In a fateful shootout, Real Madrid defeated Man City after 120 breathtaking minutes

(Man City vs Real Madrid football results) – Carlo Ancelotti’s team excellently defeated Man City after 120 minutes of play, thereby winning tickets to the semi-finals of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League.

In the early morning of April 18, the highlight match of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second leg between Man City vs Real Madrid took place extremely attractively.

With home field advantage, it was no surprise that Man City actively controlled the ball and attacked overwhelmingly from the beginning.

Starting from a quick counterattack, the ball was circulated to Vinicius Jr. and the striker had a favorable cross for Rodrygo to finish from close range and put the ball on Ederson’s body.

Rodrygo opened the scoring for Real Madrid (Photo: Getty).

Having taken a quick lead, the Etihad home team rallied strongly to find an equalizer.

Entering the second half, it was still a one-sided match in favor of Man City.

After a series of dangerous situations, The Cityzens achieved their goal when they equalized the score at 1-1 in the 76th minute. Substitute Doku made a cross from the right wing that caught Antonio Rudiger.

De Bruyne equalized for Man City (Photo: Getty).

The match became extremely tense in the final minutes, when both teams played very determinedly.

The tight match took place during extra time, the 1-1 score remained unchanged for 120 minutes, Man City and Real Madrid entered the fateful penalty shootout.

Even in the first penalty shootout, Luka Modric could not beat goalkeeper Ederson.

Winning against Man City, Real Madrid entered the semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

After the explosive first leg as expected, Manchester City and Real Madrid once again met in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals at Etihad Stadium, taking place at 2:00 a.m. on April 18 (Vietnam time).

An evening full of spectacular strikes at the Bernabeu saw the two European giants hold each other to a 3-3 scoreline.

The focus of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals second leg will be the confrontation between Man City and Real Madrid (Photo: Opta).

Detailed comments and predictions for the Man City vs Real Madrid match

Time:  2:00 April 18, 2024.

Tournament: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 quarter-finals second leg.

Stadium: Etihad.

The key match of the 2023/24 C1 Cup quarterfinals second leg between Man City vs Real Madrid will be broadcast exclusively and live on the FPT Play television system.

Manchester City are unbeaten in the last 27 matches and the last 20 matches at home.

There have been more than 3 goals in 7 of the last 8 meetings between these two clubs.

Man City has scored at least 3 goals in the last 4 matches, while Real Madrid has scored at least 2 goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, so a score of 3-2 in favor of Man City seems reasonable.

Erling Haaland didn’t score in the first leg but has scored six goals in the Champions League this season and the Norwegian goal machine is back in good form with two goals in his last three appearances.

Real Madrid has never won against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium.

23 goals have been scored in the last 5 matches between the two teams.

Real Madrid have only reached the next round two of the last 10 times in the UEFA Champions League after failing to win the first leg at home.

Man City:  No players suspended, Walker leaves open the possibility of playing.

Real Madrid:  Aurelien Tchouameni is suspended for the second leg, Thibaut Courtois continues to be absent due to an ACL injury.

Man City:  Ederson (GK), Stones, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol, Kovaci, Grealish, Silva, Rodri, Foden & Haaland.

Real Madrid:  Lunin (GK), Carvajal, Rudiger, Mendy, Kroos, Valverde, Modrić, Camavinga, Bellingham, Júnior & Rodrygo.

Real Madrid completes preparations before the trip to Manchester (Source: OneFootball).