stadium : Etihad Stadium
UEFA Champions League football competition, round 8, second match, last Wednesday evening, April 17. The “sailboat” Manchester City, the former champion, is performing well in the league, while waiting to receive the “white king” Real Madrid, the leader of the Spanish league. After the first round, the score was tied 3-3.
In the first eight minutes, Phil Foden shot the ball in the direction of Kevin De Bruyne, and he hit half the ball in front of the goal, and Andrei Lunin dodged and intercepted it, eliminating the home team's chance to advance.
But the Kings advanced 1-0 in the 12th minute. Federico Valverde sent the ball to Vinicius Junior, who shot it in front of the goal frame. The ball reached Rodrigo, who first shot it past the goalkeeper and before repeating again, the 6-yard line hit the net.
After another seven minutes, Kevin De Bruyne fell into the penalty area on the right side and shot in front of the goal, and Andrei Lunin fell and shot the ball, and he did not let the ball go anywhere with force and bounced off the crossbar.
Then, in the 27th minute, Kevin De Bruyne pulled the ball wide and shot the ball wide of the goal, breaking the opponent's legs. But the Flying King's guard succeeded in stopping him.
After 45 minutes, Real Madrid led Manchester City 4-3 on aggregate.
At the beginning of the second half, in the 51st minute, Nacho Fernandez was subjected to pressure from Erling Haaland until Andrei Lunin did not understand, and the defender almost made a mistake, but he was able to make an excuse to clear it before the ball was tucked into his own net.
After 70 minutes, Jack Grealish penetrated the left side of the penalty area. Find an angle to shoot the ball, not too far from the visiting team's goalkeeper.
Six minutes later, Jeremy Dugo came on as a substitute and shot the ball in the 6-yard box, but Antonio Rudiger shot it and Kevin De Bruyne stood and waited to put it into the net, returning the score to 1-1. The score was tied 4-4 on aggregate.
Two minutes later, Jeremy Dugo parries the ball from 25 yards, Kevin De Bruyne dribbles his opponent and turns the ball into a curve, almost diving under the crossbar, Andrei Lunin raises his hand to dodge the tip of his hand but turns black and ignores the corner kick, the home team ends the 90 minutes in a draw. 1-1, with a score of 4-4, requiring another 30-minute extension.
Extra time 105 + 2, substitute Ibrahim Diaz threw the ball from the left side, it bounced off Antonio Rudiger, and he passed it quickly so that the ball hit the side of the goal at the first post. Previously, there was no winner entering the penalty shootout period.
Penalty kicks
Manchester City: Julian Alvarez scored. Real Madrid: Luka Modric failed to score.
Bernardo Silva failed to score and Jude Bellingham scored.
Mateo Kovacic failed to score, and Lucas Vazquez scored.
Phil Foden shoots on goal and Nacho Fernandez shoots on goal.
Ederson shoots at goal and Antonio Rudiger shoots at goal.
At the end of the match, Real Madrid won on penalties 4-3 after drawing with Manchester City 1-1, drawing 4-4 on aggregate to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals.
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