In the early morning of April 18, Beijing time, the second leg of this season's Champions League quarter-final staged a focus showdown. Real Madrid advanced to the last four after a 1-1 draw with reigning English champions Manchester City on penalties.
Rodrigo opened the scoring for Real Madrid. This is the third consecutive year that the "Imperial City battle" has been staged in the Champions League. In the first leg, the two teams drew 3-3 at the Bernabeu Stadium. This time at the Etihad Stadium, Real Madrid turned the tables and scored a goal in the 12th minute through Rodrigo.
De Braunay tied the score at 1. After that, City went full attack and created many chances, but Real goalkeeper Lunin played well and it was not until the 76th minute that they tied the score through Belgian star De Bruyne. In the case of the total score of the regular time tie, the two teams entered extra time, but still failed to rewrite the score. Cruel penalty shootout, Real Madrid's first penalty Modric shot was saved by Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, critical moment, Luning again made a contribution, he saved Bernardo Silva and Kovacic's shots, to help Real Madrid 4-3 win the penalty shootout, thrilling elimination of opponents.
"I am really exhausted, this is the first time in my career that I have experienced such a game, such an intense 120 minutes, thanks to the tireless running of my teammates, we are through!" The credit belongs to everyone!" Luning could not hide his excitement after the game, he revealed that he and the coaching staff had pre-judged the Manchester City players who remained on the field before the penalty shootout, "We decided to take a risk, so I stayed put when Silva took the penalty, and finally succeeded (Silva's 'spoon' penalty was easily resolved by him)."
Lunine easily saved Silva's penalty. Winning this crucial battle gives Real Madrid the chance to claim the 15th Champions League title in the history of the team, after the winners of the "Imperial City War" in the previous two seasons eventually won the cup. It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti and Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola hugged and talked for a long time after the game. He said: "He praised me and wished us good luck going forward. Last year they won, this year it's our turn. They are a great team, one of the strongest." In an interview full of regrets, he said after congratulating his opponents: "Real Madrid did a little better than us in the penalty shootout and they reached the semi-finals. The gap is too small, that's the way it is, sometimes you win on penalties, sometimes you don't."
In the morning's other game, Bayern Munich beat Arsenal 1-0 at home thanks to a second-half goal from Kimich to advance 3-2 on aggregate. At this point, this season's Champions League four all produced, in the semifinals, the French team Paris Saint-Germain will face the Bundesliga Dortmund team, Real Madrid will stage a strong dialogue with Bayern.
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