Real Madrid produced perhaps the greatest comeback of their already incredible Champions League journey to beat Manchester City to reach the final. Los Blancos produced a stunning performance to beat Pep Guardiola’s side 3-1 to book a place against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring on the night as he produced a smart finish to beat Thibaut Courtois at his near post.
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However, Real Madrid, like so many times this season, produced a stunning comeback to score two goals in injury time to take the game into extra time. And they completed the turnaround in the extra time as Karim Benzema slotted the ball into the net from the penalty spot.
‘With a place in the final at stake, tensions were bound to be high. And it did not take long for a brawl to emerge. Casemiro gave away a free kick after a rash tackle on Kevin de Bruyne, for which he should have got a booking. Instead, however, it somehow led to another scuffle between Aymeric Laporte and Luka Modric, which resulted in both men getting booked.
The first 15 minutes did not produce much in terms of chances except for two half-chances for Karim Benzema.
Real Madrid’s counter-attacking style was getting them chances, but the final ball let them down in the early minutes.
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Madrid 1-1 Man. City (agg: 4-5)
Madrid 2-1 Man. City (agg: 5-5)
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Bernardo Silva had the first chance for Pe Guardiola’s side on the other end. Eder Militao lost possession to Phil Foden, and the ball finally landed for Silva, who produced a smart save from Thibaut Courtois. Gabriel Jesus came near minutes later as his shot whisked past the goal post.
Foden was the next to go near, but the goalkeeper parried his shot away.
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