Spectacular second leg!

Real Madrid turns the game against Manchester City and is in the final

Created: 05/05/2022, 05:50

By: Antonio Jose Riether

Emotions ran high in Madrid after Benzema scored 3-1.

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The insane 4-3 draw between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the first leg was followed by an equally insane second leg.

After a dramatic 3:1, the Spaniards are in the final.

• Champions League semifinals: Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (0-0)

• After ManCity's dramatic 4-3 win in the first leg, it was time for a showdown.

• Real Madrid* turned the game just before the regular end of the game and scored another goal.

• So the Spaniards now meet Liverpool in the final

Real Madrid - Manchester City 3:1 (0:0), first leg: 4:3

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What a crazy game between Real Madrid and Manchester City.

With just over fifteen minutes to go, Mahrez put England ahead, but substitute Rodrygo scored in the final minutes and added time to make it 2-1.

In extra time, Benzema scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot to make it 3-1.

As a result, Pep Guardiola misses the final, while Carlo Ancelotti and his team will contest the final against Liverpool on May 28th.

Karim Benzema celebrates his penalty conversion and Real Madrid's 3-1 lead.

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Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Big celebrations at the Bernabeu

WHISTLE

120 minutes: +3: That's it!

ManCity can't create another chance and loses a highly dramatic semi-final second leg 3-1.

The hosts celebrate their participation in the final.

What incredible gameplay!

120 minutes:

There will be three minutes on top!

The nerves are raw in Madrid.

119 minutes:

Madrid continues to defend everything in their own penalty area.

There is no real rebellion at Manchester City, it looks like the "Remontada" - the comeback - of the Spaniards...

117 minutes:

Three minutes separate Real Madrid from the final against Liverpool.

Can Guardiola's team still do something here?

A goal would be enough for penalties.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Guardiola is running out of time

116 minutes:

Vinicius Junior and Eder Militao are now off the field, Vazquez and Vallejo are now on the pitch.

113 minutes:

Rodrygo grabs the ball, runs for a sprint and is put down by Zinchenko, allowing Real to take minutes off the clock again.

111 minutes:

The Citizens get another chance after a free kick.

Gündogan's cross is only half-heartedly clarified, then Sterling dribbles.

The ball is back in the ranks of the white-clad players.

108 minutes:

Eder Militao is on the ground, and ex-Frankfurt player Vallejo will soon be coming on for him.

Twelve minutes left on the clock.

106 minutes:

After a short break, the game continues.

Can Real Madrid hold the result or is there more to come from Manchester City?

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: does Real keep the result?

HALFTIME

105 minutes:

Fernandinho gets another chance that goes unused before it's half time in extra time.

Real Madrid are currently 15 minutes from the final.

104 minutes:

Benzema leaves the field to applause from the fans and Ceballos comes on for him.

103 minutes:

The home side soon survived the first half of extra time.

Manchester City continues to fight for the goal to make it 3-2.

100th minute:

The clock is now ticking against City, who still need a goal to still be able to take penalties.

The game is far from over.

98 minutes:

Manchester hits the target with a set piece and Fernandinho comes back from a Zinchenko cross, but the ball goes wide.

Guardiola is now taking full risks and now brings Sterling for Rodrigo.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Benzema converts the decisive penalty

95 minutes: GOOOAAAL!

The Frenchman stays cool and nonchalantly slides in at the bottom right of the point!

And again it's Benzema with a penalty!

93 minutes:

Benzema is fouled by Dias after a pass from Rodrygo - and there is a penalty for Madrid!

91 minutes:

The extra time starts with a speedster who first runs away from the folders and then hugs Benzema.

Shortly thereafter it continues.

WHISTLE:

Ancelotti came on with Rodrygo, the absolute game changer.

Last weekend's double goal scorer came on for Toni Kroos and scored both the goal in the final minute and the opening goal to make it 2-1 in added time.

Now it goes on, twice 15 minutes ahead of the two teams.

90 minutes + 4:

Foden gets the chance to equalize, but the Englishman's attempt goes well over it.

Two minutes until extra time.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: madness in the Bernabeu – double strike by Rodrygo

90th minute +1: Madrid leads!!!

And Rodrygo strikes 88 seconds after equalizing!

The 21-year-old heads a Carvajal cross into Ederson's box.

What kind of game is that?

90 minutes: Real believe in it until the end and play forward!

Benzema hangs up on Rodrygo after a cross that's a bit too wide, and he scores!

There's six minutes on top of it!

87 minutes:

And the next mega chance, this time for City.

Grealish runs to the baseline, but does not play, but tries from a very acute angle - the ball just misses the goal.

84 minutes:

Grealish immediately pulls out a free kick against Eder Militao, who picks up the yellow card.

City make another change during the break and bring in Fernandinho for the goalscorer Mahrez.

A few minutes pass again.

82 minutes:

Real get another shot through Benzema, but the Frenchman is called back after his attempt is blocked.

Offside.

79 minutes:

In the meantime, Ancelotti has brought Asensio on, now things should go forward.

But the Citizens make it extremely difficult for the home side.

But Madrid still has a good ten minutes and stoppage time.

76 minutes:

Real now need two goals for a possible extension.

Is there anything else possible here?

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Guardiola-Tam takes the lead

73 minutes: There is the first goal of the game!

After a pass by Gündogan, Bernardo Silva runs the ball in the direction of the penalty area and passes it to Mahrez on the right.

The Algerian pulls from ten meters with his left and welds the play equipment in the short upper corner.

Courtois has no chance, 1-0 for Manchester City!

72 minutes:

Pep also makes a change: Zinchenko and Gündogan come on for De Bruyne and Walker.

70 minutes:

Two players are on the ground again: Walker and Vinicius rattle together, the Brazilian quickly gets up again, but the Briton stays on the ground for a long time and is being treated.

67 minutes:

Real Madrid is running out of time, the Spaniards change.

Rodrygo comes on for Kroos.

64 minutes:

The game flattens out a bit, with many small interruptions disrupting the flow of the game.

Carvajal sees a yellow card after a foul on De Bruyne in the center circle.

61 minutes:

Vinicius Junior, who was in a good mood today, goes through again on the left, but his cross in the middle doesn't find a teammate.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Real wants the opening goal more

59 minutes:

Half an hour before the end of the game, everything is still open here.

Real affords a more defensive phase in the last few minutes and lets ManCity come.

56 minutes:

Not much came from the English in the second half, but the Guardiola team still held the lead.

52 minutes:

Vinicius Junior enters the penalty area and things get tight straight away.

First he plays to Modric, who misses the ball a bit.

But the Croatian pulls away, but his attempt is still blocked.

In the follow-up, Vinicius almost gets the ball again, also because Ederson makes the scene unnecessarily exciting.

Real are clearly on target to score the first goal here.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: First big chance right after the restart

49 minutes:

Kroos loses the ball in front of his own penalty area, but Manchester City cannot do anything with winning the ball.

There is a lack of creativity in Guardiola's team.

Real continue to defend in a disciplined manner and continue to wait for the opening goal.

46 minutes:

And it continues at the Bernabeu!

The first action leads directly to the next chance, Carvajal puts the ball in front of the goal, where Vinicius forgives with his left.

HALFTIME

45 minutes:

De Bruyne tries again in the two-minute stoppage time with a long-range shot, which is blocked for a corner.

Madrid cannot clear this properly, so there is another attempt from the corner flag.

But the Blancos can defend this.

Then it's off to the dressing room, the Real Madrid players discuss loudly with the referee Orsato.

45 minutes:

City have not shown their usual security in the combination game tonight, many attempts to attack fail due to the lack of accuracy.

44 minutes:

The next good opportunity!

Karim Benzema goes through on the left and just misses his shot - but he is called back, offside.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Exciting semi-final second leg

41 minutes:

Vinicius dribbles hard to the baseline and enters the penalty area, but Walker tackles him with a perfect tackle.

However, the corner for Real brings nothing countable.

38 minutes:

Modric finds Vinicius with a powerful ball, but the Brazilian is roughly put down by Walker.

Referee Orsato does not want to have seen a foul.

34 minutes:

It remains an exciting game, even if there are no clear chances in this phase.

The English disturb the Spaniards strongly in the construction.

30 minutes:

It's an open game with changing leadership, any team could score the first goal here.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Kroos with the next chance

27 minutes:

Toni

Kroos tries it with a free kick, his attempt turns a good meter over the left corner of the goal.

24 minutes:

The guests from England are getting stronger, but the white-clad Spaniards are deep and closely staggered.

It will be a very difficult undertaking to thwart the Citizens' advances.

But the zero is still there.

21 minutes:

Manchester City plays out the best opportunity so far!

Bernardo Silva checks Real goalkeeper Courtois, who clears the corner kick with a strong save.

This one doesn't bring anything either.

18 minutes:

In this phase, the game runs between the penalty areas and remains rough.

Benzema almost gets the shot, but the city defense is careful.

In the backcourt, Vinicius Jr. comes to an end, but the Brazilian twists completely from a very acute angle.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: chances on both sides

15 minutes:

Manchester tries a long-range shot through De Bruyne, but the shot goes straight to Courtois, who just has to grab it.

12 minutes:

And the next opportunity!

Benzema is free again after a cross from Valverde, but he only puts the ball well over the goal of City keeper Ederson.

8 minutes:

The first rough foul of the game - a foul by Casemiro on De Bruyne - causes the first scuffle of the game!

Modric and Laporte are at odds, the latter grabbing each other's throats.

But Orsato warns the two brawlers and gives each a yellow card.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: First chance for Benzema

6 minutes:

The hosts defend the corner kick from the goal and can't free themselves at first.

Then Modric drives the ball in front of Carvajal, the ball comes into the middle, where Benzema stands and tries it with his head.

His attempt goes over it, but the audience is there after the first chance.

4 minutes:

Real can't do anything with the first chance for a free kick, City comes close to the opponent's penalty area for the first time and takes out the first corner.

1st minute:

The ball rolls in Madrid!

But not for long, because after a few seconds Foden is fouled, shortly afterwards it is Vinicius Junior who is brought down near the corner flag.

A heated game is in the offing.

WHISTLE

Update, 8:57 p.m .:

The actors and the referees enter the lawn of the legendary Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, let’s start!

Update, 8:51 p.m .:

A few minutes until kick-off.

Manchester City was able to win 4-3 in the first leg last week, and now Pep Guardiola's team still has to survive at the Bernabeu against a highly motivated Real team and a heated audience.

Even before the game, thousands of fans cheered for the Los Blancos bus.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: does Ancelotti outdo Pep?

Update, 8:39 p.m .:

About twenty minutes until kick-off, the tension is increasing.

Will Carlo Ancelotti's side turn the tide or will Pep Guardiola's team make it to the final for the second year in a row?

Update, 8:27 p.m .:

Exactly one year ago, City played in the semi-final second leg against PSG, with Mahrez scoring two goals.

In the end, the English made it into the final with 4:1 goals after the two games.

Will that happen again today?

Real Madrid, the fans in the stadium and especially Karim Benzema will object.

The Frenchman has scored a whopping 18 goals in the past 13 games and will continue to be under constant guard today.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Gündogan and Alaba not in the starting XI

Update, 8:08 p.m .:

A little less than an hour until the semi-final second leg kicks off.

Can Real Madrid catch up or even turn the gap?

At 9 p.m. the Italian referee Daniele Orsato whistles the match.

Update, 7:47 p.m .:

ManCity’s starting eleven is now also known!

This means that the starting positions of both semi-finalists are set.

After host coach Ancelotti has already called up his best team and refrained from experiments, Pep Guardiola does the same.

Cancelo and Walker are back in the team compared to the first leg, Ilkay Gündogan stays out again.

Update, 7.40 p.m .:

Real Madrid published the starting eleven early and - probably intentionally - can look at the cards early.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti makes two changes compared to the first leg: Casemiro plays for Rodrygo, Nacho replaces the ailing ex-FCB professional David Alaba, who takes a seat on the bench.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: German star wants his first Champions League title

Update, 7:37 p.m .:

The two former Bayern coaches, Ancelotti and Guardiola, will soon be listed.

The German national player Ilkay Gündogan wants to go back to the final with last year's finalists Manchester City - and even more.

“We want to do better than last year so we are prepared accordingly.

We have a lot of self-confidence and I'm sure it will be a great game," said the 31-year-old.

The Gelsenkirchener failed in two finals, in 2013 he lost with BVB against Bayern, in 2021 Chelsea won.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: semi-final second leg after 4: 3 drama

Update, 7:20 p.m.:

At 9 p.m. the time has come.

Real Madrid welcomes Manchester City to the Champions League semi-final second leg after the 4-3 drama.

At the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Carlo Ancelotti's Spaniards are aiming for a place in the final, but Pep Guardiola's side have the advantage after the first leg.

The lists of both coaches will follow in the foreseeable future.

First report from May 4th:

Madrid – More excitement is hardly possible: After the captivating 4: 3 spectacle in the first leg between Manchester City* and Real, the semi-finals now culminate in the second leg in Madrid.

The record winner of the Champions League * meets the previous year's finalist, who was able to win the first game.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Two ex-Bayern coaches on the sidelines

The Spaniards, who go into their home game a goal behind, secured their 35th championship at the weekend, while the Citizens, coached by Pep Guardiola*, have an exciting championship battle ahead of them with Liverpool FC.

Now the players of the former FC Bayern * coach have to face their international tasks.

Guardiola won the handle pot with FC Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, since then he has not been able to do so with any team.

His opponent Carlo Ancelotti has already managed the coup three times.

The Italian, who also coached Bayern Munich between 2016 and 2017, won the title in 2003 and 2007 with AC Milan and in 2014 with Real Madrid.

Los Blancos could now come very close to their 14th Champions League and European Cup triumph.

Real Madrid – Manchester City in the live ticker: Two German professionals in focus

As is well known, Liverpool FC, who was able to prevail against Bayern conqueror Villarreal, is waiting in the final.

On Wednesday evening it will be clarified whether there will be an all-English final on May 28th at the Stade de France in Paris, or whether there will be a repeat of the final from 2018.

Two German professionals are also part of the game.

Toni Kroos, who retired from the national team in 2011, will pull the strings again in midfield at Real Madrid.

National games Ilkay Gündogan will try something similar for the Skyblues.

Kroos could celebrate his fifth Champions League title this season, Gündogan has not made it past two finals so far.