Manchester City conceded two late targets as Actual Madrid got here from behind to win 3-2 within the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie, courtesy of match-winner Jude Bellingham.
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Manchester Metropolis |
Sport stats |
Actual Madrid |
|---|---|---|
|
55% |
Posession |
45% |
|
11 |
Photographs |
20 |
|
4 |
Heading in the right direction |
8 |
|
9 |
Fouls |
6 |
|
6 |
Corners |
5 |
Man Metropolis participant rankings
Ederson – 5
Was on the right track for a wonderful night of labor earlier than gifting Actual Madrid and former Blue Brahim Diaz their second by uncharacteristically conceding possession late on.
Josko Gvardiol – 7
As soon as once more the defender was on the coronary heart of all of Metropolis’s spectacular work going ahead and even received an help to his title for Haaland’s opening purpose.
Nathan Ake – 6.5
Confronted a troublesome time up towards Vinicius and did not at all times have issues his personal means, however Ake stood agency for almost all of his time on the pitch earlier than he was changed by Mateo Kovacic.
Ruben Dias – 7
Metropolis have missed their commanding defender and at the same time as accidents fell round him, Dias typically remained stable regardless of transport what have been irritating targets.
Manuel Akanji – 7
Summing up their harm points, Akanji turned the second Metropolis participant pressured off with harm on the break so as to add to Pep Guardiola’s woes. Previous to that, nonetheless, the Swiss – to his credit score – did nicely up towards an lively Vinicius Junior.
John Stones – 8
Within the defensive midfield function as Guardiola’s newest try to interchange Rodri, Stones’ efficiency places him in good stead to as soon as once more function in what may present a vital answer for Man Metropolis on the coronary heart of their midfield.
Savio – 5
The Brazilian endured a frustratingly quiet sport for his requirements, struggling to get on the ball and make the specified affect as Actual Madrid pushed him again with offensive retailers of their very own.
Kevin de Bruyne – 6.5
For all his laborious work when he received himself on the ball, De Bruyne struggled to do precisely that one too many instances. In the long run, his lack of affect proved expensive on an enormous evening for his aspect.
Bernardo Silva – 6
A midfielder who’s struggled to take care of his requirements at instances this season, Silva as soon as once more carried out beneath what he’s able to simply when Guardiola wants his most skilled males to step up.
Jack Grealish – 7
Compelled off after simply half-hour, Grealish did not want past the half hour mark to make his mark on Actual Madrid having performed Gvardiol in behind within the build-up to Erling Haaland’s opener.
Erling Haaland – 9
In fact, there wasn’t much more that Haaland may do. Discovering the opening effort in routine trend, the ahead then stepped as much as take accountability from the penalty spot and rating what many believed could be the winner.
Substitutes: Phil Foden – 7, Rico Lewis – 6.5, Mateo Kovavic – 6.5
Actual Madrid participant rankings
Thibaut Courtois – 7
Though it was a rarity, the goalkeeper did nicely – as ever – to maintain out the vast majority of Manchester Metropolis hazard. Up towards Haaland, the Belgian may do nothing to face in the best way of each targets.
Federico Valverde – 7
You would not know that Federico Valverde was out of place based mostly on his efficiency up towards the Premier League champions – albeit the damage champions – with the midfielder having fun with a powerful show.
Aurelien Tchouameni – 7
Like Valverde, Tchouameni carried out nicely out-of-position and highlighted how Madrid have been doing nicely to unravel issues of their very own in latest weeks.
Raul Asencio – 6.5
A younger defender alongside an out-of-position midfielder, not many could have any complaints about Asencio’s efficiency at The Etihad as he largely saved Manchester Metropolis at arm’s size.
Ferland Mendy – 6
While he did not battle defensively, Mendy was responsible of spurning an opportunity that ought to have been transformed within the opening interval which Carlo Ancelotti would have needed to fall to nearly anybody else.
Rodrygo – 7
Mbappe and Bellingham will get the credit score, however Rodrygo stood out in his personal proper all through a frantic affair.
Eduardo Camavinga – 7
Because the previous guard in Actual Madrid’s midfield bow out, Camavinga has stepped up on the largest stage to make his mark of their place.
Dani Ceballos – 6.5
Again on English soil, Ceballos loses marks for conceding the penalty on what was in any other case an well-rounded night from the previous Arsenal man.
Jude Bellingham – 7.5
The match winner to show a quiet sport into an electrical night, Bellingham was at all times prone to have his say at The Etihad and that he did.
Vinicius Junior – 7
In entrance of followers who have been fast to remind him about his latest failures, Vinicius was among the many stars of the present as he laid down a marker in entrance of an on-watching Rodri.
Kylian Mbappe – 7
Though wasteful at instances, Mbappe nonetheless made his mark with a well-timed equaliser in considerably scrappy trend.
Substitutes: Luka Modric – 6, Brahim Diaz – 8, Fran Garcia – 7
