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(Reuters) - Karim Benzema was in a confident mood after scoring a brace that helped keep Real Madrid alive in their Champions League last-four tie against Manchester City and the French striker predicted his team would now qualify for the final.
Manchester City just couldn't shake off Real Madrid, but the Premier League side has a narrow advantage going into the second leg of their Champions League semi-finals after a brilliant home encounter.
Carlo Ancelotti dodged questions about the potential signing of Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger as the Real Madrid boss briefly pretended not to know who the defender is.
Pep Guardiola highlighted a superb performance from his side after Manchester City edged a thrilling Champions League semi-final first leg tie against Real Madrid with a 4-3 win at the Etihad. City established two-goal leads three times in the match, only to be pegged back by Carlo Ancelotti’s side on each occasion. Ad/> “It was a fantastic game against an incredible team They also played really well and were very strong," he said in his post-match interview with BT Sport.
Karim Benzema was in a confident mood after scoring a brace that helped keep Real Madrid alive in their Champions League last-four tie against Manchester City and the French striker predicted his team would now qualify for the final.
Carlo Ancelotti admitted Real Madrid must improve for their second leg against Manchester City next week, and will need the 'magic' of the Bernabeu to help them reach the Champions League final.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City just couldn’t shake off Real Madrid.
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