Both camps have described the upcoming Champions League semi-final between Manchester City and Real Madrid as a “final” following a closely-contested first leg at the Bernabeu.
City came away from Madrid with a creditable 1-1 draw following a high-quality contest in the Spanish capital. Vinicius Junior produced a stunning long-range strike to open the scoring against the run of play in the first half before City repeated the trick.
Real appeared to be on top in the second half, but Kevin De Bruyne rifled an unstoppable shot into the bottom corner from range to beat Thibaut Courtois. Ederson needed to be alert to keep out Karim Benzema’s header and Aurelien Tchouameni’s powerful strike as City held on to draw.
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