At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 27, the first semi-final of the 2021-2022 Champions League season played the first leg of the competition, and Premier League side Manchester City sat at home to meet La Liga giants Real Madrid. In the first half, De Bruyne scored in the 2nd minute, followed by an assist to Jesus' next city, Benzema pulled a goal back; in the second half, the two sides alternated goals, Foden extended the score for Manchester City, Vinicius scored a dragon goal, B seat scored a fourth goal for Manchester City, Benzema used the penalty to complete the second goal. In the end, Manchester City won the lead in a 4-3 home win over Real Madrid, and the two sides will play a second leg next week.
The two teams have played each other 6 times in European competitions before, and each has achieved 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the Quarter-finals of the Champions League, Manchester City eliminated Atletico madrid in La Liga, while Real Madrid eliminated Chelsea in the Premier League. Both teams lead the table in their home leagues, with Manchester City only one point ahead of Liverpool and Real Madrid just one point away from winning the title early.
In the second minute of the game, Manchester City made a fantastic start, Mahrez took the ball on the right side of the front, he cut inward to the front of the box, crossed his left foot to the left side of the box, De Bruyne inserted a header to score, Manchester City led Real Madrid 1-0.
In the 11th minute, Manchester City extended the scoreline, De Bruyne in the left side of the field low cross into the box, Alaba made a mistake on the grab, Jesus stopped the ball and turned to push the goal, Manchester City led Real Madrid 2-0.
In the 18th minute, Real Madrid broke the ball in front of them and Benzema passed the ball to Vinicius, who pushed the ball from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area. In the 25th minute, Benzema snatched the ball from the defender's feet in the penalty area, Vinicius knocked the ball back, the ball touched the Manchester City defender and rolled towards the goal, eventually hitting the upright, but Vinicius was also offside.
In the 26th minute, Manchester City played a counter-attack, B seat sent a straight plug in midfield, Mahrez received the ball in the right rib of the front into the box, his right foot shot hit the side net, and Guardiola on the sideline jumped like thunder.
In the 29th minute, City missed another chance, still a quick counter-attack, De Bruyne split the ball in the middle of the field to the left, Foden took the ball and shot low on the left side of the box, the ball rolled off the bottom line against the upright.
In the 30th minute, Real Madrid fired a tactical corner kick from the left, Benzema crossed from the left, and Alaba in the penalty area jumped high to flick the ball into the goal, and the ball deflected off the upright.
In the 33rd minute, Real Madrid pulled a goal back, Mendy crossed 45 degrees from the left side of the field, benzema in the box leaned on the defender's left foot volley to break the goal, Real Madrid fell behind Manchester City 1-2.
In the 35th minute, Rodrigo dribbled into the box and shot from a tight angle on the right was blocked by Ederson. At the end of the first half, City temporarily took the lead.
In the second half, City sent a long pass from the back, Mahrez took the ball into the box, and his left-footed push hit the upright and bounced back, and Foden's complementary shot against the empty goal hit Carvajal.
In the 52nd minute, Manchester City moved on to the next city, Fernandinho carried the ball forward on the right side of the field and crossed, Foden in the box in the middle of the box to score a header, Manchester City led Real Madrid 3-1.
In the 55th minute, Real Madrid pulled back another goal, Mendy passed the ball at the back, Vinicius took the ball on the left side of the midfield to shake off Fernandinho, using the speed to dribble all the way into the left side of the penalty area, facing Courtois to push the far corner to break the goal, Real Madrid fell behind Manchester City 2-3.
In the 57th minute, Carvajal's cross from the right was parried away by Militham's header inside the box and confiscated by Ederson. In the 68th minute, Laporte stepped into the box and a push was saved by Courtois.
In the 73rd minute, City extended their lead again, Zinchenko took the ball to the front of the box, was tripped by Kroos after passing sideways, the Real Madrid player seemed to be waiting for the referee to blow the foul, but B-seat took the ball and turned into the box, left-footed pumped near the corner to break the goal, Manchester City led Real Madrid 4-2.
In the 76th minute, Mahrez picked up the ball on the right side of the field, he dribbled through people in a row, shot low from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area, and the ball slid out of the goal.
In the 78th minute, Real Madrid was still in color, Modric received a return pass from his teammate in front of the penalty area, left foot low shot into the far corner, the ball also attached to the upright out of the bottom line.
In the 80th minute, Kroos drove a free kick on the right side of the field, laporte who defended Benzema in the penalty area was fouled, and the referee watched VAR and gave Real Madrid a penalty. The penalty was taken by Benzema and the big-hearted Frenchman played a spoonful penalty to fool Ederson, and Real Madrid trailed Manchester City 3-4.
In the 85th minute, taking advantage of a corner kick, City crossed from the right side of the field and Ruben Díaz shoveled a shot from the back of the box but did not touch the ball.
In the end, the match ended with City winning 4-3 at home to Real Madrid.