At the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 4-3 today, for the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League, and took a slight advantage ahead of the return, which will be played on May 4 at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.As for the development of the match, those led by Pep Guardiola dominated the game at the beginning. In fact, within a minute and a half of play, Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne scored the 1-0 half.
⏰ RESULT ⏰What a game. What a competition. A Champions League classic. De Bruyne, Jesus, Foden & Bernardo Silva net for Man. City
⚪️ Benzema (2) & Vinícius Júnior score in Manchester for visitors Sum up this first-leg thriller in one word!#UCL — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague)
April 26, 2022
Just a few minutes later, Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus pulled a defender off with a turn and finished off the goal to stretch the Advantage of the English team. After the second goal, Manchester City continued with the same intensity and had a clear chance to make it 3-0, but algerian Riyad Mahrez took a deflected shot. For its part, Real Madrid discounted through its captain, the Frenchman Karim Benzema, who with a first-class shot put the 2 to 1 partial. In the second half, Guardiola’s men came out with everything again and after several dangerous situations, including a shot on the stick of striker Mahrez, they converted the 3-1, in the 53rd minute, through the Englishman Phil Foden, who appeared unmarked in the area and took a powerful header. Two minutes later, Brazil’s Vinicius Jr. generated an individual play down the left side that left him face-to-face with goalkeeper Ederson. Before the departure of the goalkeeper, the midfielder defined cross to put the 3 to 2 that kept the Spanish cast in the game. Despite a new discount from Real Madrid, Manchester City scored again through the Portuguese Bernardo Silva, who was attentive to the law of advantage granted by the referee before the infraction of the German Tony Kross on the Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko in the previous play. When it seemed that the local took an important advantage for the return, the defender Aymeric Laporte committed a penalty by touching the ball with his hand in the area. After the referee’s ruling, Benzema was in charge of the execution and defined by chopping the ball to put the final 4 to 2. In this way, with a slight advantage for the English cast, the series will be defined on May 4 at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
