On Tuesday night, the Champions League quarter-final match between Real Madrid and Manchester City turned out to be a thrilling thriller. The picture did not change on Wednesday. Barcelona beat Kylian Mbappe 3-2 in a tight match at Paris Saint-Germain’s home ground. Former Barcelona star Ronaldinho appeared to watch the game.
The fight was between two former Barcelona teammates. But Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez smiled at the last victory. From the beginning, Mbappe was terrorizing Barca’s defense by repeatedly going up the left side. Â As the game progresses, the momentum of the match slowly goes to Barca. In the 37th minute, Robert Lewandowski’s cross ball fell into the hands of PSG goalkeeper Donnarumma and went to Brazilian forward Raphinha. Â He did not make a mistake in putting the ball in the net.
Ousmane Dembele made it 1-1 with a strong left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty box within three minutes of the second half. Two minutes later, Vitinha made no mistake, scoring through Fabian Ruiz’s defense. Raphinha scored the second goal for himself and Barcelona in the 62nd minute. In the 77th minute, Barca took a 3-2 lead through Raphinha’s substitute, Christensen.
Real Madrid and Manchester City finished 3-3 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday. “See you again in a week,” Guardiola said at the end of the six-goal stalemate. Hopefully, the Etihad crowd will support us in the second leg.” Real manager Carlo Ancelotti was disappointed. Even after leading 2-1, he cannot accept the draw. Ancelotti added, “For me, the feeling is sweet and sour. But Real will also fight in the end.
Man City scored in the second minute of the match on Tuesday. Man City gets a free kick due to a real foul. Bernardo Silva scored an amazing left-footed shot from 25 yards away. But the color of the match started to change after 12 minutes. Camavinga’s shot hit the leg of Ruben Dias and went into the net. Real back to parity. Rodrigo put Real ahead in two minutes.
In the second half, Manchester City equalized in 66 minutes. Phil Foden’s shot from outside the box hits the net. In the 71st minute, Manchester City went ahead with the goal of Josko Gvardiol of Croatia. But Valverde saved Real’s loss by scoring a perfect volley in the 79th minute.
Arsenal’s draw: Arsenal drew 2-2 at home to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Arsenal took the lead in the 12th minute with Bukayo Saka’s goal. Bayern’s Serge Gnabry equalized after six minutes. The 32nd minute saw Harry Kane score from the penalty spot. Leandro Trossard’s goal saved Arsenal’s loss.
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