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Victory for Manchester City in Madrid (1-2)
Pep Guardiola’s men win at the Bernabeu after being behind! Following Rodrygo’s goal, his first of the season, the Citizens turned the tide thanks to O’Reilly and Haaland. Xabi Alonso is in the hot seat!
Vinicius pas verni (1-2, 90+3)
The Brazilian winger sees his shot repelled by… Brahim Diaz. Nothing smiles on Vinicius this evening.
Madrid still have a few minutes (1-2, 90+1)
4 minutes of minimum additional time. Some supporters are already leaving the stadium!
Silva also (1-2, 90′)
The Portuguese is warned for an uncontrolled tackle.
Double warning (1-2, 88′)
Carreras and Rodrygo are warned in quick succession.
Endrick hits the bar (1-2, 85′)
The head of the Brazilian, who has just entered, ends up on Donnarumma’s bar.
Rüdiger at fault again (1-2, 82′)
The German defender is late again and concedes a foul near the area.
Vinicius can’t do it (1-2, 80′)!!!
Güler’s corner lands alone on Vinicius at the near post. The Brazilian misses his recovery!
Endrick enters (1-2, 79′)
The young Brazilian, who has only played 14 minutes this season, will finish the match.
Vinicius misses the target (1-2, 78′)!
Rodrygo’s cross is magnificent for Vinicius who cannot get his header on target.
Madrid free kick (1-2, 76′)!
O’Reilly is penalized for a foul near the Citizens’ area.
No warm-up for Mbappé (1-2, 74′)!
The French striker is still sitting on the bench and does not seem to be taking charge of the warm-up!
Triple change from Guardiola (1-2, 70′)!
Haaland, Foden and Cherki exit. Replaced by Reijnders, Marmoush and Savinho.
The Bernabeu whistles (1-2, 68′)
Madrid supporters are starting to get impatient!
New replacement at Real (1-2, 66′)
Ceballos is replaced by Brahim Diaz. Mbappé is patient.
Courtois intervenes on Doku (1-2, 62′)
The Belgian goalkeeper makes another save on a shot from the Belgian winger.
Real misses another counterattack (1-2, 60′)
Launched in numerical superiority, the Madrilenians fail to shoot after a bad pass from Vinicius.
Cherki enjoys it (1-2, 59′)!
The Frenchman has fun and delivers a very dangerous cross near the penalty spot. In the process, Cherki makes a double contact in the area, but is hit by… Bernardo Silva.
First change (1-2, 58′)
Garcia is replaced by Güler. We hardly saw him all evening…
Real tries to revive (1-2, 57′)
Xabi Alonso has still not made a change while the Merengue have finally put their foot on the ball for a few minutes.
Cherki very close to the goal (1-2, 52′)!!!
The Frenchman tries his luck from the right into the area. His attempt is blocked by Asencio, Courtois makes a superb reflex save on his line. The goal would undoubtedly have been awarded in CSC however.
Bellingham strikes (1-2, 50′)
After a superb restart from his own area Carreras releases a good ball on the counter. Bellingham is found alone in depth, but the Englishman misses his lob!
Haard IL (1-2, 48 ‘)
The Norwegian striker suffers after receiving the ball in the crotch. The cyborg gets up, gritting his teeth.
The game continues without Mbappé (1-2, 46′)
Both teams are back on the pitch. Mbappé is still on the bench.
City leads at the break (1-2)
Trailing following Rodrygo’s first goal of the season, Pep Guardiola’s men turned things around in a few minutes at the Bernabeu thanks to O’Reilly and a penalty from Haaland. Mbappé is still on the bench.
Courtois catches up (1-2, 45′)
Double parade from the Belgian goalkeeper! A first class save against Haaland in particular. Courtois makes us forget his mistake on Mancunian’s first goal.
Haaland transforme le penalty (1-2, 43′) !!!!
Haaland takes Courtois on the wrong foot! The Norwegian striker was transparent before taking his penalty, but no problem for him.
Penalty pour City (1-1, 42’)
Turpin points to the penalty spot and warns Rüdiger! Haaland will take charge of putting City in front!!!!
City demands a penalty (1-1, 40′)!!!
Guardiola rushes towards Stéphanie Frappart, 4th referee this evening, following a foul by Rudiger!
Cherki’s beautiful dribble (video)
The French international gets into shape. Rüdiger can attest to this.
City equalize (1-1, 35′)
On Cherki’s corner, Gvardiol crosses with a header. Courtois pushes back as best he can, but O’Reilly was hanging around and scores from point blank range.
Cherki shows up (1-0, 35′)
The French international shoots the save kick well. Dias is close to heading the ball at the penalty spot. Corner to follow for City.
End of shortage for Rodrygo (1-0, 33′)
The Brazilian scored his first goal of the season. He hadn’t scored in 32 matches!
Real goal (1-0, 28′)
Rodrygo opens the scoring! On a counter launched by Carreras, Bellingham launches Rodrygo on the right side who has space and hits into the area. Donnarumma is too short.
Still no chance for Manchester (0-0, 26′)
The Mancunians have still not attempted a single shot while the Madrilenians have 4 shots.
First clash between Asencio and Haaland (0-0, 22′)
Asensio is on the ground after a push from Haaland away from the ball. Turpin signals a foul from the Norwegian and tries to calm the situation. The game resumes without problems.
Haaland (finally) touches a ball (0-0, 21′)
The Norwegian striker has been very discreet since the start of the match. But he doesn’t need a lot of balls to shine.
Rodrygo gets into shape (0-0, 18′)
The winger sneaks into the Mancunian camp and is stopped irregularly by Gonzalez.
Vinicius calls for a penalty (0-0, 16′)
The Brazilian gets a corner, but demands a hand from Nunes! Turpin does not flinch.
City keeps the ball, but suffers on the counter (0-0, 15′)
Possession has been in favor of the visitors (73%) at the Bernabeu since kick-off. However, the Mancuniens do not really create any chances and suffer against the speed of the Merengue.
Foden already warned (0-0, 11′)
First card of the match against Foden for a foul on Rodrygo in the central circle.
Donnarumma wins his duel against Vinicius (0-0, 7′)!
New fear in the Sky Blues area! Against Rodrygo crosses towards Vinicius who tries to lob Donnarumma. But the former Parisian goalkeeper narrowly pushes the ball away.
Real continues (0-0, 5′)
The free kick taken by Valverde is deflected by the Manchester defense for a corner.
No penalty (0-0, 3′)
The foul is called, but Vinicius had not entered the area. Free kick to follow.
Penalty for Real (0-0, 2′)!
Vinicius collapses in the area. Turpin does not hesitate and whistles the penalty!
It’s off to Madrid (0-0, 1′)
The evening’s shock kicks off with City.
The teams enter the field!
The 22 players in the match enter the Bernabeu to the anthem of the Champions League.
A Frenchman with a whistle
The referee of the evening’s clash will be… Clément Turpin. A poster he knows well: it was him on the whistle for the first leg of the play-off match between the two teams last season (3-2 for Real).
City aims for Top 8
Pep Guardiola’s men (12th, 10 points) must win to
stay within reach or even enter the Top 8. The next two matches (Bodo/Glimt and Galatasaray) will then be more affordable for the Mancuniens.
Alonso (already) playing big?
Real has been going through a small crisis for a few matches and the latest setback against Celta Vigo (0-2) at the Bernabeu casts doubt on the Xabi Alonso project in Madrid. However, the Merengue are serious in the Champions League (6th, 12 points).
La composition de Manchester City
Pep Guardiola maintains his confidence in the French international and former Lyon Rayan Cherki, with in particular the Norwegian star Erling Haaland, future opponent of the Blues at the 2026 World Cup, in front, and the ex-PSG goalkeeper Gigio Donnarumma in goal.
Le XI du Real Madrid
The captain of the Blues will start the match on the substitutes’ bench. Xabi Alonso starts a Frenchman, Aurélien Tchouaméni, knowing that Eduardo Camavinga and Ferland Mendy are unavailable. Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo will partner Gonzalo García in attack.
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