2023-05-09 23:09:00
No winner between Real Madrid and Manchester City on Tuesday at the Bernabeu. JAVIER SORIANO / AFP
No winner in the first leg of C1 between the Merengues and the Citizens (1-1) at the Bernabeu. Everything will be decided on the return, next Wednesday.
Everything will be decided in England. In an uneven first leg in Spain, Real Madrid and Manchester City were neutralized (1-1) in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. The rematch of last season’s semi-final was expected and overall disappointing.
The first act began with a domination of the players of Pep Guardiola. At the heart of a series of twenty matches without defeat, the English started strong with strikes from Kevin De Bruyne (8th) then Rodri (13th) which forced Thibaut Courtois to work. Deprived of the ball, the people of Madrid hunkered down for a long time before stinging on their first offensive. On a breakthrough by Eduardo Camavinga, following a one-two with Modric, Vinicius Jr opened the scoring with a powerful shot from 20 meters (1-0, 36th). A real blow for City.
Benzema and Haaland discrets
Real then took control of the game with more possession and better control thanks in particular to their Brazilians: Vinicius and Rodrygo. But as in the first act, the dominated team stung. While Madrid was in a strong moment, City took advantage of a bad recovery from Camavinga and De Bruyne sanctioned with a clear shot from the right outside the area (1-1, 67th). The match then entered a false rhythm but Real had the opportunity to win with a header from Benzema (78th) and a strike from Tchouaméni (90th) but each time Ederson responded. Everything will therefore be decided on Wednesday May 17 at the Etihad Stadium.
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