The first half of the match played at City of Manchester Stadium was ahead 1-0 with Rodri’s goal in the 27th minute. City, who scored another goal with Bernardo Silva in the 70th minute, brought the situation to 2-0. Erling Haaland, who took the stage in the 76th minute, made the score 3-0.
When there was no sound of goals in the remaining time, Manchester City won 3-0 and took the advantage before the rematch.
Before the match, Manchester City fans protested by whistling the Champions League anthem. In this match, the return match will be played on Wednesday, April 19 at 22:00 CEST at Allianz Arena.
Inter won away
In the other match of the day, Portuguese representative Benfica hosted Inter, one of the Italian Serie A teams, at Estadio Da Luz. In the first half of the match, which ended 0-0, Inter took the lead 1-0 with Nicolo Barella’s goal in the 51st minute. In the 82nd minute, Inter made the score 2-0 with Romelu Lukaku’s goal from the penalty spot. When there was no other goal in the remaining minutes, Inter won 2-0 from the field.
In this match, the return match will be played on Wednesday, April 19 at 22:00 CEST in Italy.
