Real Madrid will lead 3-2 to the second part of its Champions League play-off with Manchester City after a stunningly late drama on Etihad.
The hosts were impressive in the first half and looked like they would boast a 2-1 lead on the eve of a return fixture next week in Bernabeu, but Pep GuardiolaThe side of it made a conspiracy to collapse late because they allowed Madrid to steal the victory.
Brahim Diaz and Jude Bellingham were late goalkeepers for visitors, who are now big favorites to advance in the 16th round.
How the game took place
“It’s a nightmare that prepares for the games against him, because there are always ideas that make you think,” said Carlo Ancelotti, speaking about Guardiola. AND City man On Tuesday night, Boss safely raised his eyebrows with his team selection, selecting five central means, as he opted for John Stones to repeat his role at the foot of the midfielder over Mate Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan.
Two weeks ago, Etihad was quite morbid because of a mandatory match against the Brugge club, but there was undoubtedly a great sense of occasion here with owners in the city. An electric atmosphere helped an angry opening opening, while the city was pressed by energy and Madrid praised the threat every time they gathered forward.
The hosts should be behind early, and Madrid played through the city to first insert Kylian Mbappe on the target of the night, before Ferland Mendy had a goal-shaped effort that Nathan Ake expertly blocked.
Madrid’s lack of blows in front of the goal quickly proved expensive as City went forward after his own sparkling sequence. The highlight was Erling HaalandThe first goal is against perennial European champions. The Guardiola afterwards stood and consolidated impressive control in the competition thanks to overloading in the central areas and a more measured approach without a ball that limited Madrid’s moments in the open space.
Deputy Phil Foden, who entered into a conflict for Jack Gralialish, tested Thibaut Courtois with a fierce effort from Range, and Manuel Akanji crossed the crossbar from the placed piece. The city, however, did not add their leadership, and Madrid came strongly to conclude the top first half with the magnificent Four fronts, which began to have its opinion.
Mbappe was to be equalized when he was left alone on the left side of the city box, but his first effort was wild.
The hosts were great for a large piece of initial period, but there was a sense of inevitability regarding Madrid even at the beginning of the second half. Jude Bellingham distorted the header, and Mbappe forced another savings from Eerson before the Frenchman eventually renewed the parity with sliced volley that hesitated to kiss the back of the city network.
It looked like the city was fading, but Madrid couldn’t use the momentum after the Niveler. The stitch disappeared from the competition, and the hosts used when Dani Ceballos crashed into Foden, forcing Clement Turpin to point to the place. Haaland ordained his other one, and that was supposed to be …
Alas, City sought to surrender his advantage to the inexplicable finals. The bad Ederson clearance launched a sequence that led to the Brahim Diaz’s leveling before Vinicius Junior broke behind, lobbied an effort outside the goalkeeper of the city, allowing Bellingham to knock home the winner of the stopping time.
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Manchester City had at least four centers on the team in their coaching conquered Best. Guardiola selected five on Wednesday night, and the Spanish plot paid dividend in the first half.
There was a vintage shade for the city lineup, with Guardiola opted for a 2-3-5-5 -5-focus that focused on two full backs supported by John Stones in the middle of the terrain after possession changed their hands. The positioning of Manuel Akanji and Josko Guardiol also helped the hosts be confused by the typically separated Madrid press, allowing the stones to dictate the procedure from the middle of the park.
City had ‘free eights’ in semi-traders, and Kevin de Bruyne dragged Madrid midfielders from the center and made her lung running behind. These were vintage things, and Belgian’s work rate from possession was not supposed to go unnoticed. The hosts did not press Man-MAN, but De Bruyne played a big role in the introduction of Madrid into the heavenly blue corners.
Their efforts seem to have taken their toll in avoiding the terrible quartet, and Madrid could eventually move the momentum. Dani Ceballos began to lower to Toni Kroos’s territory, which improved the construction of Madrid and ensured that they approached their superstars in the second half. Has PEP may have surrendered too much control without a ball?
If you remember, Vinicius Junior and Madrid made A little noise Through Manchester City, Rodri claimed that his first Ballon was D’Or over Brazil, and the Ethihad believers wanted to remind the winged player of the individual glory of the Spaniard.
“Stop crying your heart,” read a significant banner with a picture that Rodri kisses the Golden Ball, undoubtedly mocking the Madrid superstar that is sure to give it to city fans via the media class media.
And while there was no spectacle Vini Jr, the Brazilian eventually laughed. Early Jeri who greeted him faded after the city that had remembered how good he was in sports, and although the wing player failed to take over the competition, he played a decisive role in Madrid, who won his first leg.
It was his shot that paired the path of Brahima Diaz to equalize, and he would ask for an assist for what was a bad effort in the past of Eerson, which allowed Bellingham to bounce.
There were some compromises on the principles of Guardiola, but the decision made the necessary dreads of City in defense of the counter-west. If the city was pressed to a man, Madrid could be stifled in the accumulation, but the hosts would be at grace Destructive front four which had enough joy in front of a more measured approach to Cityzens.
The hosts worked hard to take the lead in the first half and to suffocate the momentum of Madrid after the equalization, he eventually earned the moment that was supposed to lead to the second leg led the 2-1 lead.
But again, City threw the position of strength in the Champions League. We have seen them hand over early lead in Style Style, a 3-0 Feyenoord advantage in 15 minutes and a 2-0 lead on PSG in the blink of an eye. On Tuesday night they were 2-1 with less than five to play and lost 3-2.
This is the fifth time City has lost the game they have run this season – they have given up five winning positions in the previous four seasons.
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