3-4 on penalties, Manchester City bid farewell to the Champions League!33 scored 1 goal, Guardiola couldn't believe it
In the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Manchester City returned to host Real Madrid. Rodrygo scored first, De Bruyne equalized, 1-1 in 120 minutes, in the penalty shootout, Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 4-3 and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League!
In the first leg, the two teams played a classic offensive game and drew 3-3. Back at home, Manchester City is still in a 4141 formation, with Haaland as a single arrow, Grealish, De Bruyne, B and Foden in ambush, and Walker returning to play at right-back. Real Madrid's midfield remained unchanged, with Rodrygo, Vinicius and Bellingham leading the attacking line.
In the 12th minute, Real Madrid broke the deadlock:
Real Madrid launched an attack from the right side of the backfield, Carvajal made a long pass, Bellingham stopped the ball in a dashing manner, passed, Valverde, Vinicius passed, Rodrygo scored two consecutive points, Real Madrid led 1-0!
This is Rodrigo's fourth goal for "Guashi Manchester City", and in the history of the Champions League, only Messi has scored more goals (5 goals). In 49 Champions League appearances, Rodrygo contributed 20 goals and 11 assists.
City's attack was also sharp, with Erling Haaland's header hitting the crossbar and Bench B shooting wide, while Kevin De Bruyne also had a shot on goal and Lunin made a save.
In the 36th minute, City counter-attacked, Haaland passed the ball and Grealish fired a powerful left-footed shot into the side-netting.
Manchester City were firmly in control, while Real Madrid were on the defensive side. On 75 minutes, City had 65 per cent possession and completed 17 shots on goal with six on target. In the 76th minute, Manchester City finally equalized:
Substitute Doku went down, Rudiger barely cleared, De Bruyne volleyed home from close range, 1-1!
Doku's appearance makes Manchester City's attack more layered and diverse. In the 81st minute, Manchester City attacked again, Doku split the ball, Akanji did it back, and De Bruyne pushed over the crossbar in the face of most of the empty goal!
It was 1-1 in the 90 minutes, and the game went to extra time. Pep Guardiola made a change, with Alvarez coming on for Haaland. Manchester City dominated the game, with 30 shots and 16 corners until 100 minutes, compared to Real Madrid's six, zero corners.
Manchester City's possession, scheduling, impact, Real Madrid is tired of coping. In the 109th minute, Carvajal went to the ground with cramps and could not continue to hold on, and Militão came on as a substitute. In the 112th minute, Kovacic and Stones came on and replaced De Bruyne and Akanji. After 120 minutes, it was still impossible to tell the winner, and the game went to a penalty shootout.
In the first round, Manchester City's Alvarez hit a penalty kick and Modric's penalty was saved; in the second round, the B penalty was easily confiscated and Bellingham hit it; in the third round, Kovacic's penalty was saved again and Vazquez hit it; in the fourth round, Foden hit a left-footed shot and Nacho also hit it easily; in the fifth round, goalkeeper Ederson personally took the penalty and Rudiger hit it!
In the penalty shootout, Real Madrid won 4-3 and advanced to the top 4, and will meet Bayern in the semifinals!