Real Madrid (hereafter referred to as Real) coach Carlo Ancelotti (64) clearly admitted defeat. But the bitter side could not be hidden.
Real played the second leg of the 2022-2023 European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League semifinal against Manchester City (hereafter Man City) at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 18th at 4:00 am (Korean time) and lost 0-4.
Real, who had previously drawn 1-1 in the first leg at home, fell behind by a combined score of 1-5 in the first and second leg, failing to advance to the final that Inter Milan was waiting for.
The match was dominated by Man City.
Man City,메이저놀이터 who had been knocking, scored the first goal. In the 23rd minute of the first half, Manchester City broke Real’s right flank with three passes. Silva, who finally caught the ball, saw the opposite goal post from just inside the right side of the box and fired a shot that cut Real’s net.
Manchester City scored one more goal. Gundogan’s shot failed in the 37th minute of the first half, and Silva snatched the rebounded ball from the center of the goal and scored a header. The ball went to the corner of the goal that could not be blocked even if you knew it.
The first half ended with Manchester City leading 2-0.
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In the 31st minute of the second half, Man City scored a key goal. On a free-kick opportunity, Akanji put his head on the ball. The ball that brushed his head hit Real’s body and was sucked into the goal. It was recorded as an own goal by Militang.
Manchester City widened the gap by 4 goals. In the second half of extra time, Foden gave up a pass that emptied the back space, and Alvarez, the ‘replacement resource’, scored the team’s fourth goal. The game ended with a huge win for Man City. It was the moment when Real packed their bags in the semifinals.
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After the game, Ancelotti said in an interview with ‘BT Sports’, “I gave up the ball too much in the first half,” and “I expected the game to start fiercely. However, I never imagined that we would be so bad at ball management,” he said honestly.
He said, “Last season we beat Man City and went to the final. It was their turn this time. You have to accept the results. So far we’ve been doing well. You can’t always win. Through defeat, I will try to do better next season.”
Real defender Daniel Carvajal also admitted that “Man City played a better game than us” and “they dominated the game”.
“We were lacking something. It was because I was putting too much pressure on myself,” but emphasized, “I will try to get stronger next season and reach the Champions League semifinals again.”