At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 27, the first leg of the Champions League semi-final staged a crazy showdown, De Bruyne passed the success, Benzema scored twice, Phil Foden, Vinicius and Jesus scored successively, and Manchester City won 4-3.
This is the seventh time Manchester City has met Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout rounds, and they have rewritten the record to 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. After beating Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the 19/20 Champions League, Manchester City once again beat Real Madrid to achieve a three-game streak against the Galaxy.
It is worth mentioning that Guardiola not only continued to play the real Mark, but also completed his revenge against Ancelotti. The two sides had a showdown in the semi-finals of the 13/14 season, when Carlo Ancelotti led Real Madrid to a 5-0 two-legged double-win over Guardiola's Bayern. After waiting for 8 years, Guardiola finally seized the opportunity and tonight can be said to be breathing and raising his eyebrows.
Specific to this game, Manchester City's possession rate of 61%-39% is far ahead, shooting 15-10 on goal, shooting 6-5, corner kicks 4-3, it can be said that all-round suppression of Real Madrid. Despite squandering three chances with Mahrez and Phil Foden, he still made four holes through real madrid.
However, Real Madrid is definitely not a vegetarian, and in the case of many times behind, it has narrowed the gap for 3 consecutive times, and the second leg is still full of suspense.
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Just 10 minutes into the opening, De Bruyne's pass was successful, and Manchester City once led Real Madrid 2-0.
In the 26th and 29th minutes, Mahrez exploded into the side-netting, Phil Foden pushed the shot off the upright, and City missed two consecutive scoring opportunities, leaving Guardiola very angry and dissatisfied.
In the 33rd minute, Modric counter-attacked, Ferran Mendy crossed from the left, Benzema volleyed into the net, Real Madrid pulled back a city, half-time to 1-2!
In the 47th minute, Mahrez won a single knife, but his shot hit the upright again.
In the 53rd minute, Fernandinho's cross from the right was met by Phil Foden and the top of the net gave City a 3-1 lead.
Two minutes later, Vinicius used his speed to force a breakthrough from the left to the goal, pushed from a small angle, and Real Madrid pulled another ball, 2-3!
In the 74th minute, Zinchenko was put to the ground, the referee signaled that the attack was favorable, the B-seat grabbed the Real Madrid player and lost his mind, the left foot pumped into the upper corner, Courtois directly watched, Manchester City 4-2!
In the 82nd minute, Real Madrid's free kick in front of the field was crossed, Laporte sent a handball to the point, Benzema spooned the penalty shot, completed the second good play, the score came to 3-4!
Benzema has scored all of his last four Champions League knockout games and scored nine goals in one go. At this point, Benzema surpassed Lewandowski with 14 goals and reached the top of the Champions League top scorers list.