Manchester Metropolis conceded two late targets as Actual Madrid got here from behind to win 3-2 within the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie, courtesy of match-winner Jude Bellingham.
|
Manchester Metropolis |
Sport stats |
Actual Madrid |
|---|---|---|
|
55% |
Posession |
45% |
|
11 |
Pictures |
20 |
|
4 |
On course |
8 |
|
9 |
Fouls |
6 |
|
6 |
Corners |
5 |
Man Metropolis participant scores
Ederson – 5
Was on track for a high quality night of labor earlier than gifting Actual Madrid and former Blue Brahim Diaz their second by uncharacteristically conceding possession late on.
Josko Gvardiol – 7
As soon as once more the defender was on the coronary heart of all of Metropolis’s spectacular work going ahead and even received an help to his identify for Haaland’s opening objective.
Nathan Ake – 6.5
Confronted a tough time up in opposition to Vinicius and did not all the time have issues his personal means, however Ake stood agency for almost all of his time on the pitch earlier than he was changed by Mateo Kovacic.
Ruben Dias – 7
Metropolis have missed their commanding defender and at the same time as accidents fell round him, Dias typically remained stable regardless of transport what had been irritating targets.
Manuel Akanji – 7
Summing up their harm points, Akanji turned the second Metropolis participant compelled off with harm on the break so as to add to Pep Guardiola’s woes. Previous to that, nevertheless, the Swiss – to his credit score – did properly up in opposition to an brisk Vinicius Junior.
John Stones – 8
Within the defensive midfield position as Guardiola’s newest try to interchange Rodri, Stones’ efficiency places him in good stead to as soon as once more function in what may present an important answer for Man Metropolis on the coronary heart of their midfield.
Savio – 5
The Brazilian endured a frustratingly quiet sport for his requirements, struggling to get on the ball and make the specified influence as Actual Madrid pushed him again with offensive retailers of their very own.
Kevin de Bruyne – 6.5
For all his arduous work when he received himself on the ball, De Bruyne struggled to do precisely that one too many instances. In the long run, his lack of affect proved expensive on an enormous evening for his facet.
Bernardo Silva – 6
A midfielder who’s struggled to take care of his requirements at instances this season, Silva as soon as once more carried out under what he’s able to simply when Guardiola wants his most skilled males to step up.
Jack Grealish – 7
Pressured off after simply half-hour, Grealish did not want past the half hour mark to make his mark on Actual Madrid having performed Gvardiol in behind within the build-up to Erling Haaland’s opener.
Erling Haaland – 9
In fact, there wasn’t much more that Haaland may do. Discovering the opening effort in routine style, the ahead then stepped as much as take duty from the penalty spot and rating what many believed can be the winner.
Substitutes: Phil Foden – 7, Rico Lewis – 6.5, Mateo Kovavic – 6.5
Actual Madrid participant scores
Thibaut Courtois – 7
Though it was a rarity, the goalkeeper did properly – as ever – to maintain out nearly all of Manchester Metropolis hazard. Up in opposition to Haaland, the Belgian may do nothing to face in the way in which of each targets.
Federico Valverde – 7
You would not know that Federico Valverde was out of place based mostly on his efficiency up in opposition to the Premier League champions – albeit the harm champions – with the midfielder having fun with a powerful show.
Aurelien Tchouameni – 7
Like Valverde, Tchouameni carried out properly out-of-position and highlighted how Madrid have been doing properly to resolve issues of their very own in current weeks.
Raul Asencio – 6.5
A younger defender alongside an out-of-position midfielder, not many may have any complaints about Asencio’s efficiency at The Etihad as he largely saved Manchester Metropolis at arm’s size.
Ferland Mendy – 6
While he did not wrestle defensively, Mendy was responsible of spurning an opportunity that ought to have been transformed within the opening interval which Carlo Ancelotti would have needed to fall to nearly anybody else.
Rodrygo – 7
Mbappe and Bellingham will get the credit score, however Rodrygo stood out in his personal proper all through a frantic affair.
Eduardo Camavinga – 7
Because the previous guard in Actual Madrid’s midfield bow out, Camavinga has stepped up on the most important stage to make his mark of their place.
Dani Ceballos – 6.5
Again on English soil, Ceballos loses marks for conceding the penalty on what was in any other case an well-rounded night from the previous Arsenal man.
Jude Bellingham – 7.5
The match winner to show a quiet sport into an electrical night, Bellingham was all the time prone to have his say at The Etihad and that he did.
Vinicius Junior – 7
In entrance of followers who had been fast to remind him about his current failures, Vinicius was among the many stars of the present as he laid down a marker in entrance of an on-watching Rodri.
Kylian Mbappe – 7
Though wasteful at instances, Mbappe nonetheless made his mark with a well-timed equaliser in considerably scrappy style.
Substitutes: Luka Modric – 6, Brahim Diaz – 8, Fran Garcia – 7
