Real Madrid secured a spot in yet another Champions League semi-final with a penalty shootout win over Manchester City
Carlo Ancelotti's side found a way to win in Europe again, beating the reigning champions on spot-kicks
It was always going to happen. Somehow, after soaking up 123 minutes of pressure, Real Madrid were going to find a way to beat Manchester City. And they did just that, winning on penalties, 4-3, following a 1-1 stalemate after extra-time in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Andriy Lunin played hero on the night, saving two City spot-kicks, before Antonio Rudiger delivered the decisive blow, sending Los Blancos into a fourth-straight Champions League semi-final.
Madrid took the lead after 13 minutes, as Rodrygo fired home at the second time of asking after a well-constructed counter-attack. City offered a response, though, peppering Lunin's goal with a series of well-constructed moves of their own, and Erling Haaland came closest to equalising as he directed a header off the woodwork.Pep Guardiola's side piled the pressure on in the second half, and after 30 minutes of toil, they were rewarded.
Rudiger came closest to finding a winner in extra-time, hooking an effort over the bar from close-range, and penalties were needed to decide the tie. Luka Modric's miss was rendered irrelevant, as Lunin's saved from Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic to keep Madrid's hopes of a 15th European Cup on track.
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