UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Real Madrid WWLWW 3
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Manchester City DDLWW 4
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RMA123
MNC224
1st Leg · Etihad Stadium · 52,217 att.

Match Report

Benzema keeps Madrid alive in CL despite 4-3 loss to City

— It was the coolest of penalties at the end of one of the wildest matches in Champions League history.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
2
40.4
Possession
59.6
11
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
336
Accurate Passes
541
416
Passes
613
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
20
0.5
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
46
20
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
5
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
9
13
Effective Clearances
6
13
Clearances
6

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 11Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 5John StonesRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 17Kevin De BruyneLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 47Phil FodenLF
  11. 26Riyad MahrezRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Nathan AkéSUB
  2. 7Raheem SterlingSUB
  3. 25FernandinhoSUB
  4. 90Romeo LaviaSUB
  5. 87James McAteeSUB
  6. 80Cole PalmerSUB
  7. 13Zack SteffenSUB
  8. 10Jack GrealishSUB
  9. 79Luke MbeteSUB
  10. 8Ilkay GündoganSUB
  11. 33Scott CarsonSUB
  12. 56CJ Egan-RileySUB

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM
  7. 10Luka ModricLM
  8. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 21RodrygoRF

Substitutes

  1. 14CasemiroSUB
  2. 40Toni FuidiasSUB
  3. 5Jesús VallejoSUB
  4. 12MarceloSUB
  5. 13Andriy LuninSUB
  6. 17Lucas VázquezSUB
  7. 19Dani CeballosSUB
  8. 11Marco AsensioSUB
  9. 6NachoSUB
  10. 22IscoSUB
  11. 18Gareth BaleSUB
  12. 25Eduardo CamavingaSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a through ball.
  2. 11' Goal! Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  3. 33' Goal! Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy with a cross.
  4. 36' Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces John Stones because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces David Alaba.
  6. 53' Goal! Manchester City 3, Real Madrid 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernandinho with a cross.
  7. 55' Goal! Manchester City 3, Real Madrid 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
  8. 70' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Rodrygo.
  9. 74' Goal! Manchester City 4, Real Madrid 2. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  10. 79' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
  11. 81' Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 82' Goal! Manchester City 4, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  13. 83' Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  14. 88' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  15. 90'+3' Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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