Real Madrid vs Manchester City, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueMan City win over Real Madrid puts more pressure on Alonso
Manchester City came from behind to heap the pressure on Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso with a stunning 2-1 win at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 2': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': VAR Decision: No Penalty Real Madrid.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 4': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Nico O'Reilly.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 7': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross following a fast break.
- 7': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 10': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
- 10': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 11': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 14': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 14': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 16': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 17': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 17': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 20': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
- 21': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 21': Nico González (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 21': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Gonzalo García (Real Madrid).
- 27': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 0. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
- 33': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Raúl Asencio.
- 35': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
- 35': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 1. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 37': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Penalty Manchester City. Erling Haaland draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 40': Penalty conceded by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 42': VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester City.
- 43': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 45': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 2.
- 50': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rodrygo following a fast break.
- 52': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
- 52': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 53': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Manchester City).
- 54': Foul by Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid).
- 54': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 56': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Gonzalo García (Real Madrid).
- 58': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Gonzalo García.
- 59': 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 Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
- 62': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 64': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 66': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
- 66': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Dani Ceballos.
- 70': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
- 70': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Phil Foden.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 71': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 73': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 75': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 76': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 77': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross.
- 78': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 78': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Endrick replaces Raúl Asencio.
- 80': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 80': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 81': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Endrick (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 85': Endrick (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras with a cross.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 86': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 88': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
- 88': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Endrick.
- 90': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 90': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 2.
Statistics
 MNC |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 48.3 | Possession | 51.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 361 | Accurate Passes | 371 |
| 416 | Passes | 438 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 21 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 76,977
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 76,977
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | +16 | 18 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 6 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | +11 | 13 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 6 | +6 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger  |
| 17 | Raúl Asencio |
| 18 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 19 | Dani Ceballos |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham |
| 11 | Rodrygo |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 16 | Gonzalo García |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 14 | Nico González |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
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