In the early morning of April 27, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League semi-final began, and the focus battle was undoubtedly the showdown between Real Madrid and Manchester City. As a result, Benzema scored twice, Vinicius scored a dragon, and Real Madrid was still scored by the opponent with four goals, losing 3-4 away. This is the first time in nearly nine years that Real Madrid have scored four goals in a single Champions League game, and Carlo Ancelotti is speechless.
The last time the two teams met took place in the 19/20 season, when City went first and finished the double against Real Madrid in two 2-1 games, advancing 4-2 on aggregate. After two years of meeting again, Real Madrid lost again, and was tragically killed by Guardiola's three-game streak.
In the 13/14 Champions League semi-finals, Ancelotti led the team to a 5-0 blow to Guardiola in two legs, and now he has been revenged.
What's more interesting is that this is the second time in 9 years that Real Madrid has conceded four goals in a single game in the Champions League, the last time was the semi-final of the Champions League in the 12/13 season, away to Borussia Dortmund 1-4, and Lewandowski staged a senior happy scene. In the last two Champions League knockout matches, Real Madrid actually conceded 7 goals, and the defensive end was useless.
Although Real Madrid are champions of 13 Champions League titles, they are clearly not optimistic. According to the predictions of the famous website Fivethirtyeight, Real Madrid's hopes of turning the tables to advance to the final are only 20%.
Goal Review -
Just two minutes into the opening, Mahrez cut inside from the right and crossed, De Bruyne's header went into the net and City made a fantastic start.
In the 11th minute, Tintin's cross caused a mistake on Kroos, Jesus seized the opportunity to play another city, and Real Madrid fell behind 0-2.
In the 33rd minute, Modric braved his body to shovel a pass, Ferran Mendy crossed from the left, Benzema volleyed into the far corner, and Real Madrid pulled back a city, 1-2!
In the 53rd minute, Fernandinho assisted Phil Foden's header and turned back to Winnisius to push the ball back, and Real Madrid closed the gap again, 2-3!
In the 74th minute, B-seat seized on the offensive advantage principle, and a left-footed burst from inside the box hit the ball into a dead corner, courtois knelt to watch, and Real Madrid fell into a desperate situation again 2-4.
In the 80th minute, Laporte was fouled for a handball inside the penalty area and the referee did not hesitate to point the penalty. In the 82nd minute, Benzema spooned a penalty to tease Ederson, Real Madrid scored another goal, the score was fixed at 3-4!
At this point, Benzema surpassed Lewandowski by one goal and reached the top of the Champions League top scorers list. In the last four Champions League knockout matches, Karim Benzema has scored a total of nine goals, with Greater Paris, Chelsea and Manchester City all spared.