The essential
- In the first leg, Manchester City left with the victory (4-3) after dominating for long minutes a match that the Cityzens could have won with a much bigger gap. It was counting without the unshakable Karim Benzema, who scored two goals to allow his team to stay close to the score.
- Since this fantastic duel, Real Madrid have beaten Espanyol in La Liga (4-0) and become Spanish champions for the 2021-2022 season, while Manchester City won by the same score against Leeds ( 0-4) to retain the Premier League lead.
- Author of a double in the first leg, Karim Benzema is now three units from the record for goals scored in a Champions League season, held by Cristiano Ronaldo (17). He could still approach it this Wednesday evening.
Follow Real-Man City minute by minute:
2e. First free kick for Madrid obtained by Vinicius near the left corner post. It is pushed back to the near post.
1st. Let’s go !
20h57. The 22 players make their entrance on the lawn of a Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on fire!
20h55. Luka Modric and Karim Benzema set the sights before this semi-final return.
20h51. The match referee will be Mr. Daniele Orsato (ITA).
20h46. Players will soon complete their warm-up. On to the big game!
20h40. Injured in the first leg, Casemiro is back in the Madrid midfield. The balance of the Casa Blanca can only be better.
20h35. With 14 goals scored in the Champions League this season, Karim Benzema will once again be the man to follow in this encounter. In the first leg, the Frenchman scored two goals to get back into the game. KB9 had also almost single-handedly eliminated PSG in the round of 16.
20h30. Relive one of the jewels of the first leg, which will certainly remain in the annals.
20h25. The merengue supporters raise the pressure and the atmosphere!
8:20 p.m. ABSENT. A few players on both sides are unavailable for tonight’s game. In Madrid, Bale (back), Alaba (injured) and Hazard (leg) are injured, while B. Mendy (suspended) and Stones (injury) will not wear City colors tonight.
20h15. STATS : In its history, Real Madrid has never managed to qualify for the final of a European Cup after losing the semi-final first leg. For its part, Manchester City have not conceded a goal in their last two away games in the Champions League.
20h08. On the side of Manchester CityPep Guardiola has decided to associate the following players: Ederson – Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo – Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne – Mahrez, Jesus, Foden.
20h04. COMPOSITIONS. Here are the compositions of the two teams, starting with the 11 fielded by Carlo Ancelotti for Real Madrid: Courtois – Carvajal, Militao, Fernandez, Mendy – Kroos, Casemiro, Modric – Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius.
20h00. Hello everyone. Welcome to leparisien.fr to follow LIVE commented the semi-final second leg of the Champions League between the Real Madrid and Manchester City. Kick off at 9 p.m. at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium!