UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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Real Madrid WLWLW 3
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1st Leg · Santiago Bernabéu · 76,066 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:04 Klinsmann: Real Madrid wanted it more than Man City Watch on ESPN 01:37 Burley: Man City were absolutely awful vs. Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 02:25 Marcotti 'really disappointed' in Guardiola's tactics vs. Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 01:24 Guardiola: Man City have 'not much' chance of comeback vs. Real Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 24Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Aurélien TchouaméniCM-L
  7. 45Thiago PitarchCM-R
  8. 15Arda GülerLM
  9. 8Federico ValverdeRM
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 21Brahim DíazCF-R

MNC · 4-1-3-2

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 15Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 16RodriSW
  5. 33Nico O'ReillyLB
  6. 45Abdukodir KhusanovRB
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaCM
  8. 11Jérémy DokuLM
  9. 26SávioRM
  10. 9Erling HaalandCF-L
  11. 42Antoine SemenyoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Ferland Mendy because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Savinho.
  6. 57' Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Penalty saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
  8. 69' Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Antoine Semenyo.
  9. 70' Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Bernardo Silva.
  10. 70' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Arda Güler.
  11. 76' Substitution, Real Madrid. Franco Mastantuono replaces Brahim Díaz.
  12. 76' Substitution, Real Madrid. Manuel Ángel replaces Thiago Pitarch.
  13. 82' Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 82' Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
  15. 83' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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