Champions League - Quarter-finals - 2nd Leg
Man CityManchester City1Real MadridReal Madrid1
Real Madrid win 4-3 on penalties

Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid (agg 4-4, 3-4 on pens): Spaniards through after shootout

By Phil McNultyChief football writer at Etihad Stadium
Rodrygo scoring the opening goal for Real Madrid
Rodrygo scored Real Madrid's opener in the first half

Manchester City's hold on the Champions League was wrestled away by Real Madrid as they were beaten on penalties in a dramatic quarter-final at Etihad Stadium.

The holders recovered from going behind to Rodrygo's early strike to lay siege to Real's goal, finally equalising 14 minutes from the end of normal time when Kevin de Bruyne pounced on Antonio Rudiger's clearance.

It was the least City deserved for their almost total domination but a lack of the finishing touch cost them as Real, despite being exhausted and mounting a desperate rearguard action, held out for spot-kicks.

City looked on course to meet Bayern Munich in the semi-final when Luka Modric missed Real's first penalty but Bernardo Silva's dreadful effort and another from substitute Mateo Kovacic were saved by keeper Andriy Lunin, leaving former Chelsea defender Rudiger to step up and clinch victory for the great Champions League specialists.

It ended City's bid for another Treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup - and they must now recover from this gruelling encounter to defend the latter in the semi-final against Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.

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City will wonder for a long time how they failed to win this game despite exerting complete superiority over their Spanish opponents apart from the early stages when the La Liga leaders struck through Rodrygo.

The answer is simple - Pep Guardiola's side piled up the opportunities but could not take them, letting Real off the hook.

City had 33 shots to Real's eight, 18 corners to one but they just could not put Carlo Ancelotti's men away.

And there was always a danger that Real, who have been the great escapologists against City in this competition before, would find a way to get the job done.

So it proved, with the key moment coming when Silva chose to loft an awful penalty straight into the hands of Lunin, shifting the emphasis of the shootout back in Real's favour after Modric's first miss.

The home fans rose to their side amid their despair, the Champions League won against Inter Milan in Istanbul last season lost in the most painful of circumstances.

Focus will switch to trying to win the domestic double of the Premier League and FA Cup. This was a top-class display from City simply missing the second goal they deserved.

It was another tough night for Erling Haaland, who hit the bar with a header early on but was kept at arm's length by Real, eventually being substituted for Julian Alvarez at the start of extra time.

Guardiola must now lift and re-energise City before that Wembley meeting with Chelsea on Saturday evening.

Lunin the hero for Real

Real goalkeeper Lunin has stepped into the breach impressively with the world-class Thibaut Courtois sidelined by injury, making amends for an error for Silva's goal in the Bernabeu with a superb display here.

The Ukraine international, 23, did everything required as Real somehow stood firm in the face of a sustained City assault in the second half to keep manager Ancelotti on course for a fifth win in this competition.

Real were, literally in many cases, run to a standstill by the end of extra time but they are the great Champions League survivors and will once again believe they are destined to win the trophy having disposed of City.

And for England's Jude Bellingham, it was another stage in his learning experience at this elite level, which can only benefit him for the rest of this season with Real and then for his country at Euro 2024.

Like the rest of his team-mates, Bellingham was made to suffer by City's intensity but he still made two vital contributions.

The 20-year-old showed magnificent control in the build-up to Rodrygo's goal and then stepped forward with confidence in the shootout to silence the jeers of the Etihad with a calmly converted penalty.

This was not Bellingham's best night - but he still played his part.

Player of the match

RodrygoRodrygo

with an average of 7.61

Manchester City

  1. Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
    Average rating

    6.31

  2. Squad number11Player nameDoku
    Average rating

    5.87

  3. Squad number47Player nameFoden
    Average rating

    5.74

  4. Squad number10Player nameGrealish
    Average rating

    5.51

  5. Squad number2Player nameWalker
    Average rating

    5.46

  6. Squad number16Player nameRodri
    Average rating

    5.41

  7. Squad number31Player nameEderson
    Average rating

    5.38

  8. Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
    Average rating

    5.36

  9. Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
    Average rating

    5.35

  10. Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
    Average rating

    5.14

  11. Squad number25Player nameAkanji
    Average rating

    5.12

  12. Squad number24Player nameGvardiol
    Average rating

    5.10

  13. Squad number5Player nameStones
    Average rating

    5.05

  14. Squad number8Player nameKovacic
    Average rating

    4.69

  15. Squad number9Player nameHaaland
    Average rating

    4.61

Real Madrid

  1. Squad number11Player nameRodrygo
    Average rating

    7.61

  2. Squad number7Player nameVinícius Júnior
    Average rating

    7.38

  3. Squad number22Player nameRüdiger
    Average rating

    7.35

  4. Squad number8Player nameKroos
    Average rating

    7.20

  5. Squad number15Player nameValverde
    Average rating

    7.20

  6. Squad number12Player nameCamavinga
    Average rating

    7.18

  7. Squad number2Player nameCarvajal
    Average rating

    7.12

  8. Squad number10Player nameModric
    Average rating

    7.09

  9. Squad number13Player nameLunin
    Average rating

    7.08

  10. Squad number6Player nameNacho
    Average rating

    7.07

  11. Squad number17Player nameLucas Vázquez
    Average rating

    7.04

  12. Squad number23Player nameMendy
    Average rating

    6.97

  13. Squad number3Player nameÉder Militão
    Average rating

    6.88

  14. Squad number21Player nameDíaz
    Average rating

    6.82

  15. Squad number5Player nameBellingham
    Average rating

    6.54

Line-ups

Man City

Formation 4-1-4-1

  • 31Ederson
  • 2Walker
  • 25AkanjiSubstituted forStonesat 112'minutes
  • 3Rúben Dias
  • 24GvardiolBooked at 61mins
  • 16RodriBooked at 90mins
  • 47Foden
  • 17De BruyneSubstituted forKovacicat 112'minutes
  • 20Bernardo Silva
  • 10GrealishBooked at 59minsSubstituted forDokuat 72'minutes
  • 9HaalandSubstituted forÁlvarezat 90'minutes

Substitutes

  • 5Stones
  • 6Aké
  • 8Kovacic
  • 11Doku
  • 18Ortega
  • 19Álvarez
  • 21Gómez
  • 27Nunes
  • 33Carson
  • 52Bobb
  • 82Lewis

Real Madrid

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 13Lunin
  • 2CarvajalBooked at 38minsSubstituted forMilitãoat 110'minutes
  • 22Rüdiger
  • 6Nacho
  • 23MendyBooked at 90mins
  • 12Camavinga
  • 8KroosSubstituted forModricat 79'minutes
  • 15Valverde
  • 5Bellingham
  • 11RodrygoSubstituted forDíazat 84'minutes
  • 7Vinícius JúniorSubstituted forVázquezat 102'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Militão
  • 10Modric
  • 14Joselu
  • 17Vázquez
  • 19Ceballos
  • 20García
  • 21Díaz
  • 24Güler
  • 25Arrizabalaga Revuelta
  • 30González Pérez
Referee:
Daniele Orsato
Attendance:
52,306

Match Stats

Home TeamMan CityAway TeamReal Madrid
Possession
Home67%
Away33%
Shots
Home33
Away8
Shots on Target
Home9
Away3
Corners
Home18
Away1
Fouls
Home15
Away11

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Manchester City 1(3), Real Madrid 1(4).

  2. Penalties over

    Penalty Shootout ends, Manchester City 1(3), Real Madrid 1(4).

  3. Post update

    Goal! Manchester City 1(3), Real Madrid 1(4). Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

  4. Post update

    Goal! Manchester City 1(3), Real Madrid 1(3). Ederson (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

  5. Post update

    Goal! Manchester City 1(2), Real Madrid 1(3). Nacho (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

  6. Post update

    Goal! Manchester City 1(2), Real Madrid 1(2). Phil Foden (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.

  7. Post update

    Goal! Manchester City 1(1), Real Madrid 1(2). Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

  8. Post update

    Penalty saved. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

  9. Post update

    Goal! Manchester City 1(1), Real Madrid 1(1). Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

  10. Post update

    Penalty saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot saved in the top centre of the goal.

  11. Post update

    Penalty saved. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

  12. Post update

    Goal! Manchester City 1(1), Real Madrid 1. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

  13. Penalties in progress

    Penalty Shootout begins Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 1.

  14. Post update

    Second Half Extra Time ends, Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 1.

  15. Post update

    Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.

  16. Post update

    Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).

  18. Post update

    Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).

  19. Post update

    Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. Post update

    Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.

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