Manchester City vs Real Madrid, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 5-1 on aggregate1 - 2
2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 5-1 on aggregate
Vini Jr. silences Man City as Real Madrid seal progress
Real Madrid silenced the Etihad on Tuesday as a Vinicius Junior brace earned a 2-1 win over Manchester City, extinguishing any hopes of a Champions League comeback.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 3': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
- 4': Attempt saved. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Fran García.
- 13': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
- 13': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 17': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 17': Penalty conceded by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 20': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Madrid.
- 20': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the red card.
- 22': Goal! Manchester City 0, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 23': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 24': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz following a fast break.
- 26': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a through ball.
- 26': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 28': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler following a fast break.
- 30': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
- 35': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Arda Güler.
- 36': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 38': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 38': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Erling Haaland.
- 40': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Erling Haaland.
- 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 41': Goal! Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 44': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 45'+4': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Marc Guéhi replaces Rúben Dias.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
- 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Andrii Lunin replaces Thibaut Courtois because of an injury.
- 47': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 50': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid). Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
- 50': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dean Huijsen.
- 53': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid). Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 54': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
- 55': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
- 57': Substitution, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 58': Handball by Rayan Cherki (Manchester City).
- 60': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 62': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 63': Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 65': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 66': Attempt missed. Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a corner.
- 68': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 69': Substitution, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 69': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 70': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 71': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
- 73': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Rodri.
- 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Arda Güler.
- 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Manuel Ángel replaces Thiago Pitarch.
- 76': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 76': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid). Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 78': Offside, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Manuel Ángel (Real Madrid).
- 80': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid).
- 80': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 85': Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 86': Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Fran García (Real Madrid).
- 89': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 90': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 90'+1': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid.
- 90'+3': Goal! Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 2.
Statistics
RMA |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 52.7 | Possession | 47.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 503 | Accurate Passes | 444 |
| 549 | Passes | 484 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 19 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 23 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,103
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 21 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
Real Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 24 | Dean Huijsen |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 20 | Fran García |
| 12 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 45 | Thiago Pitarch |
| 15 | Arda Güler |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 21 | Brahim Díaz |
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