The set of Carlo Ancelotti He got up alive this Wednesday from the crushing that the City of Manchester for 120 minutes of total misery for a Real Madrid team who were lucky in the penalty shootout. The meringue thing is a massive exercise in survival Etihad Stadium, where those Guardiola They never lost a game Europe for five years and almost seven months.
The 2,900 Real Madrid fans who went to the bunker city They burst with joy when they saw how Antonio Rudiger He scored the final penalty in the shootout with great composure. The German central defender, who was canceled again Haaland, became the hero of a real Madrid who continues to dream double Champions League and what he found in Manchester a massive morale boost ahead of the Classic against Barça this Sunday at Santiago Bernabeu.
City, who have won all their home games this season Champions Leaguedid everything possible to enter the semifinals with great numbers: 120 attacks for only 19 of those Ancelotti18 corner kicks compared to the only corner taken by the whites, 34 total shots compared to eight from Madrid… Well, not even with those the Pep Guardiola can leave Europe to the king of maximum continental competition.
The English team has never lost a European tie after drawing in the first leg. The 3-3 score on Santiago Bernabeu It was not enough to reach the semi-finals and try to retain the title won last season.
He real Madrid He has ‘seven lives’ (or more) in the Champions League and in Manchester he showed it again against a city who at their stadium have amassed a whopping 28 wins and just two draws in their last 30 games in Europe.
In real Madrid He was saved by a fantastic Numantine defense that stopped repeated attacks by Pep Guardiola’s squad. The purpose of Kevin de Bruynelate in the second half, it looked like it would be the beginning of the end Ancelottibut ‘Carletto’ and his players have survived at the Etihad, where they have scored eight goals in their last two visits to Champions.
He citywho felt more of a favorite than ever after their tie with Bernabeu After a great game between the two teams, they gave up on penalties. There, the mistakes of Bernard Silva and Kovacic They ended up judging him.
Source: La Verdad
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