Manchester City hosted Real Madrid this Wednesday evening, on the lawn of the Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, England, during the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League. A week ago, the two teams engaged in a flamboyant battle on the pitch of the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium with a rich score (3-3) and a changing scenario.
In addition to the poster which naturally smelled of powder, Manchester City and Real Madrid remain on good winning streaks. The Cityzens, still undefeated in 2024, have won their last three Premier League meetings. The Merengues are doing slightly better with a series of four consecutive successes in La Liga. In the first period, both teams quickly set up their offensive line very high to put pressure on the respective defenses. After a big sequence of possession of the ball by the Madrilenians who rotated the ball for almost three minutes without losing the ball, Rodrygo opened the scoring. A few minutes later, while serving on the side, Kevin De Bruyne attempted a back cross, but the ball returned to the air near Haaland, and the Norwegian's header ended up on the bar of the Ukrainian goalkeeper.