In the early morning of April 27, Beijing time, the first leg of this season's Champions League semi-finals took the lead in ending a focus battle, with Manchester City defeating Real Madrid 4-3 at home. This victory has allowed Manchester City to lose at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League for nine consecutive years, and to remain unbeaten in 20 consecutive home games in the Champions League.
This is the third time in Manchester City's history to qualify for the semi-final stage of the Champions League, and Guardiola once again has the opportunity to lead the team to the championship. Previously, in the quarter-finals, Manchester City had a difficult 1-0 elimination of Atletico Madrid on aggregate, and now the semi-final opponents are La Liga teams.
Manchester City and Real Madrid have played 6 times in the Champions League, the Blue Moon has won 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and played with Real Madrid as a draw, while 3 home games have achieved 1 win and 2 draws to remain unbeaten.
In the end, relying on the joint goals of De Bruyne, Jesus, Foden and Bernardo, Manchester City won 4-2 at home to Real Madrid, and the team continued to be unbeaten against Real Madrid in the Champions League, with a record of 2 wins and 2 draws.
This victory made Guardiola raise his eyebrows and lead the team to victory over Ancelotti's team at the Champions League level for the first time. In addition, Guardiola led Manchester City unbeaten in 20 consecutive Champions League games, with a record of 18 wins and 2 draws.
Of course, the first leg of the 1-goal lead, can not help Manchester City to stabilize the final, the second leg to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Manchester City faces a lot of challenges, may also be overturned by Real Madrid, because Real Madrid has eliminated the greater Paris and Chelsea in a row, good at playing adversity games.
Specific review of the competition ——
In the opening 93 seconds, Mahrez sent a top pass in front of the field, De Bruyne grabbed the point and bent over the hammer to break the goal, and Manchester City made a fantastic start 1-0.
In the 11th minute, De Bruyne's cross from the left side of the field was met by Jesus who turned around with his back to the penalty area and immediately drew a shot to help City extend the score 2-0.
In the 33rd minute, Mendy sent a cross from the front and Benzema inserted a left-footed volley in front of the penalty area to break the net, and Real Madrid chased a goal 1-2.
In the 53rd minute, Fernandinho broke the ball in front of him and crossed it, and Foden wrapped up the header to help Manchester City rewrite the score 3-1.
In the 55th minute, after Vinicius's brilliant pass in front of the field, he rushed into the box with the ball and pushed the goal to help Real Madrid chase another goal 2-3.
In the 72nd minute, Zinchenko tripped with the ball in front of him, the referee did not blow a foul, Bernardo took the ball and burst into the box and burst into the net, giving City a 4-2 lead.
In the 81st minute, Laporte sent a handball to the point, and Benzema scored a spoon penalty to help Real Madrid chase another goal 3-4.