Manchester: Manchester City with a slight lead in the goalless draw. City beat record champions Real Madrid 4-3 in the first quarter of the Champions League semi-final. City coach Pep Guardiola is upset that he managed to take only one goal lead despite dominating the first half. Especially since the second quarter was at Real’s home ground, the Santiago Bernabeu. Real coach Carlo Angelotti is counting on a second-quarter lead at home as the defeat is just one goal away. The second quarter is on May 4th.
Kevin De Bruyne (2), Gabriel Jes്യൂs (11), Phil Foden (53) and Bernardo Silva (74) were City’s top scorers for City. Real’s goals came from the boots of Karim Benzema (33, 82-penalty) and Vinicius Jr. (55).
The game started with City scoring two goals in the 11th minute to wipe out Real. De Bruyne opened the scoring with a stunning header from Riyadh Mehras’ cross for City, who roared from a kickoff whistle at home to Etihad. Jess then took the lead on De Bruyne’s pass. After this, City opened up opportunities but might not capitalize on them. City should have scored at least four goals in half an hour, but found the back of the net in the 33rd minute. Benzema, who is playing in explosive form, was the target. Easy finish on Ferland Mendy’s cross. City then doubled their lead twice, but Real reduced it twice. Real also shook the net with a solo goal from Vinicius, who jumped with the ball following Fernando’s pass through Foden’s header, replacing injured right – back John Stones.
City then regained the lead with a stunning goal from Bernardo Silva, but it was not long before Benzema’s Penang converted a penalty to give Real the lead. Silva’s goal was taken advantage of by referee Istavan Kovacs, who called for an advantage when Tony Cruz fouled Alexander Shinchenko. The Royal players were humbled by the expected foul whistle. Real Madrid won a penalty for handling the ball in the box.
