Despite the spectacular 4-3 win over Real Madrid, Manchester City is not satisfied with the first semi-final of the Champions League. The ‘Citizens’, who dominated most of the match, think they can get the final ticket.
“It was definitely a great game for the fans to watch,” Phil Foden said in an early commentary on the matter. IT sports† “We started very well and finished early, but we played against a club that has won the Champions League several times. If you give the ball, they will punish you.”
Eleven minutes later, Manchester City were leading 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium, with Real Madrid completely behind in the opening phase. However, Karim Benzema provided a nice combining goal after more than half an hour and ‘Royal’ repeatedly resisted in the second half.
After Foden’s 3-1 win, Vinícius Júnior scored a fantastic goal and Bernardo Silva’s 4-2 win saw Benzema beat goalkeeper Ederson through panenka. As a result, dominant City could not close the difference with Real Madrid after one game.
“If you look at the whole game, I think we could have won by a bigger margin,” Silva said. “We were two goals ahead three times and we could have scored more, but unfortunately we didn’t succeed. Our fans can be proud of what we’re showing.”
Guardiola: “Great game”
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola can anticipate the mixed feelings of his players. The Spanish player, who was stripped down several times and given a yellow card by referee István Kovács, thinks his players will remember their first encounter with Real with pride.
“It was a great game where we showed very good things against an incredible team. When you see what we did with and without the ball, I couldn’t ask for more from my players. Real Madrid have the quality to do that. to achieve.” “They made and made mistakes,” Guardiola said.
“Football can be a great show. Congratulations to Carlo and his team as they are so good. I told my players to rest now. The game against Leeds United (Saturday in the Premier League, editor’s note) is important now, so we’re going to Madrid to win there too.”
The return between Manchester City and Real Madrid will take place next Wednesday at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The winner will face Villarreal of Liverpool in the final, which will play the first leg at Anfield on Wednesday.
Source: NU
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