UEFA Champions League

Man City vs Real Madrid 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals

  • 2': Kevin De Bruyne
  • 11': Gabriel Jesus
  • 53': Phil Foden
  • 74': Bernardo Silva
FT
4 - 3
1st Leg
  • 33': Karim Benzema
  • 55': Vinícius Júnior
  • 82': Karim Benzema (P)

Man City edge Real Madrid in thrilling seven-goal Champions League semifinal clash

Manchester City claimed a dramatic 4-3 victory over Real Madrid in a fever-pitched Champions League semifinal affair on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 2': Goal! Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a through ball.
  • 11': Goal! Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 33': Goal! Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy with a cross.
  • 36': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces John Stones because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces David Alaba.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 1.
  • 53': Goal! Manchester City 3, Real Madrid 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernandinho with a cross.
  • 55': Goal! Manchester City 3, Real Madrid 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
  • 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Rodrygo.
  • 74': Goal! Manchester City 4, Real Madrid 2. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
  • 81': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Goal! Manchester City 4, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  • 90'+3': Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Real Madrid 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,217

Statistics

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5 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 2
40.4 Possession 59.6
11 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
336 Accurate Passes 541
416 Passes 613
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 20
0.5 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 46
20 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 9
9 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 9
13 Effective Clearances 6
13 Clearances 6

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Rúben Dias
11 Oleksandr Zinchenko
5 John Stones
16 Rodri
17 Kevin De Bruyne
20 Bernardo Silva
9 Gabriel Jesus
47 Phil Foden
26 Riyad Mahrez

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
3 Éder Militão
23 Ferland Mendy
2 Dani Carvajal
8 Toni Kroos
10 Luka Modric
15 Federico Valverde
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior
21 Rodrygo

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