English
Real Madrid secured a spectacular 3-1 victory over Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The match, a UEFA Champions League 2024 Knockout Round Play-off, played on February 19th, 2025 in Madrid, was a thrilling encounter. Kylian Mbappé stole the show, scoring a hat-trick (4th, 33rd, and 61st minutes) with assists from Asensio, Rodrygo, and Valverde. Manchester City, despite having slightly more possession (51%), only managed one goal, scored by Nico in the 90th minute. Real Madrid, with 49% possession, had 15 shots (8 on target) and earned 7 corners. The game was intense, with 9 fouls each and a yellow card for Bellingham for Real Madrid and two for Manchester City (Gundogan and Nico). Despite City’s pressure in the second half, Real Madrid controlled the game and secured a vital victory. The referee was Istvan Kovacs from Romania.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 8 N. Ake came in and J. Stones went out., at minute 77 J. McAtee came in and P. Foden went out., at minute 77 M. Kovacic came in and I. Gundogan went out.
Substitutions real madrid: at minute 78 E. Camavinga came in and D. Ceballos went out., at minute 78 B. Diaz came in and K. Mbappe went out., at minute 83 L. Modric came in and A. Tchouameni went out., at minute 90 D. Alaba came in and F. Valverde went out., at minute 90 Endrick came in and Vinicius Junior went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Real Madrid
Titulares:
Manchester City
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