In the early hours of this morning, the first leg of the Champions League semi-final ended the first match, and Manchester City, sitting at home, narrowly defeated Real Madrid 4-3 and took the lead in promotion. The two teams scored seven goals in this match, the third time in the semi-final stage of the Champions League, that seven goals were produced, and the record for the fastest goal scored in the semi-final stage was born.
The fastest goal in the Champions League semi-finals was born
De Bruyne's goal in the opening 93rd second not only set a record for the fastest goal in Manchester City's history in the Champions League, but also the fastest goal scored in the semi-final stage of the Champions League. In addition, conceding a goal in the opening 93 seconds was also the record for Real Madrid's fastest goal conceded in the Champions League this season.
Benzema was crowned the 5th man in Real Madrid history
Against Manchester City, Benzema scored a spoon penalty to overtake Levan with 14 goals and rise to the top of the Champions League top scorers list. The two-time performance allowed Benzema to score 41 goals in all competitions, setting a new career high, and becoming the fifth player in Real Madrid history to score 40+ goals in a single season.
In addition, Benzema surpassed Messi with seven goals to become the second most goals scored in the semi-final stage of the Champions League, behind C Ronaldo, who scored 13 goals. If you count the goals scored since 2022, Benzema scored 21 goals, becoming the player with the most goals for clubs and national teams in 2022.
Guardiola beat Real Madrid for the 12th time in his managerial career
After City's 4-3 home win over Real Madrid, Guardiola beat Carlo Ancelotti's side at the Champions League level for the first time in his managerial career and led the team to beat Real Madrid for the 12th time, behind his 14 wins against Burnley and his 17 wins against Arsenal. Guardiola has also become a big nemesis of Real Madrid.
City are unbeaten in 20 consecutive Champions League home games
After the home win over Real Madrid, Manchester City extended their Champions League home unbeaten run. Since losing 2-1 in the first round of the 2018-19 Champions League group stage to Lyon, City have won 18 wins and two draws in their last 20 Champions League home games and have won 12 of their last 13 games.
Real Madrid have not won against Manchester City for nine consecutive years
This loss has allowed Real Madrid to win four consecutive Champions League games away to Manchester City, creating a 9-year record of humiliation, and the Blue Moon has become the new nemesis of the Galaxy. For Manchester City, this is the first time in the history of the team that they have beaten Real Madrid in three consecutive games, including a home-and-away double in the 2019-2020 Champions League semi-finals.