The old fox Real Madrid is here again! The White Ballet managed to eliminate European champions Manchester City in an expected dramatic clash. in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
After 3:3 in the first match and 1:1 after extra time in the second leg, Real kept their expected composure and with their great experience won on penalties with 5:4.
Thus, the Spaniards go to the semi-finals, where they will meet Bayern Munich.
Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute. The “Kings” organized a quick attack and the ball fell to Rodrigo, who did not miss to sign in the empty goal.
Manchester City was on the verge of equalizing the score in the 19th minute, Erling Holland shot a header in the penalty area of Real (Madrid), but the ball stopped on the crossbar. Bernardo Silva then tries his luck, but the ball goes out.
“Citizens” failed to score in the 36th minute. Grealish entered the Real (Madrid) penalty area and fired a shot, the ball ricocheting off Antonio Rüdiger’s leg and wide of the right side post of Lunin’s goal.
In the 52nd minute, Phil Foden had a good opportunity to shoot, but Lunin intervened and saved.
However, the home team’s pressure paid off.
Manchester City restored parity in the 76th minute with a goal by Kevin De Bruyne, who from close range did not miss to put it in the goal of Andriy Lunin for 1:1.
The Madrid keeper made a key save in the 78th minute. He deflected a very dangerous shot from Kevin De Bruyne from the edge of the box.
That’s how it got to overtime. In the additional half hour of play, no goals were scored and it came to penalties, in which Real (Madrid) won 4:3.
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