UEFA Champions League

Manchester City vs Real Madrid, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 1st Leg
  • 19': Erling Haaland
  • 80': Erling Haaland (P)
FT
2 - 3
1st Leg
  • 60': Kylian Mbappé
  • 86': Brahim Díaz
  • 90'+2': Jude Bellingham

Jude Bellingham gives Real Madrid dramatic first-leg lead over Man City

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham struck a last-gasp goal to give holders Real Madrid a 3-2 first-leg victory in an edge-of-your-seat Champions League knockout phase playoffs.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
  • 2': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
  • 5': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 12': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 15': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 19': Goal! Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Raúl Asencio.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 25': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish because of an injury.
  • 33': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 33': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Raúl Asencio.
  • 37': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 37': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrygo following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
  • 44': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 45'+1': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Manuel Akanji because of an injury.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 46': Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 54': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
  • 55': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 58': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 58': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo.
  • 60': Goal! Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 1. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Nathan Aké.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 67': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 69': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 72': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 73': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 74': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
  • 74': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Delay in match (Manchester City).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Penalty Manchester City. Phil Foden draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 77': Penalty conceded by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Phil Foden (Manchester City).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Goal! Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Dani Ceballos.
  • 82': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
  • 82': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
  • 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Savinho.
  • 84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Rodrygo.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 86': Goal! Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 2. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 3. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Real Madrid 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 4
45.6 Possession 54.4
20 SHOTS 11
8 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
375 Accurate Passes 450
420 Passes 497
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 14
0.0 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 28
27 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 4
12 Effective Clearances 15
12 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,081

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
6 Nathan Aké
3 Rúben Dias
5 John Stones
24 Josko Gvardiol
25 Manuel Akanji
20 Bernardo Silva
17 Kevin De Bruyne
10 Jack Grealish
26 Savinho
9 Erling Haaland

RMA Real Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
35 Raúl Asencio
14 Aurélien Tchouaméni
23 Ferland Mendy
8 Federico Valverde
19 Dani Ceballos
6 Eduardo Camavinga
5 Jude Bellingham
11 Rodrygo
7 Vinícius Júnior
9 Kylian Mbappé

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