Real Madrid and Manchester City failed to determine a winner in the first leg of the semifinals.
Real and Man City drew 1-1 in the first leg of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League semifinals held at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 10th (Korean time).
The two teams who failed to win in the first leg of the semi-final will now cover the owner of the ticket to the final through the second leg of the semi-final to be held at the Etihad Stadium, Man City’s home stadium, on the 18th.
Real came out 4-3-3 that day. Thibaut Courtois was in goal and Eduardo Camavinga, David Alaba, Antonio Rudiger and Daniel Carvajal formed the defense.
The midfield was played by Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Federico Balderde. Vinicius Junior, Karim Benzema and Rodrygo were named in the top three positions in the front line.
Manchester City faced off with a 3-2-4-1. Ederson donned the goalkeeper’s gloves, Manuel Akanzi, Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker formed the back three. In the third line, Rodri and John Stones supported the team’s back.
Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva competed in the second line. From the front line, Erling Hollan aimed for the Real goal.
The opening was opened by the visiting team. In the 13th minute of the first half, Rodri’s bold mid-range shot was blocked by Courtois with a body blow. A minute later, Hollan’s shot penetrated into the penalty box and headed straight for the goalkeeper.
However, while Man City was leading the mood, the home team Real scored a valuable opening goal in the 35th minute of the first half.
Vinicius’ right-footed shot from right in front of the penalty box went straight into the corner of Manchester City’s goal, giving Real the lead.
Man City led the game with 68% possession and 6 shots in the first 45 minutes, but ended the first half with a goal behind.
On the other hand, Real took the lead, scoring just one shot during the first half.
In the 10th minute of the second half, ‘monster striker’ Hollan had an opportunity to equalize inside the penalty box, but Alaba’s fantastic tackle from behind blocked the shot.
In the 21st minute of the second half, Man City finally equalized and balanced the game. Manchester City ace The Bruyne shook Real’s net with a powerful right-footed mid-range shot.
Courtois, who had shown great saves so far, stretched her arms out, but The Bruiner’s shot went to the right corner of the goal, out of reach of Courtois.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, Benzema’s header shot from a Real free kick was blocked by Ederson and the score was maintained.
In the 44th minute of the second half, substitute midfielder Aurelien Chuameni’s bold mid-range shot was also blocked by Ederson with a fantastic save.토토사이트
Both teams struggled to score goals to gain an advantage in the second leg of the semifinals, but were unable to score an extra goal, ending the game in a 1-1 draw.
As the first leg of the semi-final ended in a draw, the Champions League finalist team was decided as the winner of the second leg.
The second leg, which will separate the joys and sorrows of both teams, will be held at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 18th.