2023-05-09 21:00:00
Real Madrid and Manchester City played the first leg of this Champions League semi-final. The meeting kept all its promises, with Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois as major players.
It was revenge time for Manchester City following last year’s comeback. The Citizens, with Kevin De Bruyne in charge, wanted to correct Real de Courtois. Eden Hazard, unsurprisingly, was on the Madrid bench.
Pep Guardiola’s men completely suffocated Real at the start of the match, multiplying the offensives. Well fueled by the services of De Bruyne, Haaland benefited from several big opportunities. Courtois already had to intervene on a distant and powerful strike from Rodri (13th).
Ultra-dominated, Real had less than 30 percent ball possession. But the Merengues are a special team, and can strike at any time. Launched into a counter initiated by Camavinga, Vinicius Junior sent a real rocket through Ederson’s nets. Real led once morest the run of play (1-0, 33rd)!
Real Madrid leads 1-0 in this first half thanks to an exceptional goal from Vinícius Júnior. ???? #RTLsports #RMAMCI #UCL pic.twitter.com/hkYzrazcUM
— RTL sports (@RTLsportsbe) May 9, 2023
Led at the break, City looked groggy and let Real dominate the start of the second half. Benzema was very close to crucifying Ederson, but Stones had a saving return (50th).
As so often in the Mancunians’ season, the reaction came from Kevin De Bruyne. Courtois first pulled off a monstrous save in front of him – despite being offside. KDB was in a big day, and then struck with all his might from the entrance of the rectangle. The trajectory of the ball was unstoppable, and City equalized (1-1, 67th).
Kevin De Bruyne responds to Vinicius with this missile! ???? #RTLsports #RMAMCI #UCL pic.twitter.com/01azQp777o
— RTL sports (@RTLsportsbe) May 9, 2023
The end of the match was in favor of Real. Ederson had a decisive save in front of Benzema (78th), then diverted a long shot from Tchouaméni (90th).
The two teams finally leave with the score of 1-1, which promises a fiery return leg. We hope that it will be of the same level as the meeting on Tuesday evening.
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