The long-awaited Champions League quarterfinals officially kicked off in the early morning of April 10, Beijing time, with Real Madrid and Manchester City meeting in a narrow way, which was the third consecutive year that the two teams met in the knockout round. In the first leg at the Bernabeu, the two sides contributed a wonderful offensive battle for the fans, Foden, Gvardiol and Valverde exchanged world waves, Vinicius sent 2 assists, B and Rodrygo also scored, and the two sides were tied 3:3.
Compared to Real Madrid's 9 days of rest, Manchester City has played 3 consecutive league games in the past 11 days, and they are at a significant physical disadvantage. What's worse is that this game is about the promotion situation, De Bruyne is also unable to enter the starting line due to physical discomfort, Guardiola can only let B, Foden, Grealish three people ambush behind Haaland, Rodri, Kovacic combined with the two midfielders, Ake and Walker are both absent, Akanji cameo at right-back with Stones, Dias, Gvardiol in the backline, Ortega Town guards.
Carlo Ancelotti played in a 4-4-2 system, with Rodrygo and Vinicius attacking up front, Jude Bellingham up front, Camavinga, Kroos and Valverde forming a midfield combination, Carvajal, Toni Rudiger, Tchouameni and Edouard Mendy at the back and Lunin in goal.
The two favorites to win the matchup, the slightest carelessness is easy to concede goals, just 2 minutes after the opening, Manchester City made a dream start; B seat direct free kick went straight to the goal, Lu Ning made a judgment error, 0:1! It should be noted that the last 11 Champions League goals of B seat were all scored in the knockout round, which can also prove the importance of the Portuguese star from one side.
Real Madrid did not hesitate to respond decisively, in the 12th minute, Camavinga cut inside with the ball on the right side, and then shot with his feet on the outside, the ball hit Dias and refracted into the net, 1:1! However, after the game, the ball was officially calculated in Dias's own goal, Camavinga failed to score his first goal in the Champions League, and Real Madrid has scored at home in 34 consecutive Champions League knockout games, which is the longest record in the history of the Champions League.
In the 14th minute, Real Madrid's offensive struck again, Vinicius scored a straight kick through the Manchester City defense at the back, Rodrygo stepped forward along the left side at high speed, and in the face of Akanji, Dias's sandwiched with the outside of the instep shot into the net, 2:1! Real Madrid scored 2 goals in 2 minutes to complete the overtake, and Rodrygo also made Ronaldo's "SIU" celebration to salute the president.
Then Real Madrid continued to raise the banner of attack, Valverde and Rodrygo's shots were all defused, Manchester City could only make many fouls to block, in the 38th minute, B received the ball by Bellingham, Akanji could only get a yellow card for a tactical foul, and in the 42nd minute, Vinicius's push was confiscated by Ortega. At half-time, Real Madrid were the leading side in terms of possession and on target, although they had less possession than Manchester City.
Changing sides and fighting again, Real Madrid continued to attack, in the 53rd minute, Manchester City unexpectedly made a mistake in the backfield, Bellingham faced a two-man defense in the penalty area and shook off the angle and shot low into the far corner slightly off; 2 minutes later, Valverde transferred a long pass on the right, Rodrygo unloaded the ball on the left side, Vinicius inserted a volley and went over the crossbar; although the scene was passive, but Manchester City was steady and patient looking for opportunities, in the 66th minute, the right side of the B seat held the ball and knocked horizontally, Stones passed again, Real Madrid showed a large gap at the top of the arc, Foden decisively kicked up and shot into the world, Lunin was helpless, 2:2！
This world wave greatly boosted the morale of Manchester City, in the 71st minute, Grealish broke through on the left side and failed to knock back, Gvardiol shot from outside the penalty area and the far corner came with another world wave, Lunin couldn't reach it, 2:3! Manchester City 5 minutes 2 world waves directly reversed the situation on the field, Guardiola also raised his arms and shouted off the field.
But Real Madrid will not be restrained, in the 79th minute, Modric, who had just come on as a substitute, broke the ball and split to the left, Vinicius decisively shifted to the right side, Valverde volleyed back a world wave without stopping, 3:3! The two sides returned to the same running line again, although Vinicius did not score, but also completed 2 assists. In the end, in this hearty Champions League battle, the two sides drew 3:3, which also left plenty of suspense for the second leg.