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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Joe Bray

Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva make admission over Man City performance vs Real Madrid

Manchester City players were disappointed to have only beaten Real Madrid by one goal in their breathless Champions League semi-final first leg.

City raced into a 2-0 lead within 11 minutes through Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus, but Karim Benzema's clever goal reduced the deficit at half time. Phil Foden restored the two-goal lead shortly after the break, but Vinicius Jr quickly made it 3-2 as he ran half of the pitch to score.

When Bernardo Silva thrashed home a beauty, City looked to take a two-goal cushion to the Bernabeu next week, but Aymeric Laporte's handball allowed Benzema to chip in a penalty and keep Real firmly in the tie. After the game, Foden and Bernardo looked like they had been beaten when speaking to BT Sport after the game.

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