“Manchester City Secures Victory Against Real Madrid in Champions League Semi-Finals”

Written by Hani Abdel Nabi

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 10:40 PM

Manchester City player Bernardo Silva scored the second goal against Real Madrid in the 37th minute in the match currently taking place between them at the “Al Ittihad” stadium in the second leg of the semi-finals of the European Champions League for the current season 2022-2023, in a high-caliber summit that raises the slogan of searching for a seat. In the final of the continental competition, which will be held in Turkey.

City fans, before and after entering the stands of the Etihad Stadium, lit sparklers and fireworks in a noisy atmosphere before the Champions League summit.

Man City vs Real Madrid

The first-leg match between Manchester City against Real Madrid ended in a positive draw between the two teams, 1-1, during the confrontation that took place between them last week in the Spanish capital, Madrid, and at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

Historically, the Manchester City teams met against Real Madrid before today’s match in 9 confrontations, in which the two sides shared winning 3 matches and a draw in the same.

Real Madrid excelled in the history of confrontations by scoring 14 goals against 13 for Manchester City, while Karim Benzema topped the list of scorers for the two clubs’ matches, with 6 goals against 3 in favor of Gabriel Jesus, equally with Kevin De Bruyne.

Manchester City surpasses the marketing value by 1.05 billion euros, compared to 860 million for Real Madrid, while Erling Haaland tops the list of the most expensive players in the match by 170 million, while Vinicius comes as the most expensive Meringue player by 120 million euros.

UEFA chose Polish referee Shimon Marciniak to officiate Real Madrid’s matchManchester City In the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.

The Polish referee, Shimon Marciniak, managed the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar between Argentina and France, which ended with the crowning of the Tango, led by Messi, with a penalty shootout, after a thrilling draw with three goals each.

The Manchester City team is looking forward to writing history through the Real Madrid portal, as it searches for a ticket to qualify for the final match in the Champions League, in order to crown the dream title for the fans of the Citizens and the club’s owners.

While Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hopes to lead the club to the Champions League title for the second season in a row, and the 15th in the history of the club.

Real is chasing 3 negative numbers that threaten its exit against Man City in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, and they are as follows:

Real Madrid has never won at the Etihad Stadium.

The last time City lost a Champions League match at the Etihad Stadium was in 2018.

Real Madrid did not reach the final of the Champions League after being tied in the first leg of the semi-final at home.

Manchester City came to the meeting with the following formation:

Goalkeeper: Ederson.

Defensive line: Akanji, Walker, Diaz and Stones.

Midfield: Gundogan, Rodri and Bernardo Silva.

Offensive line: Grealish, Haaland and De Bruyne.

The formation of Real Madrid was as follows:

Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois.

Defense line: Alaba – Camavinga – Militao – Carvajal.

Midfield: Kroos – Valverde – Modric.

Offensive line: Vinicius – Benzema – Rodrigo.

Real Madrid bench: “Lonin, Vallejo, Nacho, Rudiger, Mendy, Odriazola, Hazard, Asensio, Vazquez, Choameni, Ceballos, Mariano.”