Real Madrid and Manchester City have met ten times on the Champions League stage in the last five years, producing a sequence of tightly contested and decisive encounters.<\/p>\n
The 2024\u201325 knockout playoff produced a standout second leg at the Bernab\u00e9u, where Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 scored in the fourth minute, doubled his side\u2019s lead just after the half hour and completed a 61st-minute hat trick. He became the first player in Champions League history to score thrice at the Bernab\u00e9u and the Camp Nou. Nico Gonz\u00e1lez scored late but Madrid advanced on the night.<\/p>\n
That tie had begun at the Etihad with both sides out of form. Erling Haaland and Mbapp\u00e9 traded early blows. Haaland thought he had sealed the game from the spot in the 80th minute, but Brahim D\u00edaz and Jude Bellingham responded with two goals in six minutes to give Real Madrid the advantage heading to the return leg.<\/p>\n
On Apr. 17, 2024 at the Etihad, Rodrygo opened in the 12th minute and Kevin De Bruyne levelled in the 76th. The match remained tied after extra time and was decided on penalties, where Andriy Lunin saved spot kicks from Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kova\u010di\u0107 to eliminate the defending champions.<\/p>\n
The Bernab\u00e9u first leg of the 2023\u201324 quarterfinal featured an early Bernardo Silva strike, a R\u00faben Dias own goal and Rodrygo\u2019s response. Phil Foden and Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol put City ahead before Federico Valverde forced a draw.<\/p>\n
On May 13, 2023, City overwhelmed Real Madrid in the second leg of the 2022\u201323 semifinals. Bernardo Silva scored twice in the first half, with Manuel Akanji and Juli\u00e1n Alvarez adding further goals to seal a comprehensive victory that propelled City to the final.<\/p>\n
The 2022\u201323 first leg saw Vinicius Junior score in the 36th minute and De Bruyne equalise from nearly the same area. The 2021\u201322 return in Madrid produced Rodrygo\u2019s two late goals to force extra time and Karim Benzema\u2019s penalty in extra time completed a memorable comeback.<\/p>\n
Their 2021\u201322 first leg at the Etihad finished 4\u20133 after a flood of goals from both sides. In 2019\u201320, the round of 16 ties were split: the first leg ended 2\u20131 to City after a De Bruyne penalty and a late red for Sergio Ramos; the second leg at empty stands saw Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus secure a 2\u20131 win following Rapha\u00ebl Varane errors and a Benzema reply.<\/p>\n
Across these ten matches, small margins and dramatic swings repeatedly decided who advanced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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