At 3 a.m. Beijing time on May 10, the first leg of the semifinals of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, La Liga giants Real Madrid hosted Premier League powerhouse Manchester City at the Bernabeu. In the first half, Camavinga ran long distance to assist Vinicius to score; In the second half, Kevin De Bruyne scored the equaliser. In the end, Real Madrid drew 1-1 at home to Manchester City, and the two sides will play the second leg a week later.
Three days ago, Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey final by beating Osasuna. However, in the league, Real Madrid has fallen to third place, not only behind Barca, but also 1 point behind Atletico. Manchester City are at the top of the Premier League, one point ahead of Arsenal with one game to play, and they have completed a ten-game winning streak in the league.
In the 9th minute, B took the ball on the right side of the front and burst into the box, facing the defense and choosing to pass back, De Bruyne in front of the box met the volley, Courtois turned sideways to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Manchester City's Rodri fired a long-range shot that Courtois fell to the ground to block the ball.
In the 15th minute, Kevin De Bruyne pushed forward with the ball to the top of the arc to the left, Haaland fired low from the left side of the penalty area and Courtois got down to hold the ball. In the 16th minute, Grealish crossed from the bottom of the left side of the penalty area and Haaland's header was headed by Courtois.
In the 18th minute, Rodrigo broke away from the defence on the right side of the pitch and sent straight at Benzema, but Ederson came out to get the ball first. In the 25th minute, Rodri's back-of-the-field error was cut by Vinicius, and the Brazilian dribbled the ball into the box from the left and crossed, and Dias slipped before Benzema.
In the 26th minute, Carvajal tripped Grealish while defending, but did not take the card. In the 28th minute, Rudiger hit national team teammate Gundogan in the face with an elbow in defence, who fell to the ground.
In the 36th minute, Camavinga ran long with the ball from the left side of the back, came to the box and crossed, Vinicius received the ball and took a right-footed shot, the ball went straight into the dead corner, Ederson could not save, Real Madrid led Manchester City 1-0.
In the 45th minute, City's cross from the right was slightly wider, and Grealish at the back was ready to receive the ball in front of the baseline, and Carvajal defending him knocked the former straight out of the line. Grealish hit the billboard, Carvajal stepped forward to ask about the situation, Grealish lay on the ground and reached out to hit Carvajal, who was also knocked down. The referee warned the two, but did not pull out the cards.
In the 45+3 minute, Gundogan possessed the ball in midfield and was tripped by another former national team teammate Kroos, who both fell to the ground, and Kroos turned yellow. At the end of the first half, Real Madrid temporarily took the lead.
In the 50th minute, Real Madrid crossed into the box on the left side of the pitch and Benzema volleyed high with his left foot from the left side of the box. In the 52nd minute, De Bruyne cut forward into the box for a one-handed chance, and his powerful right-footed volley was blocked by Courtois, before De Bruyne was offside.
In the 55th minute, Haaland received a straight plug into the box and his left-footed volley was tackled off the line by Alaba. In the 60th minute, Real Madrid's tactical corner kick on the left drove to the top of the arc, and the unguarded Valverde stopped the ball and swung his leg in place to shoot from distance, and the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.
In the 62nd minute, Real Madrid crossed from the left into the box, the ball bounced off Grealish's hand, and the referee did not award a penalty. In the 65th minute, Vinicius broke through with the ball in front and sent a pick pass from the outside instep, and the ball rubbed into Stones' arm close to his body, the referee still did not give a penalty, and Ancelotti on the sidelines was very dissatisfied.
In the 67th minute, Rodri made a steal in front, Manchester City passed continuously in front of the opponent's penalty area, Gundogan protected the ball back, and De Bruyne, who was unguarded at the top of the arc, hit the ground with his right foot, and the ball went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal, Courtois could not save, Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid.
In the 72nd minute, Gundogan was shown a yellow card for bringing down Carvajal after a mistake in front of the penalty area, and Real Madrid won a free kick. Alaba takes a left-footed volley that goes slightly higher. In the 78th minute, Kroos hoisted a free-kick from the left side of Real Madrid into the box, and Benzema's header at the back post was saved by Ederson.
In the 87th minute, B was shown a yellow card for bringing down Vinicius while defending in front of the penalty area. In the 90th minute, Benzema returned the ball in front of the penalty area, substitute Chuameni shot straight from distance, and Ederson lifted the ball off the crossbar with one palm. In the end, the match was over, with Real Madrid drawing 1-1 at home to Manchester City.