Today, the UEFA Champions League 1st leg of the Quarterfinal match between Real Madrid and Manchester City ended up in a draw by 3-3 at Real Madrid’s home stadium in Santiago Bernabeu.
The match started at a fast pace when the first goals of both teams were scored within 15 minutes and the action continued between the teams with brilliant passing and aggressive attacking which led to an impressive and thrilling draw by both teams.
How Did the Goals Came?
The first goal was scored by the Portuguese winger Bernardo Silva who scored with a brilliant short-range freekick and hammered the ball into the lower left corner which went past the Ukrainian international and goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.
The first goal was scored in 2 minutes after the French international and Real Madrid player Aurélien Tchouaméni made a bad tackle to the English winger Jack Grealish for which he was shown a yellow card which ensured that he will miss the next leg match in Etihad Stadium.
Yet Madrid responded within a few minutes and scored two goals. The first goal was scored by the French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga whose shot took a massive deflection off the Manchester City skipper Ruben Dias and it went directly into the net giving the City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega no chance.
The second goal gave Real Madrid the lead before halftime and was scored by Rodrygo, the goal also took a slight deflection from the Swiss international and Man City defender Manuel Akanji and went into the net, after a brilliant pass by Brazilian Vinicius Junior.
After half time, Pep Guardiola changed the mindset of the players of Man City in which he asked the City players to have more possession and the change brought results.
The second goal for Man City came in the 66th minute and was scored by the England’s 23 year-old rising star Phil Foden who scored the goal directly into the top right corner after getting a sublime pass from John Stones.
The third goal was scored in 71st minute by the Croatian international Josko Gvardiol who also scored in the same manner by blasting a shot directly into the top left corner with his right foot and also scoring his first goal for his club.
However, Los Blancos replied and leveled the scoring with a vicious volley by the Uruguayan Federico Valverde after getting an assist from Vinicius Junior, thus making sure both teams went with the same score in the next leg at Etihad Stadium.
Real Madrid’s Brilliant Recovery Power In Champions League
Real Madrid’s Brilliant Recovery Power In Champions LeagueReal Madrid is a team that is always known for their magical comebacks in crucial times, especially during the Champions League. How they played against the reigning and undefeated champions Manchester City is truly extraordinary especially Valverde’s late goal-scoring ties for both the teams who will meet again in the next leg at Etihad Stadium.
They are also known for their brilliant comeback against Man City in the 2021-22 Champions League semi-final 2nd leg at the Santiago Bernabeu in which they scored 2 goals at the end to qualify for the final of the Champions League by an aggregate of 6-5.
Despite their previous meeting in Etihad Stadium ended in pure destruction in which Manchester City destroyed the defense of Real Madrid and scored 4 goals against them making it 4-0 at the end.
But, this Real Madrid side looks a lot of different with Jude Bellingham being the player who brought this extraordinary change in this team after his transfer from Borussia Dortmund for €103 million.
Player of the Match-Rodrygo
His fast pace movement and brilliant running gave City some problems as long as he was in the pinch until he substituted at the end of the game. He also scored the second goal for the Los Blancos and also set up a brilliant chance for the hosts to win the game but it was wasted by his teammate Vinicius Junior.
The match also got the best out of Rodrygo who is having an off-season with Real Madrid.
