Against Guardiola’s Manchester City, Germany international Antonio Rüdiger scored the decisive goal in the penalty shootout after a serious mistake in regular time. The international press writes about this.
Great Britain
Daily Mail: “City’s penalty own goal. Have the City fans destroyed the Champions League dream? Pep Guardiola’s team were leading before the crowd withheld the ball and Bernardo Silva was thrown out of rhythm (…). In a game dubbed ‘champions against the kings’, nothing separated the two teams in two games and it ended in a penalty shootout in which Pep Guardiola’s side lost out.”
The Guardian: “Real Madrid dethrone Manchester City after Rüdiger held his nerve in the penalty shootout. Antonio Rüdiger was booed throughout the game because Manchester City fans had not forgotten what he did to Kevin De Bruyne as a Chelsea player in the 2021 Champions League final. (…) And so it was narratively practically perfect when, at the end of a grueling penalty shootout, Rüdiger stepped forward to convert the penalty and make Madrid winners to set up a mouth-watering semi-final against Bayern leaves.”
Independent: “The champions have been dethroned by the kings. Manchester City’s reign only lasted a year.”
Spain
Sports world: “Rüdiger, from mistake to ecstasy at the Etihad. His great performance was marred by a mistake that made it 1-1, but in the penalty shootout he scored the decisive one.”
Sport: “Maximum pity for City. Only City could withstand Madrid with such magnificence for so many minutes in the Champions League. (…) A mistake against Madrid is reckless in Europe. Even for City, a team that, with Guardiola’s obsessive sense of order, aims to minimize mistakes.”
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Brand: “Madrid is crazy. There is no other possible explanation for what happened at the Etihad last night other than the mystique surrounding the King of Europe being able to withstand the constant hammering of the champion.”
As: “Unexpected heroes. On my knees looking at the sky, screaming, breathing. This is how (goalkeeper) Lunin ended the duel, which began with singing and ended with a concert.”
Switzerland
Daily indicator: “A show of strength over two hours – then a defense attorney decides the crime”
Blick: “Knüller ends after a penalty shootout. Silva with embarrassing penalty – Real dethrones City”
France
The Parisian: “Real Madrid is immortal.”
The Team: “Guardiola’s bunker no longer exists. Six years unbeaten at home in the Champions League after a defeat against Olympique Lyon in 2018, Manchester City fell to Real Madrid. (…) Real’s defense was heroic.”
South West: “Unsinkable. “Real Madrid beats Manchester City.”
