After a 3-3 draw in the first leg, both Man City and Real Madrid entered the game extremely cautiously in the second leg at Etihad Stadium. However, the turning point occurred in the 12th minute, when Rodrygo scored to open the score for the away team.

Rodrygo and De Bruyne are the authors of 2 goals in 120 minutes

Receiving a surprising defeat, Man City pushed their squad high to suffocate Real . A series of opportunities were created by De Bruyne, Haaland, and Grealish, but the excellence of goalkeeper Lunin and a little luck helped the “Royal Football Team” stand firm throughout the first half. Notably, Haaland headed the ball over the crossbar in the 19th minute.

Entering the second half, the pressure that Man City created became increasingly greater. In addition, coach Pep Guardiola also sent Jeremy Doku onto the field to increase the “firepower” of the Premier League representative, and this decision was effective. From Doku’s attack on the left wing, De Bruyne scored to equalize 1-1.

At the end of the official 90 minutes, Man City and Real played two extra periods but still could not make a difference, so the great battle was forced to go into a penalty shootout.

Real defeated Man City after a decisive penalty shootout

In this mind-boggling “gunfight”, two Man City players missed (Bernardo Silva, Kovacic), while Real had only one unsuccessful shot (Modric) and won 4-3 in the end. Thus, Man City officially became the former champions of the Champions League , while Real advanced to the semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

Return score:  Man City 1-1 Real Madrid

* Total score after 2 matches: 4-4

* Shootout score: 3-4

Scored: De Bruyne 76′ – Rodrygo 12′