It was a night Manchester City would like to forget at the Bernabeu – but rival fans won’t let Jack Grealish live it down in a hurry.
City’s long wait for a first Champions League title goes on after Real Madrid staged a remarkable comeback to book their place in this year’s final against Liverpool. With City seemingly on their way to Paris, the Spanish champions scored twice inside 90 seconds as the game moved into stoppage time, before Karim Benzema’s penalty in extra-time saw them go through.
The Blues looked to have set up a meeting with their Premier League rivals after Riyad Mahrez’s goal put them 5-3 up on aggregate with just over 15 minutes to go, and they even had their chances to confirm a second successive final when Grealish made his way onto the scene. The England international saw two opportunities go agonisingly close, with his first being cleared off the line, while Thibaut Courtois managed to get a vital touch to send the second just wide.
