Guardiola calls on Man City to ‘hurt’ Real Madrid: ‘We have to punish them’
Real Madrid host Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie this evening. Carlo Ancelotti’s men are hoping to inflict some revenge on City who defeated them in the semi-finals of this competition last season. Following a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu, City romped to a 4-0 win at the Etihad to take the tie 5-1 on aggregate.
Ancelotti, who will take charge of his 200th Champions League match as a coach, will know that a better result is needed in his team’s home leg if they hope to depose the current European champions though Madrid have only won one of the previous six clashes between the two teams.
In contrast, Pep Guardiola’s men have claimed victory in four of those contests and will be quietly confident of progressing to the next round. However, City have been burned by Los Blancos before. They won the first leg of the team’s 2022 Champions League semi-final 4-3 only for Madrid to eliminate them from the competition with a 3-1 second leg victory in Spain. Like last season, a positive result tonight will be to stay in touch with Madrid’s goal scoring abilities ahead of next week’s clash at the Etihad Stadium.
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Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
55 mins: Chance! Federico Valverde swings the ball out to Rodrygo on the left who darts into space and slips a pass into Vinicius Junior who’s running through the middle.
He takes control of the ball and shoots but lifts the effort over the crossbar!
Mike Jones9 April 2024 21:17
Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
51 mins: A lovely pass from Bernardo Silva sends Phil Foden in behind the lines. He lifts a cross into the penalty area but Erling Haaland has overrun the pass.
The clearance comes to Jack Grealish who draws a foul and wins City a free kick in another dangerous area. It’s been a good start to the half for City.
Bernardo Silva’s shot from the set piece is drilled into the wall and deflects away to safety.
Mike Jones9 April 2024 21:11
Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
48 mins: A cross-field pass is sprayed over to Jack Grealish on the left side and he heads the ball onto Erling Haaland. The forward holds the ball up before releasing it back to Grealish.
Both of them combine to try and work the ball up the pitch but Haaland loses possession and gives away a free kick for a foul on Eduardo Camavinga.
Mike Jones9 April 2024 21:09
Second half! Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
Real Madrid kick off the second half at the Bernabeu. The opening 45 minutes were edged by the hosts, can the visitors respond and get back into this match?
Mike Jones9 April 2024 21:05
HT Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
Real Madrid v Man City is only the second ever knockout stage match in the Champions League to see three goals scored in the opening 14 minutes, after Man City v Tottenham in April 2019 (2-2 in 11 mins).
Mike Jones9 April 2024 21:01
HT Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
Bernardo Silva’s goal for Manchester City after 108 seconds is the second-earliest goal scored by a visiting side against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu in the Champions League, after only Mario Mandzukic for Juventus in April 2018 (77 seconds).
Mike Jones9 April 2024 20:57
HT Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
Mike Jones9 April 2024 20:53
Half-time! Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
45+3 mins: That was a blistering and exciting 45 minutes of football. Three goals inside the first 15 minutes and Real Madrid head down the tunnel with a slight lead.
Manchester City have had moments but they haven’t been able to exert any control on the game and look vulnerable from the counter attack.
Real will be over the moon with this scoreline after conceding in the second minute. This game is still anyone’s to take in the second half.
Mike Jones9 April 2024 20:49
Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
45 mins: There’s a minimum of three minutes added time to play before the end of the first half.
Mike Jones9 April 2024 20:46
Real Madrid 2-1 Man City
41 mins: Real Madrid turn the ball over in the middle of the pitch and poke it quickly to Vinicius Junior. He bursts to the penalty area as Ruben Dias peels away to guard Jude Bellingham.
John Stones defends against Vinicius but the winger cuts onto his right foot and fizzes a shot into the arms of Stefan Ortega.
Mike Jones9 April 2024 20:44
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