Real Madrid vs Man City final score, result, stats as Champions League classic thrills Santiago Bernabeu
Familiarity bred champagne football at the Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid and Manchester City played out a 3-3 quarterfinal draw in the latest chapter of their repeated UEFA Champions League rivalry.
This is the third season in succession that Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti’s champion sides have been drawn against one another. On those occasions, the teams that prevailed went on to win the competition.
After what was served up before an 85,000-capacity crowd under the new roof of this refurbished footballing coliseum, it would take a brave punter to back against that being the case again this time.
Lineups:
Real Madrid (4-3-1-2 right to left): 13. Andriy Lunin (GK) — 2. Dani Carvajal, 18. Aurelien Tchouameni, 22. Antonio Rudiger, 23. Ferland Mendy — 15. Federico Valverde, 12. Edouardo Camavinga, 8. Toni Kroos (10. Luka Modric) — 5. Jude Bellingham — 7. Vinicius Jr, 11 (14. Joselu). Rodrygo (21. Brahim Diaz).
Man City (4-2-3-1 right to left): 18. Stefan Ortega (GK) — 25. Manuel Akanji, 5. John Stones, 3. Ruben Dias, 24. Josko Gvardiol — 16. Rodri, 8. Mateo Kovacic — 20. Bernardo Silva, 47. Phil Foden (19. Julian Alvarez), 10. jack Grealish — 9. Erling Haaland.
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City lost Kevin De Bruyne to a sickness bug before kickoff but still led via a second-minute free-kick from Bernardo Silva, Madrid’s tormentor-in-chief from the semifinal last May. Los Blancos baulked at a repeat dose, though, and before a quarter of an hour was on the clock they led.
Edouardo Camavinga’s shot took a decisive deflection off Ruben Dias before Rodrygo beat City keeper Stefan Ortega with the help of a nick off Manuel Akanji. It was
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