On penalties, Real Madrid eliminates Manchester City and goes to the Champions League semi-finals

With two saves from goalkeeper Lunin, Real Madrid eliminated Manchester City in a penalty shootout , this Wednesday (17), at the Etihad Stadium, and will face Bayern Munich in the semifinals of the 2023-24 Champions League.

In normal time, the match was 1-1 . Even as visitors, Real Madrid opened the scoring in the first half in a Brazilian play: Vinicius Jr. served Rodrygo, who finished for a great save by Ederson, until he scored on the rebound.

The Spanish team held on as long as possible, pulling back the lines. But City’s pressure had an effect in the 30th minute of the second half, when the ball fell to De Bruyne to finish inside the area.

In extra time, no goals were scored, and the decision went to penalties. Modric lost to Real Madrid, but Lunin saved shots from Bernardo Silva and Kovacic to secure a 4-3 victory in the decider. Rüdiger scored the decisive penalty.