11.48pm
REAL MADRID IS IN THE SEMI-FINAL!
Rudiger’s penalty was decisive and sent Real Madrid to the semi-finals. Guardiola’s City eliminated (4-5 dcr).
11.40pm
The penalty shootout lottery
MANCHESTER CITY-REAL MADRID 3-4 (1-1 in regular time)
5) Rudiger (Real): GOAL
5) Ederson (City): GOAL
4) Nacho (Real): GOAL
4) Foden (City): GOAL
3) Lucas Vasquez (Real): GOAL
3) Kovacic (City): PARA LUNIN
2) Bellingham (Real): GOAL
2) Bernardo Silva (City): PARA LUNIN
1) Modric (Real): PARA EDERSON
1) Julian Alvarez (City): GOAL
11.35pm
120’+1′ – IT GOES TO PENALTY
After a minute of injury time we go to penalties!
11.34pm
120′ – Alvarez weak towards Ederson
With the last of their strength City pushes forward, Alvarez shoots from a tight angle but without power, Ederson saves.
11.26pm
112′ – Double substitution in City
Kovacic and Stones join Manchester City for De Bruyne and Akanji.
11.24pm
110′ – Carvajal surrenders
Carvajal surrenders to tiredness, inside Militao.
11.20pm
106′ – Second extra time begins
We start again immediately after the mini break with the second extra time.
11.17pm
105’+2′ – The first extra half ends with Rudiger’s error
On the last ball of the first extra half, kicked out incredibly by Rudiger and twisting inside the area, Orsato whistles for half time.
11.12pm
102′ – Vinicius comes out
Cramps for Vinicius who leaves the field exhausted, Ancelotti replaces him with Lucas Vasquez.
11.07pm
The gestures of Ancelotti and Guardiola
The English coach asks the public for help, the Madrid coach goes to speak to the fourth official together with his son Davide. READ EVERYTHING
11pm
91′ – EXTRA TIME BEGINS
We start with extra time, exclusively only on Amazon Prime Video. City doesn’t have Haaland, Julian Alvarez takes his place.
10.54pm
90’+4′ – End of the second half, we go to extra time
Even balance after 94′, we go to extra time.
10.49pm
90′ – Four minutes of injury time
Four minutes of injury time allowed.
10.43pm
84′ – Brahim Diaz for Rodrygo
Another change for Ancelotti who removes Rodrygo and inserts Brahim Diaz.
10.40pm
81′ – GREAT MISTAKE BY DE BRUYNE!
Second chance for De Bruyne after the goal, this is sensational: the ball reaches him from the back at the height of the spot, but in the run he wastes it by kicking a moving penalty high.
10.38pm
79′ – De Bruyne comes close to scoring a double. Modric comes on for Kroos
De Bruyne unleashed tries a curling shot which comes out just short. Ancelotti changes: Kroos out and Modric in.
10.35pm
76′ – DE BRUYNE DRAW! MANCHESTER CITY-REAL MADRID 1-1
City equalize! Doku himself breaks through to the left, the cross is released badly by Rudiger who passes it to the feet of De Bruyne, who is very quick to put the winning shot under the crossbar.
10.31pm
72′ – First substitution for City
First substitution for Guardiola: Grealish comes out and Doku comes in, one winger for another.
10.29pm
70′ – Lunin saves from Grealish
Dribbling by Grealish who frees himself and unloads with his right foot, Lunin blocks in two stages.
10.21pm
62′ – Ball on Orsato
During the action Orsato takes a strong ball to the abdomen, suffering the blow. Nacho and Haaland approach him and tell him… READ EVERYTHING
10.20pm
61′ – Yellow also for Gvardiol
Another yellow card for City: Gvardiol knocks out Bellingham, Orsato draws the card.
10.18pm
59′ – Grealish booked
Bad foul by Grealish from behind, gets yellow.
10.11pm
52′ – Nacho saves almost on the line
Powerful penetration by De Bruyne with the ball at his feet, then he extends it and Nacho saves almost on the goal line with Lunin now beaten.
10.05pm
46′ – The second half begins
We start again without changes, off to the second half.
9.53pm
First half statistics
At half-time it’s 0-1 after a beautiful first half: LOOK AT THE STATISTICS of the first 45′.
9.50pm
45’+2′ – The first half ends
Orsato whistles, the first half ends with Real Madrid in the lead thanks to Rodrygo’s goal.
9.48pm
45’+1′ – Foden from afar
Two minutes of injury time allowed. In the first, Foden tries his luck from afar but his left foot is far from the goal.
9.40pm
38′ – Carvajal is booked and has been booked for a booking
Break from Grealish, Carvajal spends the foul: yellow, he was warned, he will miss the possible first leg semi-final.
9.38pm
36′ – City comes close to equalising
Haaland extends with his stride and exchanges with Grealish, capable of controlling and kicking, but Rudiger’s sliding intervention is sensational and saves the goal.
9.34pm
32′ – Slalom by Grealish and right-footed shot just wide
City attacks again: Grealish goes on his own, slaloming into the area and aiming a shot which, deflected, ends up just wide.
9.29pm
27′ – Lunin saves from De Bruyne
Great shot from De Bruyne after City’s quick restart, Lunin is attentive and blocks.
9.21pm
19′ – HAALAND CROSSBALL!
Haaland again and header again, imperious break and deadly whip that sends the ball onto the crossbar. On the rebound Bernardo Silva fails to turn on goal and sends it out.
9.19pm
17′ – Haaland heads over
City tries to react with Haaland, his header is weak and high.
9.14pm
12′ – GOAL BY RODRYGO! CITY-REAL 0-1
Real breaks the deadlock: great stop from Bellingham who tames a long throw, then the action develops to the right, cross to the center of the area and sharp right-footed shot from Rodrygo who finds the great save from Ederson, but the attacker still hits the rebound Brazilian reiterates online.
9.13pm
11′ – Camavinga tries
Real responds with Camavinga, the long-range shot is easy prey for Ederson.
9.11pm
9′ – City’s first attack
Very tactical match with lots of ball possession. De Bruyne tries to give the first ring, his cross shot is blocked by Lunin.
9.02pm
MANCHESTER CITY-REAL MADRID BEGINS!
Off to the match, the wait is over! City gather in a group hug in the center of the pitch to energize themselves. The first ball possession belongs to the Citizens.
8.54pm
Real, fewer minutes behind
Real Madrid is the team that has spent the fewest minutes behind in the Champions League this season (43:48). Indeed, despite going behind on two separate occasions in the first leg against Manchester City, Real only trailed for a total of 18 minutes during the match.
8.40pm
Kroos’ record numbers
Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos has completed 95% of his passes under intense pressure from his opponent in this Champions League (259/273), a record among midfielders in the competition. More specifically, Kroos missed just one of the 23 passes of this type made in the first leg against Manchester City (96% – 22/23).
8.30pm
Super Foden
Phil Foden has scored in each of his last five Champions League starts (five goals); the longest such streak for a Manchester City player in the competition tied with Sergio Aguero (February 2018-March 2019).
8.16pm
The data on Real Madrid that worries Ancelotti
Real Madrid have only managed two of the 10 previous Champions League knockout stage matches in which they did not win the first leg at home. Both previous games in which Los Blancos managed to advance to the next round in this scenario were against Manchester United (1999-2000 quarter-finals and 2012-13 round of 16).
8.03pm
The challenge between Guardiola and Ancelotti
This will be the eighth time Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti face each other in the Champions League, the sixth when they are in charge of their current clubs Manchester City and Real Madrid. The only other coaching pairs who have faced each other on at least eight occasions in the competition are Alex Ferguson with Ottmar Hitzfeld and Carlo Ancelotti himself with Jürgen Klopp (9 previous matches each).
7.51pm
The official Manchester City lineup
MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Foden, Grealish; Haaland. Annex: Guardiola.
7.46pm
The numbers of City and Real
In the last five matches between Manchester City and Real Madrid in the Champions League, a total of 23 goals have been scored, for an average of 4.6 per game. In two of these five matches, the first goal of the match was scored in the first two minutes of the game (at 1:34 by Kevin De Bruyne in April 2022 and at 1:49 by Bernardo Silva in the first leg of this season).
7.34pm
Guardiola chasing poker against Real Madrid
Manchester City have won each of their last three home games against Real Madrid, all in the Champions League under Pep Guardiola (2-1 in 2020, 4-3 in 2022 and 4-0 in 2023). The Spaniard could become the second manager to win four consecutive home matches against Los Blancos in the competition after Ottmar Hitzfeld, who did so in charge of Bayern Munich between 2000 and 2002.
7.25pm
The official Real Madrid lineup
REAL MADRID (4-3-1-2): Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos; Bellingham; Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo. Annex: Ancelotti.
7.21pm
City can eliminate Real again
Manchester City could become the second team to eliminate Real Madrid from the knockout stages of the European Cup/Champions League in two consecutive seasons, after AC Milan in 1988/89 (semi-finals) and 1989/90 (round of 16) .
7.09pm
Probable lineups
MANCHESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri; Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Grealish; Halland. Annex: Guardiola
REAL MADRID (4-3-1-2): Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos; Bellingham; Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo. Annex: Ancelotti
7:00 pm
City-Real kick-off
City-Real kick-off is set for 9pm. Here’s where to watch the match on TV: READ EVERYTHING.