{"id":30195,"date":"2022-04-27T16:56:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/man-city-let-real-madrid-off-the-hook-in-seven-goal-champions-league-classic"},"modified":"2022-04-27T17:31:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T17:31:28","slug":"man-city-let-real-madrid-off-the-hook-in-seven-goal-champions-league-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/man-city-let-real-madrid-off-the-hook-in-seven-goal-champions-league-classic","title":{"rendered":"Man City let Real Madrid off the hook in seven-goal Champions League classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Pep Guardiola said he had to reiterate to his players they had beaten Real Madrid 4-3 in a Champions League classic on Tuesday despite the disappointment of not killing off their semi-final tie at the Etihad.<\/p>\n

Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva were on target for Guardiola’s men, who held a two-goal lead three times.<\/p>\n

But Karim Benzema’s double and a brilliant individual effort from Vinicius Junior gave Madrid hope of another famous Champions League fightback at the Santiago Bernabeu on May 4.<\/p>\n

Guardiola lamented letting Liverpool escape “alive” in the Premier League title race after a 2-2 draw at the Etihad nine days ago and will have similar regrets after a blistering opening that could have seen City go 4-0 up inside half an hour.<\/p>\n

“I want to try to convince to my players that we won the game and we have to go to Bernabeu to play like we did today,” said Guardiola.<\/p>\n

“It doesn’t matter if we would have won by one goal or four, in the Bernabeu you have to show who you are otherwise there is no chance. It is a good test for us.”<\/p>\n

Madrid, the record 13-time European champions, were playing in their 30th semi-final to City’s third, but the English champions lived up to their tag as pre-tie favourites early on.<\/p>\n

Only 92 seconds had passed before the Madrid rearguard was breached by Riyad Mahrez’s quick feet and perfect cross for De Bruyne to stoop and head past Thibaut Courtois.<\/p>\n

Jesus pounced to make it 2-0 after just 10 minutes when David Alaba failed to deal with De Bruyne’s cross.<\/p>\n

“We started the game very badly, we were too soft in conceding the goals,” said Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti.<\/p>\n

“After that the team showed what they have shown recently, a great reaction.<\/p>\n

“We have to defend better. If we defend better in the seocnd leg we’ll win. If we don’t, we will be out.”<\/p>\n

The Spanish champions-elect were without Casemiro and his absence showed as City cut through midfield on the counter-attack at will.<\/p>\n

Guardiola was furious with Mahrez after he selfishly smashed into the side-netting with Foden awaiting the cross for a tap-in.<\/p>\n

Moments later it was Foden who was guilty of wasting a glorious chance when he dragged wide another pinpoint De Bruyne through ball.<\/p>\n

Benzema rouses Madrid<\/p>\n

Benzema dragged Madrid back from the dead to see off Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea in the previous two rounds and again rose to his side’s rescue before half-time.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman cushioned in his 40th goal of the season off the post from Ferland Mendy’s cross.<\/p>\n

“We never gave up,” said Benzema. “Sometimes you have to grin and bear it and we did that. City are a great team but kept working hard and got the three goals.”<\/p>\n

Yet, Madrid’s good work in steadying the ship towards the end of the first half was undone in another slow start after the break.<\/p>\n

Mahrez hit the post when one-on-one with Courtois before Dani Carvajal blocked Foden’s follow-up on the line.<\/p>\n

Fernandinho was forced to deputise at right-back after replacing the injured John Stones in the first half.<\/p>\n

And the City captain had a major role to play in two goals in two minutes at either end.<\/p>\n

Firstly, he picked out Foden to restore City’s two-goal lead.<\/p>\n

But the 36-year-old showed his age as Vinicius sprinted clear of his Brazilian compatriot from the halfway line before slotting past Ederson.<\/p>\n

City continued to create chances at an alarming rate for Ancelotti but it took something special when they did finally get a fourth.<\/p>\n

Oleksandr Zinchenko was fouled on the edge of the area, but Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs played advantage and Silva thrashed into the top corner.<\/p>\n

Again City failed to put the tie to bed as Mahrez was inches away from finding the far corner from the narrowest of angles.<\/p>\n

But there was a final twist eight minutes from time when Aymeric Laporte handled inside the area.<\/p>\n

Benzema was the coolest man in the stadium as he chipped the spot-kick down the middle to leave the tie on a knife-edge headed back to the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n

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