Real Madrid will play in the Champions League semi-finals, they achieved it from the penalty spot after surviving a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes. Manchester City’s attack was overwhelming, but lacked effectiveness, so the two-time championship for those led by Pep Guardiola will have to wait.
In the previous conference, Carlo Ancelotti acknowledged that this match did not keep him awake. Perhaps tonight he will have a hard time sleeping after the wave of emotions at Manchester City’s home, but he will wake up calm with a place in the semi-finals in his pocket.
Real Madrid knows how to be the protagonist of exploits in European competition. But after the win and farewell in the semifinals of the previous season, precisely against the citizens, the tie did not look easy and the process of the match confirmed it.
The visit opened the scoring with a goal from Rodrygo at just 12′, but Kevin de Bruyne, who proved his worth in these instances, tied it at 76′, just in time for overtime. Without any major complications in the extra minutes, everything was decided from the penalty spot.
Penalties: Manchester City 3-4 Real Madrid
- Manchester City: Julián Álvarez, Phil Foden, Ederson; Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic missed their chance.
- Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham, Lucas Vázquez, Nacho and Antonio Rüdiger; Luka Modric missed his chance.
In search of one more final and the 15th Champions League in their showcases, Real Madrid will play against Bayern Munich in the next round.
Champions League LIVE TODAY: Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid, (3-4 on penalties)
- 3-4 Goal from Real Madrid! Rüdiger scores and they are in the semifinals
- 3-3 Manchester City goal! Goalkeeper Ederson shoots low and placed next to Lunin
- 2-3 Real Madrid goal! Nacho scores the third
- 2-2 Manchester City goal! Foden deceives the goalkeeper and scores on the right side
- 1-2 Real Madrid goal! Lucas Vázquez tells her to keep in the corner
- 1-1 Mateo Kovacic fails! Lunin hits and stops the shot
- 1-1 Real Madrid goal! Bellingham tricks Ederson and scores
- 1-0 Bernardo Silva also fails! Shoot Lunin’s hands
- 1-0 Luka Modric fails! Ederson guesses the Croatian’s shot and stops
- 1-0 Manchester City goal! The Argentine Julián Álvarez does not fail
- Penalties: Manchester City wins the toss, they choose to collect first
- 120′ The move to the semi-finals will be decided on penalties!
- 120′ The referee adds one minute to the second extra time
- 119′ Julián Álvarez shoots at Lunin’s hands
- 114′ Real Madrid looks to score on a counterattack, but City recovers quickly
- 112′ Manchester City change: Mateo Kovacic enters, Kevin De Bruyne leaves
- 112′ Manchester City change: John Stones enters, Manuel Akanji leaves
- 111′ Lucas Vázquez gets excited on the edge of the area and flies it
- 109′ Change of Real Madrid: Sale Dani Carvajal, joining Éder Militão
- 108′ Dani Carvajal lies down in pain on the field
- 105′ The second extra time begins! If there is no goal, we will have penalties.
- 105+2′ The first extra time is over! nothing for anyone
- 105+2′ Rüdiger wastes a scoring opportunity against Ederson
- 105+1′ First corner kick for Real Madrid
- 105′ The referee adds two minutes to the first extra time
- 103′ Real Madrid change: Vinicius leaves due to injury, Lucas Vázquez enters in his place
- 103′ Jude Bellingham appears in pain
- 100′ Vinicius heads towards the area alone, but Walker passes him in the race and covers for Ederson
- 99′ Manchester City took 16 corner shots
- 98′ Foden misses another chance
- 94′ Mendy gets out of danger and sends a corner kick to avoid Foden’s shot after a cross from De Bruyne
- 91′ City change: Erling Haaland leaves the field, Julián Álvarez enters
- 90′ The first extra time begins in Manchester!
- 90+4′ The 90 minutes and the aggregate end. We will have extra time at the Etihad Stadium!
- 90+4′ Corner kick over time. De Bruyne crosses, Haaland heads and goes over
- 90+3′ Admonition for Ferland Mendy
- 90′ The referee adds four minutes to regular time
- 89′ Reprimand for Rodrigo for a foul that cuts off Madrid’s counterattack
- 88′ Haaland heads and the ball escapes from the side
- 87′ Corner kick for the citizens and the siege continues on Real Madrid territory
- 85′ Manchester City puts pressure on Real Madrid to make a mistake and avoid overtime
- 82′ Real Madrid change: Rodrygo leaves the field of play, Brahim Díaz enters
- 81′ De Bruyne misses it! The Belgian shoots from the right from the center of the area and sends it over the frame
- 78′ Real Madrid substitution: Carlo Ancelotti sends Luka Modric to the pitch, Toni Kroos comes on
- 75′ Manchester City goal! Kevin De Bruyne takes advantage of the defensive rebound and ties the score at the Etihad Stadium
- 71′ City change: Jérémy Doku enters and Jack Grealish leaves, who was already reprimanded
- 71′ Ederson intercepts Valverde center for Vinicius
- 70′ Grealish tries his right foot, the ball passes through the middle of Carvajal’s legs, but Lunin recovers in two halves
- 68′ Dani Carvajal sends Kevin De Bruyne’s attempted cross into a corner kick
- 65′ De Bruyne tries to cross and goes to the side
- 64′ Manchester City forces Real Madrid to remain in their area
- 60′ Warning for Croatian Joško Gvardiol
- 60′ Foden shoots from medium distance, Rudiger rejects
- 58′ Warning for Jack Grealish
- 51′ Real Madrid is saved! Nacho sends a corner almost on the line
- 50′ De Bruyne takes a short corner kick, Foden shoots with little power and it is no problem for Lunin
- 49′ Rodrygo gets excited from mid-distance and sends it over the top
- 45′ Grealish’s shot saved
- 45′ The second half starts! With this result, Real Madrid would advance to the semifinals
- 45+2′ The central referee decrees the end of the first half
WE ARRIVE AT BREAK! A goal from Rodrygo Goes in the only clear shot that Real Madrid had gives the Whites an advantage. City have come close to drawing on many occasions.
🔵 0-1 ⚪️ (3-4) #ManCity pic.twitter.com/ytfYk5FmFY
— Manchester City (@ManCityES) April 17, 2024
- 45+1′ Foden tries his left foot and sends it over the frame
- 45′ The referee adds two minutes to regular time
- 44′ Danger of an Olympic goal! De Bruyne’s closed center passing near the Lunin goal
- 44′ Foden sends a cross that is rejected by Dani Carvajal from a corner kick
- 43′ From one side to the other, the citizens unsuccessfully search for spaces in the Madrid defense
- 39′ Kevin De Bruyne sends the centre, but is marked out of place by Josko Gvardiol
- 37′ Warning for Dani Carvajal for dangerous play. He would be left out of the next game due to accumulation
- 36′ Close! Grealish flies down the left wing, shoots at the near post and Rüdiger cuts in time
- 33′ Manchester City pushes in search of a tie
- 32′ De Bruyne tries his left foot outside the area and goes over the top
- 27′ Haaland again heads into the center of the area and Lunin keeps the ball
- 26′ Cross shot by De Bruyne that ends in a corner kick
- 24′ Valverde flies the ball in his opportunity after the rebound
- 24′ Vinicius beats the citizen defenders, it’s time for Carvajal who crashes his shot into Gviardiol
- 19′ Haaland finishes with a header and the ball hits the post
- 18′ Real Madrid is saved! Kevin De Bruyne overflows on the right, crosses in and Lunin intercepts
- 16′ City insists. Haaland heads a cross from Bernardo Silva that goes over the goal
- 15′ Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham receive a warning from the referee
- 11′ Goal from Real Madrid! Ederson saves his goal, but Rodrygo takes advantage of the rebound and scores the first of the night
- 10′ Camavinga is encouraged with his left foot with little power and Ederson solves it without problems
- 8′ Kevin De Bruyne sends a cross that Andriy Lunin controls
- 6′ Manchester City puts pressure on Real Madrid from the start
- 4′ The Englishman Jude Bellingham receives boos from the citizen fans every time he touches the ball
- 1′ The central referee indicates the start of the actions
- The Champions League anthem plays at the Etihad Stadium
- The game starts at 1:00 p.m., central Mexico time.
Real Madrid lineups against Manchester City
Real Madrid goes with:
- The moon
- Carvajal
- Rudiger
- Nacho
- Mendy
- Camavinga
- Kroos
- Valverde
- Bellingham
- Vinicius
- Rodrygo
The Manchester City lineup is:
- Ederson
- Walker
- Dias
- Akanji
- Guardiol
- De Bruyne
- Rodri
- Bernardo
- The foot
- Haaland
- Grealish
Time and date: When is the return of Manchester City vs. Real Madrid?
Although Real Madrid’s experience in the Champions League has been evident, Manchester City has fresh memories of the final they won against Inter Milan last season.
The fans expect a great game on Wednesday, April 17, at 1:00 p.m., central Mexico time.
Champions 2024 online broadcast: Where to watch the Manchester City vs. Real Madrid in Mexico?
The Etihad Stadium, with a capacity for around 53 thousand people, will be packed on Wednesday and the broadcast will reach the Mexican fans of both clubs through the Max streaming application.
Results: What happened the last time Manchester City vs. Real Madrid in Champions League?
In the previous season, which represented the conquest of the first Champions League title in its history, Manchester City eliminated Real Madrid in the semifinals and did so with a 5-1 win on the aggregate scoreboard.
- Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City
- Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid
- Bernardo Silva (2), Manuel Akanji, Julián Álvarez
Champions League 2024 schedule
This is how the rest of the matches go in the Champions League quarterfinals:
- Final: Barcelona 4-6 PSG
- Final: Borussia Dortmund 5-4 Atlético de Madrid
- Wednesday, April 17: Bayern vs. Arsenal
- Marcador ida: Bayern Munich: 2-2 Arsenal
How would the 2024 Champions League semi-finals turn out?
While one side of the semifinal bracket has already been defined, Real Madrid and City await the winning club of the duel between Germans and English.
- Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund
- Real Madrid o Manchester City vs. Arsenal o Bayern Munich.
This season’s Champions League final will be in a historic setting: Wembley Stadium, in London, England.
