Man City vs Real Madrid

Man City collapsed at the Bernabeu as Real Madrid pulled off an astonishing late comeback to reach the Champions League final; City boss Pep Guardiola: It ...

If that had happened, City might have been narrow favourites to beat Liverpool in Paris, just as they are to win the Premier League. If… Instead, Guardiola must lift his players, refocus them in the knowledge that the trophy that has again eluded them - the one they craved - is gone for another year. That is a thought that will be far away in the Spanish capital but will need to return quickly. Another chance missed when he appeared to have a team capable of winning this Champions League, ending his own 11-year wait for the biggest prize in European club football. He had surprised some by asking Ilkay Gundogan to do Rodri's job in the following year's final. He had tweaked the system and been eliminated by Lyon in 2020. When we were able to equalise, we had a psychological advantage in extra-time. If the ball had ricocheted back off Phil Foden at a slightly different angle for the first chance. "This will have a positive impact on the Real Madrid players but I don't know about us really. And in that moment we did not have the feeling that we were in trouble because of the way they attack. "It happened, they scored a goal at the end. It will be a fantastic game for football."

Manchester City were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night.

Having been beaten by Madrid four years ago, Salah, who has scored eight goals on route to the final this season, will be gunning for revenge, in an attempt to help Liverpool lift their seventh Champions League/European Cup crown. That forced the contest to extra-time with the scores level at 5-5 on aggregate, meaning a pulsating 30 minutes lie in waiting. After Sadio Mane had cancelled out Karim Benzema's opener, Madrid got the job done thanks to an impressive Gareth Bale brace.

Man City's referee controversy. There are a multitude of reasons why Real Madrid have gotten through to the Champions League final ahead of Manchester City but ...

“For me, he had two bookings in the first half. He blew up early.” 🤬 “We have to look at the referee!

Spanish giants mount a dramatic comeback to beat City and book a showdown with Liverpool in the final.

Football is unpredictable, it is a game like this. It was his 10th goal in the knockout stage alone, tying Cristiano Ronaldo’s record in a single season. We have knocked out very big clubs that have spent a lot of money to build their teams. We were close. “We were close. And when Real Madrid get to the final, they go to win it.”

Real Madrid staged yet another amazing comeback in UCL history to defeat Manchester City and set up a date against Liverpool in the final in Paris.

It is to be noted that Real Madrid played their last Champions League final in 2018, which was also against Liverpool. Madrid won the final 3-1 to secure their 13th Champions League title. A night full of emotions... Meanwhile, the footballing world has still not recovered from what they witnessed during the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals between Real Madrid and Manchester City. Former English footballer Gary Lineker, ex-Spanish player Jose Maria Gutierrez, and Manchester United legend Gary Neville are amongst those who have reacted to Madrid's impressive comeback. Karim Benzema, Luka Modric, Thibaut Courtois are amongst those who commented on their win. Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez scored the first goal of the game in the 73rd minute to help his team widen their lead. The English club added another goal to their tally, extending their lead even further.