In the second game of the Champions League semifinal, Manchester City dominated the first half and opened a good advantage over Real Madrid; check the summary
In the first half of the second semi-final of the Champions League, the manchester city opened 2-0 over the Real Madridat the Etihad Satdium, and is heading towards the final of the continental competition. Bernardo Silva scored the two goals of the English team so far. Check out the summary of the initial stage in England:
City started the match with all the pressure possible on Real, but the team was stopped by the miracles performed by the goalkeeper Coutois in the first 20 minutes. The home team had the domain and control of the attacking actions, but bumped into the Belgian archer.
HALF-TIME | A Bernardo brace has us in the lead! 🙌
🔵 2-0 (3-1) ⚫️ #ManCitypic.twitter.com/NI7nzxXvx6
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 17, 2023
In Manchester’s first good chance, in the 12th minute, Haaland received Grealish’s cross and headed into the small area for Courtois to save. Defender Alaba removed the danger in the sequence.
In the 20th minute, another miracle by the Belgian goalkeeper with a close-range header by Haaland. The Real Madrid defender stretched to palm the ball out. The home team continued to press Real’s ball out, which missed many passes and did not leave the midfield.
The goal, which was maturing, came out in the 22nd minute, with Bernardo Silva. In the act, De Bruyne made a beautiful pass to the midfielder, between Modric and Kroos, and the number 20 appeared free on the right of the area to shoot hard, in the left corner of Courtois, who fell to the defense, but without success: 1 to 0 (2 to 1 on aggregate).
In the 26th minute, Haaland received Gundogan’s pass and sent a bomb, to the left of Courtois’ goal. In the 28th minute, City had 81% possession to Real Madrid’s 19%.
Real Madrid activated goalkeeper Ederson in the 34th minute, when Vinícius Júnior took advantage of the corner kick, rolled towards Benzema and touched back. Kroos arrived to send a missile across the crossbar and out.
Bernardo Silva scored his and City’s second in the 36th minute. After playing with Grealish, Gundogan finished on top of Militão and gave the rebound to the number 20, who sent a header in the left corner, beating Alaba: 2 to 0.
Source: sportbuzz
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