City expelled Real for 120 minutes. And Lunin won the match.
Grigory Telingater April 18, 2024, 01:15 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The goalkeeper saved the penalty shootout and took Madrid to the semifinals of the Champions League.
The match between City and Real Madrid is an early final of the Champions League, judging by the state of the teams and their performance. And if at the beginning the British achieved a draw on a foreign field, in the second leg they could not cope with the guests.
For the first 10 minutes the meeting proceeded very carefully. Both teams tried to control the ball without risk. And then Real caught the rival… not even in a counterattack. Bellingham was forced to throw the ball toward his goal a couple of times. It seemed that the urgency of the moment had passed, but then Vinicius crossed from the right wing next to the goal for Rodrigo. His first shot was blocked by Ederson, but the forward scored against his compatriot on the second attempt.
Rodrigo scores against City
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After this, City’s lead in the game became unconditional. Although it would be more accurate to say initiative. In the remaining time before the break, the score in shots was 11:2 in favor of City. Even on several occasions the locals were very close to scoring.
During the crosses, Haaland tried to position himself next to Nacho, who plays worse with his head (and generally scores less strongly) than Rüdiger. Again, Militao, who apparently had not yet regained his fitness after an injury to his center, was unable to start. City in general played a lot with Haaland, and in one episode he was literally missing a few centimeters. After a header, the ball hit the crossbar.
Erling Haaland’s header
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After the break, City began to press more on the left wing because Real Carvajal’s right back played with a yellow card from the 38th minute. The hosts created overloads in their zone, but Madrid acted in a compact manner and managed to protect each other .
Time passed and City still couldn’t score. The possession always collided with Real’s low defensive block. Guardiola’s team also had fewer scoring chances than in the first half. The coach released his main dribbler, Doka. And then City finally leveled the score. It was the Belgian who dribbled past Valverde and shot low, but Rudiger was unable to clear the ball well. Consequently, De Bruyne scored from the goalkeeper’s area.
The moment of Kevin De Bruyne’s goal
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City then had a few more good chances. Including De Bruyne, but this time he didn’t get it right. It seemed that the locals had gathered courage: Bernardo Silva even played with his heel in the other’s area. But we didn’t see any more goals in regulation time. Although the statistics for corners every 90 minutes are impressive: 15:0.
After being tied twice in regulation time, the teams had to make things right in extra 15-minute overtimes. City put real pressure on Real and dominated the entire field, except the outside area. The visitors’ counterattacks were of little use to Madrid. In one of the episodes, Walker put Vinicius in the body so well that Araujo had to take a notebook before the classic and write down every move of the Englishman point by point. It seems Cafú knew something when, in an interview with Championship, listing the best right-backs of our time, he named Walker first.
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The fate of the ticket to the semifinals was decided in the penalty shootout. Real Madrid did not convert their first shot from the point: Ederson took care of Modric. Then City failed to score twice in a row. Lunin withstood blows from both Silva and Kovacic. This was enough to qualify for the semi-finals. City looked better, but Real went further. It seems like we’ve seen this before.
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