UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid vs Manchester City, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 6-5 on aggregate
  • 90': Rodrygo
  • 90'+1': Rodrygo
  • 95': Karim Benzema (P)
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2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 6-5 on aggregate
  • 73': Riyad Mahrez

Real Madrid stun Manchester City with incredible comeback to reach Champions League final

Real Madrid produced one of the all-time great European comebacks to stun Manchester City and book a Champions League final against Liverpool.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
  • 1': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
  • 1': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Eder Militão.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a cross.
  • 5': Hand ball by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 7': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
  • 7': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 9': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 18': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
  • 18': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 19': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
  • 19': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Offside, Manchester City. Aymeric Laporte tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 20': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 26': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 26': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 28': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
  • 28': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
  • 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Casemiro.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 40': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Offside, Real Madrid. Ferland Mendy tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Eder Militão.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Karim Benzema.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, Manchester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 0, Manchester City 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a cross.
  • 47': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 50': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 50': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 58': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 58': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
  • 62': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
  • 65': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
  • 67': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Toni Kroos.
  • 69': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Kyle Walker because of an injury.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 73': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Manchester City 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 75': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 75': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Casemiro.
  • 75': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Luka Modric.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 79': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
  • 80': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nacho.
  • 82': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 82': Offside, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
  • 84': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  • 86': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 86': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 87': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rodrygo.
  • 90': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Manchester City 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ederson.
  • 90'+4': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fernandinho following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Real Madrid. Thibaut Courtois tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
  • 90'+6': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Manchester City 1.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins Real Madrid 2, Manchester City 1.
  • 92': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 93': Penalty Real Madrid. Karim Benzema draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 93': Penalty conceded by Rúben Dias (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 95': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nacho.
  • 98': Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
  • 98': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 98': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 99': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Rodri.
  • 101': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 101': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 101': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 104': Hand ball by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 104': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Karim Benzema.
  • 105'+2': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 105'+2': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  • 105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 1.
  • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 1.
  • 106': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 106': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
  • 107': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 107': Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 111': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 111': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
  • 113': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
  • 113': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 113': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 115': Substitution, Real Madrid. Jesús Vallejo replaces Eder Militão because of an injury.
  • 115': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  • 116': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 116': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 118': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 118': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
  • 120': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
  • 120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
10 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 8
55.5 Possession 44.5
15 SHOTS 14
10 ON GOAL 5
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
552 Accurate Passes 426
659 Passes 532
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
24 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.4
82 Long Balls 77
48 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 14
30 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 12
14 Effective Clearances 27
14 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 61,416

Line-Ups

RMA Real Madrid (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
6 Nacho
3 Éder Militão Yellow Card
23 Ferland Mendy
2 Dani Carvajal Yellow Card
10 Luka Modric Yellow Card
8 Toni Kroos
14 Casemiro
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior
15 Federico Valverde Yellow Card

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte Yellow Card
3 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri
17 Kevin De Bruyne
20 Bernardo Silva
9 Gabriel Jesus
47 Phil Foden
26 Riyad Mahrez

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