The first leg of the Champions League Semi-final ended in a 1-1 draw between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Manchester city possessed the game with a 72% to 28% in the first half and 56% to 44% in the second half. However, the White Angels broke the deadlock in the first half with a long push by Eduardo Camiavibga who assisted Vinicius Jr. Who put the ball in the net with a shoot behind the 18 yard box.
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Manchester City regained momentum in the second half and Kevin Debruyn with a powerful strike equalized for the Cityzens. The game ended with a 1-1 with Real Madrid completing 450 passes and Manchester City 566.
The Real Madrid players protested a number of times for a penalty to be awarded when the ball hit the hand of the Manchester City players. However they all proved futile.
Mancheater City at the end of the game had 6 shots on target as against Madrid who had 4. Thibaut Courtois saved powerful balls from De Bruyne, from Rodri and twice, comfortably, from Haaland.
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Two players from each side were booked for fouls they committed and Kevin Debruyne was adjudged the Man of the Match.
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The scores will be settled at the Etihad Stadium next week Wednesday 16th May when the Cityzens host the White Angels for the second leg