Drama in the Champions League
Ex-BVB star decides gigant duel for real
Updated on 11.02.2025 – 11:12 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The first leg in the giant duel between Manchester City and Real Madrid became a drama. The decision was only made in the final phase.
Dramatic evening for Manchester City: In the first leg of the Champions League intermediate round, the team of coach Pep Guardiola had to accept a bitter 2: 3 home defeat against Real Madrid. An accurate superstar Erling Haaland, who had put the “Cityzens” twice in the lead with his two goals (19th minute, 80th minute/penalty).
Kylian Mbappé equalized to 1-1 in the 60th minute. Brahim Díaz scored the 2-2 in the 86th minute before ex-BVB star Jude Bellingham still shot the Madrilenen to victory in the second minute of stoppage time.
Before the return leg in Madrid, Real has the clear advantage in the fight for the round of 16.
The two exceptional clubs had already met in the KO round in the past three Champions League games. “It looks like a derby,” said Guardiola. The respective winners of the duels – two of them in the semi -finals, one in the quarter -finals – secured the title. The troublesome English had only ended the league triggered for the first time in 22nd, Real was also behind the expectations and became eleventh.
In a fast -paced game, Haaland scored the lead for City at the presentation of Joško Gvardiol, it was the Norwegian’s first goal against Real. FIFA world footballer Vinícius Júnior failed a little later with a degree from 13 meters on the post (25th), Manchester’s central defender Manuel Akanji put a header on the crossbar (37th). Haaland (46th) also hit the crossbar with a left shot.
Real subsequently fought against the defeat, Mbappé rewarded the efforts of the “royal”. Haaland met from the point after a foul on Phil Foden, but Brahim Díaz and Bellingham had the last word in a dramatic final phase.