In the early morning of April 27, Beijing time, the first leg of this season's Champions League semi-finals took the lead in a focus battle, manchester city home against Real Madrid. In the 31 minutes of the first half, the two teams scored three goals against each other, and after Manchester City missed a good opportunity, Real Madrid relied on Benzema to pull back a goal, and the suspense of the game resumed.
It was a strong dialogue worth 1.7 billion euros, with Manchester City worth 959 million euros and Real Madrid worth 756 million euros. Previously, in the quarter-finals, Manchester City eliminated Atletico Madrid 1-0 on aggregate, and Real Madrid eliminated Chelsea 5-4 on aggregate.
According to statistics, Manchester City and Real Madrid have met 6 times in the Champions League, each with 2 wins and another 2 draws, neither of them has the upper hand.
Now the first leg is played at the home of Manchester City, and Real Madrid have won 2 draws and 1 defeat in the previous three visits to the Etihad Stadium, and have not won for seven consecutive years.
In the opening 93 seconds, Mahrez broke through and crossed diagonally into the penalty area, and De Bruyne leaned over the top of the goal to help City take a 1-0 lead.
This goal not only set the record for the fastest goal in The Champions League in Manchester City's history, but also set a new record for the fastest goal in the history of the Champions League semi-finals.
De Bruyne scored his 12th career Champions League goal, including his 9th in the knockout rounds, to tie Aguero and become the player with the most goals scored in the Champions League knockout rounds in the team's history.
In the 11th minute, De Bruyne sent a cross from the left side of the field, and Jesus turned around and drew a shot to help Manchester City extend the score 2-0.
According to statistics, after Manchester City became Juventus and Manchester United, the third team in the history of the Champions League to score two goals in the opening 11 minutes of the semi-final stage.
Since then, City has had a lot of opportunities. In the 26th minute, City played more and less in front of the field, Mahrez chose to hit the side-netting, and Guardiola jumped violently on the sidelines. In the 29th minute, De Bruyne sent a wonderful cross, Foden's shot was deflected and City missed the opportunity again.
Two good chances were wasted in 3 minutes and City quickly conceded the ball. In the 33rd minute, Mendy sent a cross in front of the assist, Benzema was disturbed by the goal to help Real Madrid pull back a goal 1-2, the game suspense again.
This goal is Benzema's 13th goal in the Champions League this season, equalizing Bayern striker Levan, the two are tied for the first place in the top scorer list, and it is also a record for Benzema's career Champions League single-season goal.