfinals against Dortmund, the 2021 Semifinals against Paris and the 2022 quarterfinals against Atlético. And now the 2022 semifinals. Arguably the best team in the world, Manchester City, took on Real Madrid in the first game of the first leg of the semifinals.

Karim Benzema has declared that Real Madrid will beat Manchester City to reach May's Champions League final in Paris by doing "something magical".

so I do it and it turns out well." "That's mental confidence and that's all. "Now we have to go to the Bernabeu and we will need our fans like never before and we are going to do something magical, which is win."

Man City led Real Madrid 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium. But Karim Benzema left another famous comeback on the cards.

They remain cold-blooded in the moments that they need to be.” “It was a spectacular penalty to take it in that manner. Having two modern greats like Benzema and Modric oblige time and again imbues a steely belief that chimes with those tales of the past. This season, with fans back in the Bernabeu, Los Blancos have turned things up to 11. It was hard to ever consider them the best team in Europe during that period, but they kept walking away with the top prize. “They have the ability to score three goals in 10 minutes.

Manchester City could have sent the visitors packing in the first hour but Karim Benzema's Panenka sets up Bernabéu return.

Foden scored from Fernandino’s cross then set off on an apparently endless knee slide to the corner, a man who just seems to crave this tournament, to drink in these nights like a sweet hot gust of air. This was an illumination, on a night when the Etihad had felt a little underdone at kick-off, as though the magnitude of this game had snuck up on the place. Real Madrid are a brilliant football team. This was startlingly bad from Madrid, the defence swished aside like the paper saloon doors of a western set. Real Madrid are a terrible football team. Mahrez looked up and curled in a training-ground pass for Kevin De Bruyne to head the ball down and into the corner. And in the end this was a tale of moments – so, so many moments – divvied up between Foden’s early brilliance and the craft of Benzema, the will of those regal meringues. It is simply a case of purring over the details, the beauty of those moments. With two minutes gone Riyad Mahrez took a pass with that special Mahrez swizzle-touch, the touch, a snap of the underside of his boot, and simply veered in through Madrid’s entire left side. With a quarter of an hour gone at the Etihad Stadium, on a night when this entire lighted stage seemed to ripple and shudder, Phil Foden did something lovely. There is no sensible way to read a game like this, or to predict what might come in the second leg. His first touch cushioned it, his second fizzed it the through the middle of the sea of lost souls previously known as the Real Madrid defence.

The stats behind Manchester City's Champions League semi-final first-leg victory over Real Madrid. Our numbers and facts include head-to-head streaks, ...

- While the likes of Riyad Mahrez and De Bruyne will take the limelight for City, Rodri was key in midfield. - With nine goals across his last four Champions League outings, the French forward is now on 14 for the season. - On the other side of the ball, Eder Militão was one man who drew the ire of some fans on a tricky night. - Benzema stole the show from a Madrid perspective by posting team-high numbers in several key categories. - Another top young talent in Vinicius Jr. responded, scoring a signature goal following a carry. It was an accolade he'd soon snatch away from the Polish striker with his Paneka penalty in the second half.

It was a match which will be remembered as a Champions League classic. There were seven goals, one an outrageous penalty, plenty of chances and outstanding ...

Unfortunately we conceded goals and we could not score more. "As a manager of Madrid, I have to take into consideration that we ... conceded two goals very early. Kevin De Bruyne's superb diving header gave City the lead after just 94 seconds. "It was a fantastic game for both sides. It was a fitting way to end a special night. "As a football fan, it was a fantastic game of football," Real manager Carlo Ancelotti told reporters.

Manchester City battering brought relatively minimal damage and there are troubling big-match parallels for Guardiola.

Manchester City have a slender lead to defend in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid after winning a thrilling first leg ...

Benzema was the coolest man in the stadium as he chipped the spot-kick down the middle to leave the tie on a knife-edge headed back to the Spanish capital. Again City failed to put the tie to bed as Mahrez was inches away from finding the far corner from the narrowest of angles. But his decision to break from the mould of the past two seasons and play Jesus as a central striker was inspired as the Brazilian ran the Real defence ragged.

(CNN Español) — El estadio Etihad vio un duelo intenso con un muy buen Manchester City y un Real Madrid que quiso aguantar con goles para que la diferencia no ...

Este martes, en la ida, el equipo de Pep Guardiola venció 4-3 al de Carlo Ancelotti y se puso en ventaja en la serie. El partido de regreso en la semifinal será el miércoles 4 de mayo en el estadio Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid a las 3:00 p.m. ET. En 2016, el real Madrid de Zinedine Zidane derrotó en semifinal de Champions al Manchester City y luego fue campeón.

Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring their side's third goal from the penalty spot. David Ramos/Getty Images. This should really be ...

From a neutral perspective, a 4–3 scoreline is first and foremost an indication of an amazingly fun game, and even Pep Guardiola said that it was “one of the best nights of my life.” However, in spite of coming away with the win, City will have to be the more disappointed team. Instead, Real did what it does so well: It kept its cool, relied on its stars to pick up the slack from its flailing defense, and got just enough lucky bounces to go its way in order to only lose by one. Only two minutes after makeshift right back Fernandinho made that fantastic play for the Foden goal, the Brazilian showed why he’s not a real right back by getting worked by Vinícius, who cooked his countryman and then sprinted half the pitch and scored himself, cutting the margin back to one: Because of their history, Real is immune to nerves, immune to dispiritedness, immune to the idea that a game is ever lost until it’s all the way over. Mahrez had a couple of chances of his own to pour even more misery onto Real’s plate, none better than in the 48th minute, when he broke away from the backline. Though the final counting stats don’t really show a lopsided beating—the hosts had 60 percent possession, but only one more shot on target than Real—City was able to get chance after chance after chance from both sides of the field, while Madrid’s defense struggled to even remain in the same zip code.

MADRID (AP) — El Real Madrid rescataba lo positivo tras haber estado al borde de ser vapuleado por el Manchester City pero siguiendo con vida en las ...

El atacante francés está teniendo su mejor temporada y comanda la tabla de goleadores de la Champions con 14 dianas. Contra Chelsea, quedaron abajo 3-0 como locales en la vuelta, y acabaron imponiéndose 5-4 en el marcador global. La afición tiene que estar lista para la vuelta porque vamos a luchar por otra noche mágica”. “El próximo partido va a ser diferente”, manifestó Vinícius. "Muy contento con la actitud del equipo. Con el balón lo hemos hecho bien y hemos tenido oportunidades”. El City tiene ventaja y hay que considerarlo.

El Real Madrid valoraba lo positivo tras haber estado al borde de ser vapuleado por el Manchester City pero siguiendo con vida en las semifinales de la Liga ...

El atacante francés está teniendo su mejor temporada y comanda la tabla de goleadores de la Champions con 14 dianas. Contra Chelsea, quedaron abajo 3-0 como locales en la vuelta, y acabaron imponiéndose 5-4 en el marcador global. La afición tiene que estar lista para la vuelta porque vamos a luchar por otra noche mágica”. “El próximo partido va a ser diferente”, manifestó Vinícius. “Muy contento con la actitud del equipo. Con el balón lo hemos hecho bien y hemos tenido oportunidades”. El City tiene ventaja y hay que considerarlo.

El Real Madrid salió vivo del juego de ida de las semifinales de la UEFA Champions League, luego de haberse repuesto, en tres ocasiones, de marcadores con ...

El Real Madrid, por su parte, necesitará de una victoria por diferencia de dos o más goles para acceder de forma directa. Una mano dentro del área de Aymeric Laporte se tradujo en un penal que convirtió Karim Benzema a lo ‘Panenka’ para poner cifras definitivas al cotejo. Entonces vinieron dos jugadas claras de gol que el City no supo llevar al marcador.

Based on Tuesday's evidence, scoring at least once at Santiago Bernabeu is not beyond Real Madrid. They countered an onslaught from Manchester City ...

The Brazil international remains a key piece for Los Blancos, and at least two of City's goals could have been avoided with his vigilance. The balance that he brings to Real's midfield is inimitable and his presence would certainly have helped to avoid the quickfire efforts which arguably cost the Spanish giants this game, but not the overall tie. Bernardo Silva spectacularly re-established the two-goal cushion entering the final quarter of an hour and then Benzema cut the deficit again from the penalty spot with a sublime panenka. Based on Tuesday's evidence, scoring at least once at Santiago Bernabeu is not beyond Real Madrid. They countered an onslaught from Manchester City impressively to emerge just one goal down after a breathless 4-3 first leg. Real looked a shambles at that point. City go to Madrid a goal to the good in the UEFA Champions League semifinals after a wild opener at Etihad Stadium and it could easily have been over before it even started.

Manchester City edged Real Madrid in an entertaining 4-3 win for Pep Guardiola's men in the first-leg of their Champions League semi-final tie at the Etihad ...

He epitomises the modern day number six, winning back the ball and offloading it to the creative midfielders or even playing through some balls himself. A midfield three of Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne has been a regular occurrence for City this season and rightly so. Onto the first negative point and without a surprise, it is regarding the infuriating number of chances that weren’t taken or went to waste. The Belgian then went on to dictate much of City’s play, adding an assist for Jesus too. Many expected him to score, but certainly not in the fashion he did. The tie kicked off in style with two goals scored in just 11 minutes.