At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 27, the first leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League semi-final, Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 4-3 at home, De Bruyne passed, Foden, Jesus and B seats respectively. Benzema scored twice, with Vinicius scoring a one-handed goal at half-time. City had the upper hand over the two-legged game, but the one-goal gap also laid the suspense for the second leg.
Manchester City are the biggest favourites to win the Champions League, having previously eliminated Atletico. Real Madrid, on the other hand, eliminated defending champions Chelsea. The two teams met in the quarter-finals of the 19-20 season, when City eliminated Real Madrid 4-2 over two legs. The match was also a showdown between Pep Guardiola and Ancelotti, after the two had met six times, with Guardiola winning 4 and losing 2.
City made a fantastic start in just 93 seconds, With Mahrez cutting in from the right, rubbing his left foot into the penalty area, De Brue's heart will be inserted in front of the goal to head the ball and make it 1-0! De Bruyne's forward insertion was so beautiful that Courtois was too quick to react to a close-up goal, De Bruyne scored his 15th goal of the season, and it is worth mentioning that Tintin's 93-second goal was the fastest goal in the Champions League semi-finals.
Real Madrid had not yet eased up and Manchester City had scored again. In the 11th minute, De Bruyne's diagonal cross from the left wing of the penalty area, Jesus led the ball to turn away from Arabba, and the Brazilian international pushed the net against Courtois at close range, and the score became 2-0! Guardiola celebrated with a fist on the sidelines, real Madrid were in trouble!
In the 17th minute, Benzema's direct pass was forced by Vinicius from a tight angle, but the ball was deflected. In the 26th minute, Mahrez fired a shot from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area, but the ball hit the side-netting. In the 29th minute, City had a great chance to counter-attack, De Bruyne split the ball, Foden shot diagonally from the left side of the penalty area, and the ball just brushed off the post. In just three minutes, City missed two goals and Guardiola was in disbelief as he held his head in his hands on the sidelines.
City, which wasted their chances, were punished. In the 33rd minute, Mendy's cross from the left was met by Benzema's volley in front of goal, which Ederson could not save and the score became 2-1! Real Madrid pulled back a point! In the 36th minute, City made a decisive substitution, with Fernandinho replacing Stones.
In the 48th minute, Mahrez counter-attacked with a single knife into the box, he shot into the far corner to hit the neutral post to pop up, And Foden followed up with a supplementary shot that was saved by Carvajal in front of the goal! In the 53rd minute, Fernandinho's cross from the right was met by Foden's header from the top of the net, making it 3-1! Fei Bird, who came on as a substitute, made a neutral pass, and Foden seized the opportunity.
But just 2 minutes later, Vinicius used his super personal ability to rush into the box at half-time and shoot low from a small angle, 3-2!
In the 74th minute, De Bruyne was tripped by Kroos in front of the penalty area, the referee signaled that the game would continue, and B-seat broke into the box with his left foot to break the net, 4-2!
But in the 82nd minute, Laporte was fouled for a handball inside the penalty area and Benzema's spoon was hit on the penalty spot, and the score became 4-3! Manchester City won the goal battle 4-3, and the fans who watched the ball on the spot were really worth the ticket price, and the game was really wonderful.
City's starting line-up: 31-Ederson/5-Stones, 3-Dias, 14-Laporte, 11-Zinchenko/17-De Bruyne, 16-Rodri, 20-B-Seat/47-Foden, 9-Jesus, 26-Mahrez
Real Madrid starting lineup: 1-Courtois/2-Carvajal, 3-Militan, 4-Arabba, 23-Mendy/15-Valverde, 8-Kroos, 10-Modric/21-Rodrigo, 9-Benzema, 20-Vinicius