Manchester City edged out Real Madrid in a memorable seven-goal Champions League semi-final first leg at the Etihad.
It took Manchester City just one minute and 34 seconds to open the scoring with Riyad Mahrez’s jinking inside run and pitch perfect delivery found Kevin de Bruyne, ghosting in unmarked, to head home past Thibaut Courtois. Nine minutes later, de Bruyne turned provider for Gabriel Jesus to double City’s lead with the visitors in danger of losing control of the game entirely.
Madrid eventually settled down after their nightmare start and Karim Benzema superbly turned home Ferland Mendy’s cross in the 33 rd minute to halve the deficit but City restored their two-goal lead after the break as Phil Foden nodded home from Fernandinho’s dinked delivery.
