Thirty-five minutes of near-total dominance at the Bernabeu could mean only one thing. Manchester City had been brilliant. They were completely dominant on the ball, Real Madrid's fans had been reduced to whistles as their side simply couldn't get near City, and it felt like a matter of time that the away side would score.
So naturally, as 'Typical City' tend to do, they conceded, and Real Madrid were ahead despite having just 28 per cent of the ball. City fans knew the score and had seen it all before.
In last season's match-up at this stage of the Champions League, City had scored twice at the Etihad in the first leg and were completely on top. That was until Karim Benzema scored, because he always does, and then pulled another goal back to stay in the tie at 3-2 and again at 4-3.
