Real Madrid News: Manchester City travelled to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu with a 4-3 advantage from the first Leg. Hence, Carlo Ancelotti’s team had to do the hard work to salvage a result from the game.
Pep Guardiola’s team seemed to manage the game pretty well but Real Madrid never gave up! Two late strikes ensured that Los Blancos took the game to extra time. A Karim Benzema penalty helped the Whites beat Manchester City 3-1.
The 6-5 aggregate win over Manchester City now sets the stage for the Uefa Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool. In this article, we will discuss four major talking points from the game between Los Blancos and Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester City News: Pep Guardiola’s side dominated the majority of the game!
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Manchester City had more possession and double the shots on target than their Spanish counterparts. The Sky Blues also restricted their opponents to just “half chances” throughout the majority of the UEFA Champions League game.
Riyad Mahrez’s goal in the 73rd minute seemed to be a killer blow for Los Blancos. But as we say, “the rest was history” as a late show by Real Madrid coupled with “European inexperience” by Manchester City led to a major collapse!
Real Madrid News: Rodrygo: The Hero!
Everything looked to be going against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals second leg against Manchester City. But everything changed in the 90th minute courtesy of Rodrygo’s efforts.
The Brazilian youngster scored a tap in courtesy of a clever Karim Benzema assist to give Real Madrid hope of a possible comeback. With 6 minutes of injury time added on, Los Blancos had to surely give their all.
Real Madrid’s efforts almost paid off instantly as Carvajal put in a deadly cross that was converted by Rodrygo once again. Hence this took the game to extra time where Karim Benzema’s penalty gave Los Blancos a 3-1 victory over Manchester City!
Manchester City News: Champions League inexperience was the reason for City’s undoing?
Pep Guardiola’s side were visibly nervous after conceding the first Rodrygo goal in the 90th minute. The Sky Blues were not able to cope with Real Madrid’s attack even though they had quality defenders in their squad!
Their “nervousness” eventually showed once again in extra time when Ruben Diaz brought Karim Benzema down for a penalty. The Portuguese international made the lunge in desperation, making it quite evident that the pressure had got to the players in the dying stages of the game.
Real Madrid News: The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is magic!
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Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, and now Manchester City! Real Madrid have certainly made memories that will last a lifetime for most players and supporters. And all of this magic took place at the magical Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
The Real Madrid supporters have backed their club exceptionally well in the UEFA Champions League. This has been seen in Los Blancos’ performances in the second half of games. Hence the club and the supporters have certainly shown how important the supporter’s atmosphere is inside the stadium!
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