Manchester City lost the crucial tie against Madrid, which would have seen them play in the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League. With the format change, we saw these two clubs face off once again. This is the third consecutive time that City has played against Madrid.
The cool fact is that whoever has won this tie has gone on to win the Champions League.
Manchester City started the game at a blistering pace. They had Madrid in their dreadlock, but they fumbled in the last minutes.
Manchester City Got humbled again
At the beginning of the match, you could see the tease Manchester City fans had set up for Balon Do’r runner-up Vinicius. In a direct attempt to taunt the Brazilian the tifo that read “Stop Crying Your Heart Out” with an image of Rodri had been displayed.
First of all, whoever might have thought about this idea must immediately hide as even though he did not win he is arguably one of the best players in the world currently and Vini has proved that time and time again.
At the full time, we could see Mbappe, Bellingham, and Vini laughing together which means Karma served right. Real Madrid had the last laugh.
With 3 goals on Manchester City’s head, they looked distraught when the full-time whistle was blown.
What was Aguero thinking when he said about his testicles?
In a serious controversial sort of timing, just before the match Sergio Aguero the legend of Manchester City just announced that he would be chopping off his testic*** if Madrid won the match against the city.
Guess what happened? Yes, Madrid won and the fans are patiently waiting for the promise to be delivered.
What happened during Manchester City vs Real Madrid
Manchester City remained to their tactical strategy to press high, they managed to score a goal thanks to the efforts from Gvardiol and finishing from Haaland. The city took the lead.
During the second half, Manchester City fumbled and Mbappe was able to score against City with a free-kick. Manchester City secured a penalty which was converted by Haaland. Son Brahim Diaz scored against his former team and Bellingham was able to score the final winning goal against City.
And just like that Manchester City bottled their lead and Real Madrid once more completed a historical comeback in a UCL night.
What now for both Manchester City and Real Madrid?
They both now meet at the second leg which will be played in Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid have a home advantage and also lead on the scoreboard. There is very little chance that Real Madrid would fumble this lead on their home ground.
Many players who were injured in this fixture is predicted to be back In the second fixture. Even though half of the defenders for Madrid are injured because of their injury there is no time frame when they will be back.
As for Manchester City, the time is going tough for Pep Guardiola as elimination looms over even before reaching the round of 16 in the Champions League.
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