Man City beat Real in astonishing first-leg tie

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Kevin deBruyne
Kevin De Bruyne scored and assisted in the same Champions League game for only the second time in 59 appearances in the competition, after doing so against Real Madrid in February 2020

Manchester City remain on course to reach a second successive Champions League final after beating Real Madrid in a thrilling semi-final first leg.

Kevin de Bruyne’s diving header and Gabriel Jesus’ calm finish gave City a 2-0 lead inside the opening 11 minutes.

Karim Benzema volleyed home for Real, but Phil Foden’s header made it 3-1.

Real’s Vinicius Jr scored an individual goal, Bernardo Silva blasted in City’s fourth before Benzema’s chipped penalty following Aymeric Laporte’s handball.

City have never won the European Cup or Champions League and lost 1-0 to Chelsea in last season’s final, but produced a superb performance to take an advantage to Spain.

However, manager Pep Guardiola will be annoyed they did not secure a wider winning margin after leading 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2, but Benzema’s incredible ‘Panenka’ penalty gave the Spanish league leaders hope of turning the tie around at the Bernabéu on Wednesday, 4 May.

Liverpool face Spanish side Villarreal in this year’s other semi-final, with the first leg at Anfield on Wednesday.

The final will be held at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, 28 May.

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Manchester City

  1. squad number7player nameSterling
  2. squad number25player nameFernandinho

real Madrid

  1. squad numberoneplayer nameCourtois

  2. squad numbertwoplayer nameCarvajal

  3. squad number3player nameEder Militao

  4. squad number4player namePraise

  5. squad number23player nameMendy

  6. squad numberfifteenplayer nameValverde

  7. squad number8player nameKroos

  8. squad number10player namemodric

  9. squad numbertwenty-oneplayer nameRodrygo

  10. squad number9player nameBenzema

  11. squad numbertwentyplayer nameVincius Junior

  1. squad number6player nameNacho

  2. squad numberelevenplayer nameAsensio

  3. squad number19player nameDaniel Ceballos

  4. squad number25player nameCamavinga

Line-ups

Manchester City

Formation 4-3-3

  • 31Ederson
  • 5stonesSubstituted forFernandinhoat 36′minutesBooked at 81mins
  • 3Ruben Dias
  • 14Laporte
  • elevenZinchenko
  • twentyBernard Silva
  • 16rodry
  • 17DeBruyne
  • 26Mahrez
  • 9gabriel jesusSubstituted forSterlingat 83′minutes
  • 47Foden

substitutes

  • 6Ake
  • 7Sterling
  • 8Gundogan
  • 10Grealish
  • 13Steffen
  • 25Fernandinho
  • 33Carson
  • 56Egan-Riley
  • 79mbete
  • 80Palmer
  • 87McAtee
  • 90Route

real Madrid

Formation 4-3-3

  • oneCourtois
  • twoCarvajal
  • 3Military
  • 4PraiseSubstituted forNachoat Four. Five’minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 23Mendy
  • fifteenValverde
  • 8Kroos
  • 10modricSubstituted forCeballosat 79′minutes
  • twenty-oneRodrygoSubstituted forCamavingaat 70′minutes
  • 9Benzema
  • twentyVincius JuniorSubstituted forAsensioat 88′minutes

substitutes

  • 5Vallejo
  • 6Nacho
  • elevenAsensio
  • 12Marcelo
  • 13Lunin
  • 14Casemiro
  • 17Vazquez
  • 18bale
  • 19Ceballos
  • 22Isco
  • 25Camavinga
  • 40fuidias

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