Man City and Real Madrid chased the score fiercely at the Bernabeu, resulting in a 3-3 draw between the two teams in the quarter-final first leg of the 2023-24 Champions League.
Real Madrid vs. Man City is the most anticipated match in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the two teams did not disappoint the fans’ expectations by creating a spectacular match at the Bernabeu, with 6 goals. divided equally between both parties.
Real Madrid and Man City created a spectacular match at the Bernabeu (Photo: AP).
Having to be a guest on the opponent’s field, but Man City was still very confident, the away team surprised them by taking the lead in the 2nd minute. Silva took a free kick from about 25 meters away, he shot the ball straight into the goal, causing the goalkeeper to Lunin did not have time to react.
The big mistake in the home team’s loss belonged to goalkeeper Lunin. He intended to catch the opponent’s cards by standing sideways, leaving a large space on the left side. However, Silva did not hang the ball but instead shot straight and scored.
Real Madrid rallied after the defeat, and the home team did not take too long to find an equalizer. In the 12th minute, Camavinga dribbled the ball from the right side into the middle and then finished. The ball hit Diaz’s foot and changed direction into the net, leaving goalkeeper Ortega unable to block it. The home team’s goal was counted as an own goal by the Portuguese midfielder.
The match was open and Real Madrid quickly scored the second goal. In the 14th minute, the home team launched a quick counterattack. Rodrygo rushed up very quickly and skillfully put the ball past goalkeeper Ortega’s legs. into the net, increasing the score to 2-1.
Haaland competes fiercely for the ball with Camavinga (Photo: AP).
After scoring the second goal, Real Madrid proactively counter-attacked, causing Man City to fall into a deadlock. With the good speed of Rodrygo and Vinicius on the wings, the home team also created a few sharp counterattacks, but Real Madrid’s strikers could not take advantage of the opportunity to increase the gap in the remaining time. left of the first half.
In the first half of the second half, Man City still had many difficulties in reaching Lunin’s goal. In the midst of many difficulties, Foden spoke up promptly. In the 66th minute, Foden received the ball in front of the penalty area and shot the ball into the top left corner of the goal. A perfect finish, not giving Lunin a chance to block.
Man City players celebrate Foden’s goal (Photo: AP).
The 2-2 equalizer relieved the pressure on Man City and the away team quickly scored the third goal, which also continued to be a masterpiece. In the 71st minute, Gvardiol shot from outside the penalty area. The ball went diagonally into the right corner of the goal, causing Lunin to fly helplessly.
The situation turned around so quickly, Real Madrid went from leading to being behind in just a few minutes. Coach Ancelotti immediately made personnel adjustments by bringing in Modric and Diaz to replace Rodrygo and Kroos, in order to renew the attacking ability of the Bernabeu team.
Real Madrid also did not stay behind for too long. In the 79th minute, Modrid launched an attack, then Valverde made a cross to redirect the attack so that Vinicius rushed in and volleyed on the right side of the penalty area and put the ball into the net, equalizing 3-3. At the end of the match, Real Madrid dominated the attack but could not score more goals.
Real Madrid celebrates the 3-3 equalizer (Photo: AP).
With a draw in the first leg of the quarter-finals, the two teams will have to decide the winner or loser in the quarter-finals second leg at Etihad on April 18 to find the team that wins tickets to the Champions League semi-finals.
Squad
Real Madrid : Lunin, Carvajal, Tchouameni , Rudiger, Mendy, Valverde, Kroos (Modric, 71′), Camavinga, Bellingham, Vinicius(Joselu, 86′), Rodrygo (Diaz, 71′).
Manchester City : Ortega, Akanji, Guardiol, Dias, Stones, Rodriguez, Kovacic, Silva, Foden (Alvarez, 87), Haaland, Grealish.