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try again, the name must be unique Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Substitution, Real Madrid.

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Please Six years ago, before he was setting new benchmarks for strikers at Palmeiras, Gabriel Jesus used to do his damage out wide.

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Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. We decided to play without a proper striker for the way they defend, so high, so aggressive and when that happens you make the pitch wide. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.The story of their rise to the top and the toll it tookGet latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online.The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football.Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer.How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK.How to get involved in just about any sport or activity Media playback is not supported on this device We have to play different positions sometimes.”De Bruyne, who edged out Jesus as the game’s standout star, saluted his complete performance. try again, the name must be unique Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 2. "Manchester City will now switch their attention to the Carabao Cup final as they take on Aston Villa at Wembley on Sunday, 1 March (16:30 GMT).Second Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Manchester City 2.Attempt missed. will be published daily in dedicated articles. try again, the name must be uniquePlease The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to The hosts were limited to one decent chance in the first half - when Ederson saved superbly from Karim Benzema's header - while City's threat on the counter increased as the half went on.City looked like the most likely to score as the game wore on but all their good work threatened to be undone when Real pounced on a rare defensive error from City. “His record is so underrated, but with ‘Kun’ in the side it is not easy to get chances as a striker.“He played on the left side and he did really well. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.Penalty Manchester City. 9 wherever he is stationed on the pitch.Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? The former France international guided Los Blancos to three consecutive titles in his first spell in charge of the club between 2016 and 2018, while he had won all 12 previous knockout ties he had overseen as a manager.Their form heading into this match had been patchy with just one win in their previous four games in all competitions, while they were beaten 1-0 by Levante at the weekend.But despite taking the lead against City, they were never truly in control of the game at any period as they first struggled to break down their opponents before falling apart when the visitors took the game to them.This was the first time Guardiola and Zidane - rivals in their playing days for Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively - had gone to head-to-head as managers and it was the former who came out on top.The one sour point on the night for City was the loss of defender Aymeric Laporte to injury in the first half.The defender was making only his fourth appearance since recovering from a serious knee injury that had kept him out for much of the season but pulled up with just over half an hour gone and was replaced by Fernandinho.Laporte was able to make his own way off the pitch, giving City reason to be optimistic that his absence will not be a long one. “I have to help my team-mates. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts Luka Jovic replaces Isco.Substitution, Real Madrid. There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts We've got a lot of work ahead of us now. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts This was a hugely impressive result for Manchester City and one for which Guardiola deserved a large amount of credit after he sprung a surprise with his team selection.The former Barcelona boss left Sterling, Sergio Aguero, David Silva and Fernandinho all on the bench and instead utilised Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne as alternating false nines in what appeared to be a very cautious City formation.But it was a tactic that successfully nullified a Real Madrid side that has historically been so strong in the knockout stages of the Champions League and had not lost their 12 previous knockout games under Zinedine Zidane. That's football. "Fernandinho came in and did incredibly well. try again, the name must be uniquePlease Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. "If there's any team capable of overcoming this deficit in the second leg it's Real Madrid. Please That's why they fought back and cancelled out our lead. He was City’s first point of defence and a reason why the hosts managed just three shots on target on their own turf.“There is not in the world one striker to have that intensity without the ball like Gabriel,” manager Pep Guardiola enthused post-match.“He’s so fast and so good. Raheem Sterling draws a foul in the penalty area.Penalty conceded by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez replaces Luka Modric.Goal! Manchester City star Gabriel Jesus is being linked with a transfer to Real Madrid amid his failure to leapfrog Sergio Aguero in the pecking order.

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