UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Real Madrid WLWWW 2
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Manchester City WDWLD 1
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RMA112
MNC101
2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 5-1 on aggregate · Etihad Stadium · 51,103 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:31 Burley: Man City were taught a lesson by Real Madrid in UCL Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 45Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R
  4. 21Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 4Tijjani ReijndersAM
  7. 16RodriLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 10Rayan CherkiAM-R

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 24Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 20Fran GarcíaLB
  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

Timeline

  1. 20' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the red card.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 45'+4' Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Marc Guéhi replaces Rúben Dias.
  6. 45' Substitution, Real Madrid. Andrii Lunin replaces Thibaut Courtois because of an injury.
  7. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  8. 56' Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
  9. 57' Substitution, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo replaces Matheus Nunes.
  10. 69' Substitution, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé replaces Brahim Díaz.
  11. 74' Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Rodri.
  12. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Arda Güler.
  13. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Manuel Ángel replaces Thiago Pitarch.
  14. 76' Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 80' Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 83' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  17. 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.

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