Real Madrid and Manchester City slugged out a thrilling 3-3 draw in a rip-roaring Champions League quarterfinal clash in the Spanish capital Tuesday, leaving the tie between the last two holders of the trophy wide open for the second leg next week.
The Madrid crowd was left stunned two minutes into the match when City’s Bernardo Silva took advantage of a one-man wall to drill a free kick from outside the area just inside Andriy Lunin‘s right-hand post to give the visitors the lead.
To make things worse, Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, playing as an emergency centre-back, was shown a yellow card for the foul on Jack Grealish that led to the goal and will miss the return leg in Manchester next Wednesday.
But Eduardo Camavinga helped level the scores after 12 minutes when his long-range strike deflected off defender Ruben Dias for an own goal after wrong-footing keeper Stefan Ortega.
Two minutes later Vinicius Junior delivered a brilliant through ball that Rodrygo took in his stride before his weak goal-bound shot was deflected by Manuel Akanji to give the hosts the lead.
Madrid had the momentum and should have extended their lead. But Rodrygo misfired twice from the edge of the box late in the first half and then Vinicius blasted a close-range strike over the bar early in the second half.
City piled on the pressure and levelled in the 66th minute through a stunning Phil Foden strike into the top corner and went ahead when Josko Gvardiol fired home five minutes later with an equally sublime finish.
But Federico Valverde‘s glorious volley in the 79th rescued a draw for Real on another epic Champions League night that left the fans eager for more in the return leg in Manchester.
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