Real Madrid vs Man City

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Real Madrid vs. Manchester City live score, updates, highlights and ... (Sporting News)

Real Madrid face Manchester City in the highly anticipated second leg of their Champions League semi-final tie, with Pep Guardiola's men having a 4-3 lead ...

Cancelo does well to win a corner for City but Real eventually manage to clear the danger. 90 minutes from kickoff: The first leg in Manchester was hugely entertaining and it is hoped that tonight's clash will also be of a very high standard. 26 mins: Toni Kroos tries his luck from a free-kick, with his effort deflecting off Mahrez as Real look to up the ante. GOAL - Real Madrid 0-1 Manchester City (Mahrez) Riyad Mahrez scores a superb goal to put City ahead on the night and they now lead 5-3 on aggregate. 1 hour from kickoff: Although City have a one-goal lead to predict, it is difficult to imagine Pep Guardiola setting his team up with an entirely defensive mindset. Pep Guardiola's side have looked assured in possession and have managed to cope well with the threat of Real so far but can they do the same in the second half? Riyad Mahrez is also involved from the outset, with Raheem Sterling named among the substitutes. The Real Madrid midfielder now requires treatment but is okay to continue. Full time in normal time: Real Madrid 2-1 Manchester City (5-5 on aggregate): Extra-time will now follow after an unbelievable comeback from Real. City seemed set for the final following Mahrez's goal but substitute Rodrygo scored two goals in as many minutes for Real late on. Will City be able to make it an all-English final again, with Liverpool's place in Paris already secured? 55 mins: Benzema looks to play in Vinicius Junior, but Laporte makes a vital interception. The first chance of extra-time falls to Benzema, whose shot is saved.

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Get a report of the Real Madrid vs. Manchester City 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals football match.

Caesars reported taking a $1,000 bet on Real Madrid to win the match in regulation just 15 seconds prior to Rodrygo's first goal. Rodrygo's opening goal, when he got to a Benzema pass ahead of Ederson, was Madrid's first effort on target on the night. The best is yet to come, the most important [thing] is yet to come, but we have to enjoy the moment. In sharp contrast to last week's breathless contest in Manchester, the second leg of the semifinal was largely a much more cautious affair. We had to defend well, and we did it. After coming off the bench, Rodrygo scored in the 90th and 91st minutes to level the aggregate score and send the Bernabeu crowd into bedlam and the semifinal to extra time. And Vinicius Jr. missed an even clearer opportunity in the opening moments of the second half when getting his finish all wrong after a rehearsed kickoff routine gave him a clear sight of goal from six yards. Indeed, City were inches from putting the result beyond doubt when substitute Jack Grealish beat Courtois only to see Ferland Mendy desperately clear the ball off his own goalline. Madrid looked like they would be made to pay for that profligacy. ... We're in the final, but the most difficult is yet to come. With City shaken, Benzema then won and scored a penalty in the first five minutes of extra time to give Madrid a lead they would not relinquish. But, as dramatic comebacks against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea have already shown in this season's competition, Madrid are never to be counted out.

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Real Madrid stun Man City in extra time to reach Champions League ... (News24)

Karim Benzema scored an extra-time penalty as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Manchester City and set up a Champions League final against Liverpool.

City were on the back foot as space opened up for Modric in the box but a poor touch made his finish difficult. City pushed as Fernandinho came up just short at the back post when Courtois parried away. City's collapse would have been almost inexplicable had it been against anyone other than Real Madrid, who advance to their 17th final in the competition.

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The Brazilian winger came off the bench to score twice in injury time to set up yet another remarkable comeback victory for Carlo Ancelotti's side.

And in Luka Modric and Karim Benzema, they have two of the very few players who can keep their heads in that atmosphere. It was the first time in the competition’s history that a player had scored twice in the 90th minute of a knockout game and were it not for the broad frame of Ederson, he could have had a hat-trick. They were 2-0 down on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain with 30 minutes remaining, 4-3 down to Chelsea after 80 minutes of their second leg and three times trailed by two goals to City in Manchester. Thought you’d seen all their greatest tricks? It was the Frenchman who settled the contest, but Rodrygo who won it. With the 90 minutes on the clock, the Brazilian was on hand to set up a nerve-jangling ending, tapping in at the far post after Karim Benzema had knocked the ball across goal. And in the blink of an eye, the comeback, another comeback was on, this time Rodrygo nodding into the top corner with the aid of a deflection.

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