Manchester, England – Real Madrid scored two late goals to beat Manchester City 3-2 at the Etihad stadium on Tuesday and take a giant step towards the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
The Pep Guardiola team led 2-1 after 86 minutes thanks to two goals from Erling HaalandBut the ancient city forward Brahim Díaz came out of the bench to equalize before Jude Bellingham marked a winner in time to stun the hosts.
This means that Real Madrid will be in pole position to progress before the second stage of next week at the Bernabéu.
City entered half-time 1-0 thanks to Haaland’s very first goal against Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé Equalized for the Spanish side only for City to take over against the game race. Stack was brought back to the penalty area and Haaland intensified to mark the place. He looked at at the time that City and Guardiola would take a narrow advance in Madrid. But it was before a Calamite fence spell for the Premier League team.
First, the goalkeeper Ederson put a clearance without pressure to offer Real Madrid the possibility of equalizing by Brahim. The 25 -year -old had only been on the field two minutes before emptying his finish in the net after Vinícius JúniorThe shot had rebounded Ederson.
The city’s goalkeeper was again at fault with the third of Real Madrid. Ederson was taken in the country of No -Man while Vinícius ran, lifting the ball while Bellingham was running to draw on an empty net – causing wild celebrations on the bench of Real Madrid.
The work is not finished, but the side of Carlo Ancelotti will now be favorites of heavy to cross.
Manchester City blows another advance
Throwing Away Leads becomes the history of the City Champions League campaign. This time, it could end up costing them their place in the competition.
City was 1-0 against sports and lost 4-1. They were 3-0 against Feyenoord and pulled 3-3. They were 2-0 against Paris Saint-Germain and lost 4-2. Tuesday evening, they were 2-1 with four minutes to go and always ended up losing 3-2.
The truth is that City had the chance to get out of the league phase after losing so many points. In the old format, they would have already been released. It will take something miraculous in Madrid next week to save their campaign here.
The worst part for Guardiola will be that the end of the implosion here was the whole fault of the city. Ederson was not at all under pressure when he kicked a kick in the midfielder in the accumulation of the Brahim equalizer. Then the Brazilian was taken at the edge of his penalty surface when Vinícius took advantage of Rico Lewis“Error to set up Bellingham. City has now conceded nine goals in the last 16 minutes of the Champions League games this season. Add the late collapse against Manchester United and Brentford in the Premier League, and that becomes a serious problem. – Rob Dawson
Haaland and Mbappé finally put face to face
City DIAS Ruben was categorical before the match: it was City against Madrid, not Haaland against Mbappé. But was Haaland against Mbappé, right? How could it not be, when the two most prominent attackers in the world share the same land, which they had not done since 2020, when they were still in Borussia Dortmund and PSG. It was a rare opportunity to compare the two, whose rare meetings in-head meant that it is not a Lionel Messi against. Cristiano Ronaldo– Level rivalry. At least not yet.
Haaland shot the first blood with his well -taken goal from the 19th minute. Mbappé took a little more time to start. He pushed a great chance to equalize before half-time, found in space, over time, inside the penalty surface on the left, and pulling well above the bar.
At the start of the second half, there was another opportunity for Mbappé, saved at close range by Ederson. Then there was his goal, a moment of comedy more than quality, the ball by talling his tibia and in the net. It may be the luckiest goal he has ever scored, but Mbappé was there, a big smile on his face.
Then, a penalty kick for the city, Haaland sends Thibaut Courtois in the wrong direction, to restore the advantage of the city.
This personal competition ended Haaland 2-1 Mbappé. Bring part 2 next week. – Alex Kirkland
Supersub Brahim shows its value
You feel a little for Brahim. Each week, he must compete with Vinícius, Bellingham and a form Rodgrygo For a place in the Real Madrid starting XI. And almost every week, he must be satisfied with a place on the bench. But its late Cameo at Etihad has shown how a useful attack option is and under the radar for Ancelotti. He is an intelligent player, with a talent to find space, and be in the right place at the right time, and his verve and his instinct to find the net started and finished the movement that made it 2-2 .
Ancelotti’s insistence on the selection of all its “fantastic four” in the departure XI means that Madrid is deprived of what was previously their best revolutionary option: Rodrygo out of the bench. Rodrygo is a starter now, and in a recent form, rightly so. This leaves a vacancy for the player who can be the first or second substitution of Ancelotti, when the attack needs something different. Tuesday evening, this player was Brahim and he did not disappoint. – Kirkland
G. G. Cruel’s shine by an injury
For a brief moment, it looked like the type of night that could have been a turning point to Jack Grealish. It was a surprise that he played at all after a season which saw him neglected by Guardiola again and again. Appointed in the departure XI at the expense of Foden, he produced a magic moment to reach the first goal for Haaland.
His pass cut on If gvvioolThe trunk did the opportunity. It should have given Grenish a huge confidence. Instead, he was lying a few moments later. He looked devastated by leaving and was consoled on the way by Guardiola and Haaland.
Guardiola did not hide his desire to see Grealland returning to the level that made him a regular in the team during the triple season. Its impact against Madrid was a flash of the brilliance that everyone knows is capable of. The danger is now that he faces another injury layoff, and on his return, he will have fallen back into the hierarchical order. The arrival of Omar Marmoush In January, only added to the competition for places. – Dawson
A big night for Vinícius ends with a triumph
Since the moment when City fans have raised their banner “stop crying your heart” behind one of the Etihad goals before the match – showing their support to Stem In the Ballon d’Or debate – it was a night when Vinícius was always going to be examined. There were hoots from the crowd of the house of his very first touch, and each time he received the ball after that. And as you can expect from a player with his character, Vinícius raised his game in response.
He was refused an early penalty by the out-of-game flag after erupting in the middle, then hit the bar with a curling shot after the opening of Haaland. He was just as dangerous as a supplier, putting a good ball through the goal before half-time, and creating a chance for Bellingham to go to width. Over the second half, with the opportunity to test the city’s sub-lewis, Vinícius was more moderate, until he played a key role in the late rally in Madrid, locking the ball.
Before that, the most impressive striker in Madrid throughout the 90 minutes could have been Rodrygo, a player who likes to play City. On the whole, there were more than enough Vinícius and Rodrygo – and in the end, of Bellingham too – suggest the attack on Madrid, with more clinical finish, can cause even more problems in the city in Bernabeu Next week. – Kirkland
