Manchester City had their best night under Pep Guardiola, crushing Real Madrid 4-0 to advance to the Champions League final.
35 – Jack Grealish has created 35 chances in this season's #UCL campaign, the most on record (since 2003-04) by an English player in a single season. Architect. #MCIRMA pic.twitter.com/roptHJijs8
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The semi-final tie was perfectly balanced at 1-1 after the first leg at the Bernabeu, and the Etihad clash had been hyped as effectively a final between the competition’s two favorites, with either side fancied to beat the Serie A side on June 10. Real should not be concerned about their flights to Istanbul, as City blew them away in the first half. As City ran the defending champions ragged, Bernardo Silva netted both goals, the first a left-footed strike and the second a looped header.
The second half was more controlled, though a Real Madrid comeback never looked likely, and the tie was effectively ended when Eder Militao turned the ball into his own net before Julian Alvarez scored in stoppage time to cap a truly miserable night for the visitors as City’s treble bid overcame what had been billed as the most significant remaining obstacle.
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Manchester City FC 4 – 0 Real Madrid CF
Manchester City had their best night under Pep Guardiola, crushing Real Madrid 4-0 to advance to the Champions League final.
The semi-final tie was perfectly balanced at 1-1 after the first leg at the Bernabeu, and the Etihad clash had been hyped as effectively a final between the competition’s two favorites, with either side fancied to beat the Serie A side on June 10.
Real need not worry about flights to Istanbul, as City blew them away in the first half, with the two goals they scored the very least they deserved for the most one-sided of encounters.
Bernardo Silva netted both, the first a left-footed strike and the second a looped header, as City ran the defending champions ragged.
Despite Wednesday’s rout by Manchester City, Carlo Ancelotti has reiterated his desire to remain as Real Madrid coach.
Since reports surfaced about a possible move to the Brazilian national team at the end of the season, speculation has swirled around the Los Blancos manager.
However, Ancelotti told reporters after the game at the Etihad Stadium that he still has the support of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who publicly backed him earlier this month.
“No one doubts my future because the president was very clear about it 15 days ago,” he said.
Brilliant save from Thibaut Courtois!! 🧤
The Belgian keeper has already kept Erling Haaland at bay twice tonight!! 🔥#UCL pic.twitter.com/kZ9J1Jlzzp
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Reaction from Grealish
“It’s unbelievable. I was buzzing after last week – just to be in this moment is so nice. A week later, I’m standing here and it’s 4-0.
“Not a lot of teams would do this to Madrid. When we’re all together and playing – especially here – we just feel unstoppable.”
“I TOLD YOU! I TOLD YOU!” https://t.co/YRB2fQnhNk pic.twitter.com/wAIiuAoKf2
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