Man City vs Real Madrid player ratings: De Bruyne 9, Foden 8; Benzema 9, Vinicius Jr 7
Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 4-3 in a thrilling Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday.
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Watch: Madrid’s Valverde pulls off unreal spinning backheel nutmeg
Federico Valverde showed his class and his calm in the maelstrom of Real Madrid’s 3-4 away loss to Manchester City in the Champions League semi-final first leg, pulling off an outrageous spinning backheel nutmeg in the second half.
Karim Benzema: Real Madrid 'will do something magical' in second leg of Champions League semifinal
Karim Benzema said Real Madrid «will do something magical» to reach the Champions League final after scoring twice in a thrilling 4-3 defeat to Manchester City in Tuesday's semifinal first leg.
Man City 4-3 Real Madrid ratings: De Bruyne dazzles, Laporte struggles
Manchester City and Real Madrid served up a Champions League classic as Pep Guardiola's side emerged 4-3 winners in their semi-final first leg, but who were the star performers?
Man City 4-3 Real Madrid: Karim Benzema produced the most incredible Panenka
Karim Benzema is the best player in world football right now.
Salah, De Bruyne, Benzema: Top 50 players left in Champions League named
The business end of the 2021/22 Champions League gets underway this week as the first legs of both semi-final ties take place.
Man City v Real Madrid: how they reached the Champions League semi-finals - in pictures
The opening Champions League semi-final first leg kicks off on Tuesday when Manchester City take on Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.
Karim Benzema 'has everything it takes' to win Ballon d'Or, says Ilkay Gundogan ahead of Man City v Real Madrid
Ilkay Gundogan has backed Karim Benzema to win the Ballon d’or ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. Benzema has been in terrific form this season, scoring 39 goals and grabbing 13 assists from 40 appearances in all competitions. Ad/> He also scored hat-tricks in both the last 16 and quarter-finals of the Champions League to secure Real’s progress past Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.