Man City vs Real Madrid 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals
4 - 3
1st Leg
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
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,217
Statistics
RMA | MNC | |
---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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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