Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (6-5 agg): Real come back to reach Champions League final

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Manchester City suffered one of the most remarkable Champions League collapses as Real Madrid came back from the abyss to set up a final showdown with Liverpool.

City were two goals ahead on aggregate going into the 90th minute after Riyad Mahrez's strike had added to their 4-3 first-leg win last week.

And then Rodrygo happened.

The Brazilian substitute turned home Karim Benzema's left-wing ball from close range in the final minute - with Real's very first shot on target.

And 90 seconds later he levelled the tie with a header into the top corner after Marco Asensio flicked on Dani Carvajal's cross.

City, who thought they were going through to a second consecutive all-English Champions League final, were shell-shocked.

Both sides had chances to win the tie before the full-time whistle. Ederson denied Rodrygo a quick-fire hat-trick and then an unmarked Phil Foden fired over inside the box.

And so to extra time the game went - and it was Real who got the decisive goal in yet another classic Champions League tie.

Benzema beat Ruben Dias to a loose ball in the box and was brought down by the City defender. He stepped up to take the penalty himself and scored his 43rd goal of the season. There is no doubt it is the most important.

Real's Thibaut Courtois, who was by far the busier keeper, tipped away Foden's header with Fernandinho inches away from scoring the rebound - but City could not find a goal to send it to penalties.

That sets up a repeat of the most memorable Champions League final of recent years, when Real beat Liverpool 3-1 in 2018.

For City and manager Pep Guardiola now, the Premier League title - they sit one point above Liverpool with four games to go - is their only target.

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Real Madrid

Squad number1Player nameCourtois
Squad number2Player nameCarvajal
Squad number3Player nameEder Militão
Squad number6Player nameNacho
Squad number23Player nameMendy
Squad number14Player nameCasemiro
Squad number8Player nameKroos
Squad number15Player nameValverde
Squad number10Player nameModric
Squad number20Player nameVinícius Júnior
Squad number9Player nameBenzema

Squad number5Player nameVallejo
Squad number11Player nameAsensio
Squad number17Player nameLucas Vázquez
Squad number19Player nameDani Ceballos
Squad number21Player nameRodrygo
Squad number25Player nameCamavinga

Manchester City

Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number14Player nameLaporte
Squad number27Player nameJoão Cancelo
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number47Player nameFoden

Squad number7Player nameSterling
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number10Player nameGrealish
Squad number11Player nameZinchenko
Squad number25Player nameFernandinho

Line-ups

Real Madrid

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Courtois
2CarvajalBooked at 65mins
3MilitãoBooked at 84minsSubstituted forVallejoat 115'minutes
6Nacho
23Mendy
14CasemiroSubstituted forAsensioat 75'minutes
8KroosSubstituted forRodrygoat 68'minutes
15ValverdeBooked at 90mins
10ModricBooked at 9minsSubstituted forCamavingaat 75'minutes
20Vinícius JúniorSubstituted forVázquezat 115'minutes
9BenzemaSubstituted forCeballosat 104'minutes

Substitutes

4Alaba
5Vallejo
11Asensio
12Marcelo
13Lunin
16Jovic
17Vázquez
19Ceballos
21Rodrygo
24Mariano
25Camavinga
40Fuidias

Man City

Formation 4-3-3

31Ederson
2WalkerSubstituted forZinchenkoat 72'minutesBooked at 113mins
3Rúben Dias
14LaporteBooked at 9mins
27Cancelo
20Bernardo Silva
16RodriSubstituted forSterlingat 99'minutesBooked at 101mins
17De BruyneSubstituted forGündoganat 72'minutes
26MahrezSubstituted forFernandinhoat 85'minutes
9Gabriel JesusSubstituted forGrealishat 78'minutes
47Foden

Substitutes

6Aké
7Sterling
8Gündogan
10Grealish
11Zinchenko
13Steffen
25Fernandinho
33Carson
56Egan-Riley
80Palmer
87McAtee
90Lavia

Live Text

Match ends, Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 1.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Vinícius Júnior.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Jesús Vallejo replaces Eder Militão because of an injury.
Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half Extra Time begins Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 1.
First Half Extra Time ends, Real Madrid 3, Manchester City 1.