Kevin De Bruyne, a midfielder for Manchester City, scored a sensational goal to tie the score against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal tie on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. As the Belgian ran toward the touchline to celebrate his goal, he spread his arms wide open. The match was being played at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu.
Following Tuesday’s 1-1 draw in the first leg of the semi-final match between Manchester City and Real Madrid, Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola is looking forward to “the final playing at home next week.”
Kevin De Bruyne scored an incredible goal in the second half to cancel out Vinicius Junior’s first-half rocket for the hosts, and Pep Guardiola was pleased with the result of the first leg, which ended in a 1-1 tie.
The outcome has set up an exciting contest for the following week on Wednesday at the Etihad.
Pep Guardiola’s squad is getting closer to winning the Premier League, the Champions League, and the FA Cup all in the same season. City has won all 14 games played at the Etihad Stadium this season by a combined score of 49-7.
“It was a really close game all the way through. We got off to a pretty good start, and just as we were getting the hang of things, they made a beautiful transition from Camavinga, and Vinicius produced an unbelievable finish. In the second half, when we were struggling more than they were, we were able to score a goal.
Earlier in the match, Vinicius Junior scored a similarly stunning goal to give the record 14-time winners the lead in the first half. Photo: Reuters
It is open to Manchester, it will be a final that we play at home in front of our fans, and we are looking forward to it. The effort was beyond description. It’s almost like we’re in the play-offs now.
“We will try to adjust something maybe in the second leg to be more fluid and play with a bit more rhythm because we play at home and at home, we feel comfortable with our people,” he said. “We will try to play with a bit more rhythm because we play at home.”
Carlo Ancelotti, the head coach of Real Madrid, admitted that his team “could have won it, we deserved to, but these things happen.” Because we played the game so effectively, we are able to go away with great thoughts in preparation for the second leg.