Preview of the Champions final
Manchester City vs Real Madrid quarter-final first leg
come from behind to finish 3-3
"Kim Min-jae is absent" Munich and Arsenal 2-2
Spain's "giant" Real Madrid and English Premier League EPL powerhouse Manchester City are considered the best teams in the world. Real Madrid, which has the most wins 14 times in the UEFA Champions League, won the title in the 2021-2022 season, while Manchester City won the treble triple crown by holding the UCL trophy for the first time in the 2022-2023 season. The two teams that met in the semifinals of the UCL last season reached the top as Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 5-1 overall in the first and second matches.
Fierce physical fight Real Madrid white uniform and Manchester City players are fiercely competing in the first leg of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League UCL quarterfinals held in Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain on the 10th.
The two prestigious clubs met again in the alley to the UCL final this season, and after a six-goal battle, they couldn't decide the winner. Real Madrid and Manchester City tied 3-3 in the first leg of the UCL quarterfinals in the 2023-2024 season held at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Spain on the 10th.
It was like a "preview final" as Manchester City fought a series of come-from-behind and come-from-behind strikes. City gained the upper hand through Bernard Silva's free kick goal in the second minute. Real Madrid immediately launched a counterattack in the 12th minute when Eduardo Camavinga's mid-range shot deflected off Manchester City's defender Hoobeng Diaz and shook the net. Two minutes later, Real Madrid's Rodrigo, who penetrated the left side of the net, made it 2-1 with a surprise shot.
"Defending champion" Manchester City did not just collapse. Phil Foden tied the game 2-2 with a powerful left-footed mid-range shot in the 21st minute of the second half, and defender Joschko Gvardiol scored an additional goal in the 26th minute of the second half to make it 3-2 again. However, Federico Valverde fired a direct shot from Vinicius Junior's cross in the 34th minute of the second half, and Real Madrid brought the game back to square one, and the match ended in a 3-3 draw. The two teams, which had a great matchup, will face off for their place in the semi-finals at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Saturday. 스포츠토토
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich Germany, which had "Monster Defender" Kim Min-jae absent, had a 2-2 draw with Arsenal England in the first leg of their away match in the quarterfinals of the UCL. Kim Min-jae was listed as a substitute but failed to play until the end of the match.