Bernardo Silva celebrates his first goal against Real Madrid

RIDICULOUS OF MADRID IN THE ETIHAD

There was no miracle! City gives Real Madrid a 'bath' and will play the final (4-0)

Published:17/05/2023 - 22:50h

Updated:18/05/2023 - 09:39h

Manchester City and Inter Milan will define the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League winner on June 10 in Istanbul. Pep Guardiola's men took revenge against Real Madrid with a solid win at home (2-0), driven by a great Bernardo Silva

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The Manchester City obtained just revancha after the hard fall in the 'semis' of the Champions League in front of the Real Madrid the past season with a conclusive victory home that it classifies him, for the second time in his history, to the decisive party by the 'orejona' (3-0). The ones of Pep Guardiola crushed to the 'merengues' with a total football, drowning to the visitors in all the sectors of the field from beginning to end.

In the first part, the review was descomunal. To the Madrid took him half hour happen to contrary field, already with disadvantage in the marker and, in the complement, although the City went down a bit the intensity, the eliminatory never was in risk for the group 'sky blue'. Now, the 'cityzens' will look for to sentence the Premier League and, in June, will go to by the triplete in FA Cup and Champions in front of Manchester United and Inter of Milan, respectively.

A first perfect part of the City

Carlo Ancelotti bet for giving back to Éder Militao to the XI in place of Antonio Rüdiger and the change went out him fatal to the Italian. Without the German, the Madrid could not contain to Erling Haaland and only the interventions milagrosas of Thibaut Courtois prevented to the Norwegian mark in the first chamber of hour, diverting two head butts that seemed imparables. Still like this, the City was still in the his, with until eight players in contrary field and desbordando to the whites by both sides.

In this sense, the first part had a figure excluyente: Bernardo Silva. The luso did what wanted by left in front of Eduardo Camavinga and, in the minute 23, took advantage of a magistral assistance of Kevin Of Bruyne to do justice in front of the overwhelming local command. The so much of the Portuguese did to react shyly to the Madrid and Toni Kroos warned with a bombazo to the crossbar from out of the area, but his finish was only a mirage.

With Vinicius Jr. And Karim Benzema desconectados, to the group 'merengue' did him very wide the field of the Etihad. Walker and Rúben Dias adueñaron with abstemiousness of the bottom and, in the 36', a good combination between Grealish and Gündoğan allowed to the germano finish in front of Courtois. The Belgian anticipated well, but the aerial rebound fell just where Bernardo Silva appeared to mark, of head, the 2-0 that left to the Madrid tended before the rest.

The Madrid tried to react in the complement

In spite of the review received in the first 45 minutes, Carlo Ancelotti did not do variants in the halftime. Still like this, the 'merengues', of black the Wednesday by his condition of visitors, attained to shake the command 'cityzen' in the first chamber of hour, although without hilvanar played of danger. Only a free shot of Praises demanded to Ederson, while the ones of Pep replegaban for lastimar to the against.

Happened the hour of game, 'Carletto' moved the bench. Rüdiger By the missing Luka Modric. It praises to the left side and Camavinga to the centre of the field. Guardiola, faithful to his habit, left to the intact team and the City went back to adueñarse of the balloon, already without the intensity of the first part, but with the necessary lucidity to keep the result. To 20 minutes for the end, Ancelotti burned the ships with the entry of Marco Asensio by Kroos.

Militao Cleared to the Madrid

In the 73', a tacazo of Gündoğan left to Haaland hand manually with Courtois, but the Belgian went back to amargar to the Norwegian with a paradón that derived in a corner. It was not an eliminatory, neither much less, brilliant of Erling, to a large extent thanks to the interventions of the '1'. Two minutes later, a goal against of Militao, previous head butt of Manuel Akanji, sentenced the 3-0 that put an end to the hopes of traced back of a Real Madrid that did the ridiculous in the Etihad. It did justice. The best team, this time, himself could advance to the final.

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