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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Liam Wood

Man City star Phil Foden equals Champions League record set by Wayne Rooney at Manchester United

Phil Foden equalled a Champions League record set by Wayne Rooney during Manchester City's thrilling clash against Real Madrid — and the youngster also has a chance to overhaul Rooney when the teams lock horns for a second time at the Bernabeu.

With a place in the Paris final at stake, City and Real served up a seven-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night and will revive that semi-final showdown in Spain next Wednesday night. But have City done enough to head into that return as favourites?

Belgium playmaker Kevin de Bruyne set Pep Guardiola and his star-studded team on the way last night, while goals from Gabriel Jesus and Foden put them 2-0 and 3-1 ahead on the night. But Real, inspired by Karim Benzema, refused to lie down.

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