The duel of giants between Real Madrid and Manchester City had an intense rhythm this Wednesday (10/12). At the Santiago Bernabéu, the dispute ended with the victory of City, 2 x 1. The goals were attributed to Rodrygo for the Whites and to Nico O’Reilly and Halland for the English team.
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The match was busy, there was no shortage of goals, controversies, VAR interventions and great saves, notably from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who prevented the score from being even bigger for the English. With the defeat, Real Madrid occupies 7th place in the standings and City appears in the lead, 4th.
Real Madrid opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Jude Bellingham found a perfect pass for Rodrygo on the edge of the area. The attacker goes inside and finishes a low cross into the right corner of Gianluigi Donnarumma: 1 x 0 for White. The Brazilian went 32 games without scoring for the Spanish side.
The English response, however, did not take long to come. At 37, after a corner from the left, the Real defense rebounded badly and Nico O’Reilly took advantage of the rebound inside the small area to send it into the goal and leave everything equal: 1 x 1.
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Courtois was the big name for the home side in the first half, with at least four decisive interventions, making a comeback for the English team impossible.
The match became even more exciting in the final minutes of the first half. In the 42nd minute, the referee was called by VAR to review a movement in the area, during which Antonio Rüdiger pulled Haaland during a cross. The penalty was confirmed, the Real defender received a yellow card and, with the penalty, Haaland replaced Courtois and confirmed Manchester City’s 2 x 1 victory.
Even at a disadvantage, Real Madrid created. Vinícius Júnior and Bellingham came close to the goal in two dangerous plays, in addition to Rodrygo, who attempted set pieces and crosses. But the conclusion lacks fantasy.
The second half started with great control of possession in which Real Madrid threatened with quick transitions and individual plays from their attackers. It was rushed and with a lot of sweat. Endrick joined at age 78, after a month in the reserves. He had two chances to score, but failed to find the net.
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