At 3 o'clock in the morning on April 10, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals, the two battles started at the same time. Real Madrid and Manchester City played a crazy game to draw 3-3, while Arsenal and Bayern Munich also played a wonderful attack, 2-2 to win.
Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City
This is the "new European derby" that fans all over the world are watching. Real Madrid meets Manchester City, 2.3 billion euros matchup. Before the start of the game, De Bruyne was unwell, Manchester City offered a 4231 formation, Haaland, B, Foden, Grealish formed an attacking line, Real Madrid was a 4312 formation, Bellingham played in the front, Rodrygo, Vinicius combined with the two forwards.
Only 108 seconds into the opening game, the B free kick scored a surprise goal, Real Madrid goalkeeper Lu Ning made a big mistake and completely missed the near corner.
However, Real Madrid did not panic in any way. In the 12th minute, Camavinga shot from outside the penalty area, the ball hit Ruben Dias and deflected into the net, Real Madrid equalized 1-1!
In the 14th minute, Vinicius made a direct pass, and Rodrygo counterattacked and got a single chance. In the face of Akanji, Rodrygo skillfully shot through the crotch and deceived goalkeeper Ortega, and Real Madrid overtook 2-1!
Real Madrid in the first half, although only 37% of the possession, played extremely sharply on the counterattack. Without De Bruyne, Manchester City lacked suddenness in attack, and possession was too flat to tear apart Real Madrid's defense. Real Madrid used the midfield combination of Camavinga, Valverde and Kroos to lock Manchester City's ball line.
Answer, Real Madrid's back position was negligent one after another, and Manchester City's two feet were in the world, which caught Real Madrid off guard:
In the 66th minute, Foden blasted out a world wave, 2-2!
In the 71st minute, Gvardiol also blasted out the world wave, 3-2 overtake!
The two teams were in a completely undefended state, in the 79th minute, Modric split the ball, Vinicius crossed, Valverde volleyed the world wave, 3-3!
Arsenal 2-2 Bayern
In the Champions League, Bayern Munich is Arsenal's nemesis. In the previous 4 knockout matches, Bayern passed all of them. In the last three meetings, Bayern have all played a big score of 5-1, and Arsenal has no way to fight back. In the Bayern team, there is also an "Arsenal nemesis": Kane has scored a total of 14 goals against Arsenal in 19 previous games.
In the 12th minute, Arsenal got off to a dream start, Saka's push pierced Neuer's ten fingers, and Arsenal led 1-0!
Bayern's counterattack was sharp, and in the 18th minute, Arsenal made a series of mistakes. Goalkeeper Raya was too reckless in attacking, Gabriel passed the ball in a hurry, Kiwior was cut off, Bayern counterattacked, Gnabry shoveled and scored, 1-1!
In the 30th minute, Sane made a penalty, Kane hit the penalty, and Bayern overtook 2-1!
In 20 games against Arsenal, Kane scored 15 goals. In this season's Champions League, Kane has scored 7 goals and 39 goals in all competitions, and his form is still excellent. For both of Arsenal's goals conceded, Kiwior is responsible.
In the 76th minute, Arsenal equalized, and Trossard's push scored the goal, 2-2!
In the 95th minute, Saka and Manuel Neuer made physical contact, and the referee directly ended the game, causing a lot of controversy.
In the end, the two teams drew 2-2, and Arsenal stopped their three-game losing streak against Bayern, leaving the suspense in the second leg.