Crushing Real Madrid 4-0, Man City competes for Champions League final

Real Madrid's last three away trips to the Etihad have been all draws and losses, while Man City have a 14-game winning streak at home since the beginning of 2023 in all competitions. This statistic is a headache for coach Carlo Ancelotti as the Italian coach is still looking forward to a double with the "White Vultures" this season after winning the King's Cup. He does not expect a bad ending in both La Liga and the Champions League, both of which Real Madrid are the defending champions.

Erling Haaland continuously threatens Real Madrid's goal

Back to the second leg of the semi-final at Etihad in the early morning of May 18... With home field advantage, Man City launched a stormy attack right after the opening whistle. Two consecutive close-range headers within a few minutes by Erling Haaland could not beat goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, but Real Madrid's goal did not last long. In the 23rd minute, Kevin de Bruyne sent a pass that tore through the visitors' defense for Bernardo Silva to break through and leisurely finish the goal to open the score.

Bernardo Silva opened the scoring with a beautiful goal

The goal made Real Madrid players waver but their reaction was extremely weak. Just two minutes after Toni Kroos' long-range shot hit the crossbar of Man City's goal, in the 37th minute, Man City had their second goal and the scorer was still Bernardo Silva with a header in an open position.

Bernardo Silva was the author of the goal that doubled the gap.

After the break, Real Madrid almost had a goal to reduce the score in the 51st minute when David Alaba's dangerous free kick forced goalkeeper Ederson to show his talent to save for Man City. Real Madrid then continued to play very poorly, not creating many dangerous opportunities in the opponent's field.

Vinicius Junior was stopped by Man City defenders in this match

On the home team's side, Erling Haaland continued to show his lack of luck in attacking situations, but fortunately his teammates were able to help him relieve this worry. In the 76th minute, center-back Eder Militao scored an own goal and in the last minute of injury time, substitute Julian Alvarez scored the winning goal to seal a resounding 4-0 victory for Man City.

Eder Militao scores an own goal for Real Madrid

Julian Alvarez scores to seal a 4-0 win

Defeating Real Madrid with a total score of 5-1 after two matches, Man City won the right to play in the Champions League final, waiting to meet Inter Milan on June 11. This is the second time in three seasons that Man City has the opportunity to reach the top of Europe after losing to compatriot Chelsea in the final of the 2020-2021 season.

Man City fans celebrate at Etihad Stadium

Dong Linh - Photo: Reuters

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