The question of approval from UEFA to close the roof at the Santiago Bernabeu shifted the focus away from the giants in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but even the closing of the stadium could not stop the unforgettable flood of goals we received this evening (Tuesday) in the mighty 3:3 between Real Madrid and Manchester City. One of the hottest meetings that European football has to offer, not only exceeded what it promised, but mainly left a lot of taste for more ahead of the rematch in eight days.
The shocking sequence of events began already within 40 seconds of the opening whistle, when Orlean Tshoumani received a yellow card for which he will be absent from the game next week. The Frenchman’s offense gave the English a free kick, which Bernardo Silva took advantage of to score a stunning lead after less than two minutes. However, Real Madrid, like Real Madrid, responded with a quick and painful turnaround: Cambinga’s kick hit Dias and went in (12), two minutes before Rodrigo made it 1:2 at the end of a typically lethal outburst for the Blancos.
It took City a long time to react, as Guardiola as usual left the 11 that started on the field and did not look for solutions on the bench, but when it happened – it happened in a big way. Phil Foden nailed a shot from outside the box into the posts (66) to equalise, and shortly afterwards Yosco Gabbariol also bombed from a distance (70) en route to completing the second lightning conversion of the game.
It really doesn’t end there, because the record number of wins in the history of the Champions League cannot be eulogized so easily: a tremendous volley by Federico Valverde, from a header by Vinicius, made it 3:3, which was kept until the end and left everything open for the meeting at the Etihad next Wednesday, where it will be determined The semi-finalist.
