UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid vs Manchester City, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Real Madrid
  • 20': Federico Valverde
  • 27': Federico Valverde
  • 42': Federico Valverde
FT
3 - 0
1st Leg
Manchester City

    Real Madrid beat Manchester City on Fede Valverde hat trick

    Federico Valverde's stellar first-half hat trick was the catalyst as Real Madrid eased past Manchester City 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 match Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 6': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
    • 8': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a through ball.
    • 8': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 11': Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
    • 15': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
    • 16': Handball by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
    • 17': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
    • 17': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
    • 18': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 20': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 0. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thibaut Courtois.
    • 22': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
    • 22': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
    • 24': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Manchester City 0. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 31': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
    • 31': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
    • 35': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
    • 35': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
    • 37': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
    • 40': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
    • 41': Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
    • 42': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 0. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a through ball.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Savinho.
    • 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Ferland Mendy because of an injury.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Federico Valverde.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 48': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
    • 48': Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
    • 52': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
    • 55': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 55': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
    • 56': Penalty Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 56': Penalty conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 57': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Penalty saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
    • 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Federico Valverde.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arda Güler.
    • 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
    • 69': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Antoine Semenyo.
    • 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Arda Güler.
    • 72': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
    • 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
    • 75': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
    • 75': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
    • 76': Substitution, Real Madrid. Franco Mastantuono replaces Brahim Díaz.
    • 76': Substitution, Real Madrid. Manuel Ángel replaces Thiago Pitarch.
    • 77': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
    • 77': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
    • 80': Foul by Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid).
    • 80': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
    • 82': Manuel Ángel (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
    • 83': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 86': Foul by Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid).
    • 86': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Foul by Manuel Ángel (Real Madrid).
    • 89': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
    • 90'+3': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    10 Corner Kicks 1
    4 Saves 4
    59.8 Possession 40.2
    8 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 7
    0.5 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    510 Accurate Passes 330
    566 Passes 381
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 1
    17 Crosses 5
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    36 Long Balls 36
    19 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 14
    14 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 8
    10 Effective Clearances 24
    10 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
    Location: Madrid, Spain
    Attendance: 76,066

    Line-Ups

    RMA Real Madrid (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
    24 Dean Huijsen
    22 Antonio Rüdiger
    23 Ferland Mendy
    12 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    14 Aurélien Tchouaméni
    45 Thiago Pitarch
    15 Arda Güler
    8 Federico Valverde
    7 Vinícius Júnior
    21 Brahim Díaz
    Real Madrid Substitutes:
    Raúl Asencio, Dani Carvajal, Jorge Cestero, Fran García, Manuel Ángel, César Palacios, Fran González, Eduardo Camavinga, Andriy Lunin, Gonzalo García, Diego Aguado, Franco Mastantuono.

    MNC Manchester City (4-1-3-2)

    No. Name
    25 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) Yellow Card
    15 Marc Guéhi
    3 Rúben Dias
    16 Rodri
    33 Nico O'Reilly
    45 Abdukodir Khusanov
    20 Bernardo Silva
    11 Jérémy Doku
    26 Savinho
    9 Erling Haaland
    42 Antoine Semenyo
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Max Alleyne, Nico González, Matheus Nunes, Nathan Aké, John Stones, Omar Marmoush, Tijjani Reijnders, Marcus Bettinelli, James Trafford, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Phil Foden.

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