Real Madrid and Manchester City faced each other in an eliminatory confrontation for the fourth following edition of Champions League, now with three Spanish team wins. This time, there was clear superiority, especially in the second game, held on Wednesday (19), at the Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid: 3-1, three goals from Frenchman Kylian Mbappé.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team had already won on Etihad Stadium last week, a 3-2 with two goals scored at the end. In the return match, Mbappé tried to put two balls on the net in the first half, four and 33 minutes. And he beat Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson again at 16 of the final stage. Nico González discounted at 47.
Current champion, Real Madrid thus advanced in the round of 16-No season 2024/25, under new regulation, Champions had a round of knockout before the round of 16, with clubs classified between the 9th and 24th place in the previous phase . In the next phase, in a draw still being held, he will face the rival Atlético de Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen.
Eliminated, City is now dedicated to local competitions in England, where difficulties are also experiencing. First three -time consecutive champion of the entire history of the English Championship, which began in 1888, Pep Guardiola’s team is in fourth place, 17 points behind leader Liverpool, far from the tetra.
