UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

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Through the knock out stage of this competition, Manchester City has drawn all three away fixtures; against RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, but in the home fixtures of those ties they have scored 7, 3 and 3 unreplied goals truly making the Etihad stadium a fortress in this competition.

Here comes the final against Inter, no home advantage and no return leg, it would be 90 minutes which can turn to 180 minutes of football and maybe a penalty shootout. The atmosphere would surely be tense and it would be interesting if Manchester City come in with this exact same mentality into the final.

However, the final is in June 10, some weeks away from today, the focus is on the brilliance of the Cityzens to see of the current champions in an emphatic manner. A 10/10 performance from Pep's team.

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real madrid 0 - 4 Manchester city

this is a game in which up to a certain point the result was already predictable for me, at least in that regard i didn't expect any surprises, and as expected manchester city won the game very easily and the reason why i didn't there was no doubt that manchester city would win this game easily and because in the first leg city was clearly saving due to the premier league games because they were still undecided whether arsenal would stumble and fall and with that city would guarantee the conquest of the premier league so city needed to focus on premier league games and the city coach had already talked about it, and when I watched the first leg game I realized that city was only defending to spare the players

since city won and arsenal lost points then city could already play seriously against real madrid that has serious problems in the defense, it was clear the big difference in quality of squad of city in relation to real madrid, manchester city since the goalkeeper to the player who just sits on the bench are good players, in the attack city has many good players, while real madrid in the attack only has benzema, some people are exaggerating putting vinicios on a level that is not, in this game city only had to close the benzema that all of real madrid's attack was at zero, without any effectiveness and danger, I hope that real madrid manages to bring mbappe and more players to the attack if they want to win the next league and champions league season

[Joca97]

Manchester City 4 - 0 Real Madrid. Previously Bayern Munich also could not scored at home Manchester City. At the moment Real Madrid also could not scored and can be beaten, even by score 4. I already said that this is very little chance for Real Madrid to win at home Manchester City, and well this proved clear tonight. Real Madrid is indeed the king of comebacks but that was previous season, at the moment their squad is weak although there is Benzema but he is not young anymore also he not very productive this season.

Well Man City this season is unstoppoble and no body can come even close to their gaming style. They were so good in this match that they attack even after first goal and Real Madrid didnt stand a chance at all in this match and the quality is large this time between these two teams.

[bekti3]

Manchester City 4 - 0 Real Madrid. Previously Bayern Munich also could not scored at home Manchester City. At the moment Real Madrid also could not scored and can be beaten, even by score 4. I already said that this is very little chance for Real Madrid to win at home Manchester City, and well this proved clear tonight. Real Madrid is indeed the king of comebacks but that was previous season, at the moment their squad is weak although there is Benzema but he is not young anymore also he not very productive this season.

Correct. Real Madrid currently do not have the sharpness of last season. Currently, even the midfielder who has always been a mainstay, namely Modric, cannot perform optimally due to age and also due to the injuries he has suffered. So that he is still recovering so that his game is not optimal and he loses a lot of ball possession. And now it is proven that Man City is a frightening opponent when they play as the host. and the score of 4-0 was an extraordinary win for Man City.

Their scheme was fully known by Manchester City for this game and of course they knew what to do and when the match went to an end which always makes Madrid all out they immediately closed it with Akanji's goal which was actually the third goal was enough for them to feel the final.
This season Manchester City will win, I'm sure of that.

[Uruhara]

It is basically the worst defense and also the worst Midfield and was striking of Real Madrid.
No one expected this to happen this way.

For every loss in a football, there will be something that triggers it but I don't agree that no one expected Real Madrid to lose the second leg game to Man City because Man City are always one of the team to avoid in the Champion league Semi-Final cause they always do some magic. But if you're talking about no one expecting Real Madrid to consume 4 goals, I will agree with that.

And last season Man City also excelled when playing as the host. It's just that last season the second leg was held at home to Real Madrid. And Man City had to accept defeat there. But this time Man City managed to hold on to a draw in the first leg at home to Real Madrid and in the second leg Man City won with a perfect score as hosts. Real Madrid in this match actually displayed an unusual game. They seemed to have started not confident since the first goal created by B. Silva.

Manchester City fans will definitely party with joy with this win. Because this is like winning the final round. Because Real Madrid was the champion last season. So beating the champion last season is a very extraordinary achievement. Inter Milan must be prepared to face the power of Man City in the final.

[Daniel91]

WOW what a great football match. If there is perfection in football, then today Manchester City showed it in the match against Real. I don't remember the last time a team outplayed Real's players like that.
The Real players looked like tired old men running after the Manchester City players but unable to catch them. Is this the beginning of a new dominance in European football, which will last for years? Unlike yesterday's boring semi-final match, today was a real pleasure to watch football.
Well done Manchester City and thank you for the lesson in football art you showed us.
I can't wait to see them again in the final, and I think the Inter players have really minimal chances in that match.

[Docnaster]

The game has been brought to an end with 4-0 goal line in favour of the home team. But 5 - 1 aggregate is quite too much gmfor a champion league giant team like real Madrid.im not even worried about the lose, I'm more worried about the goals they conceded in this stage. but  I wouldn't have blamed Carlo Anceloti completely for the lose if he had started Rudiger cuz I know he came with a game plan which he felt was rightful for the game. He only met a counter plan from Guardiola boys who's performance was quite brilliant and resilient through out the process. I only have problem with the decision of placing Rudiger on the bench

[Pulsar77]

It was a night that Real Madrid would like to forget about as soon as possible for sure. Manchester City literally erased them tonight by a 4-0 win. Real Madrid had serious holes in their defense above all else. De Bruyne and Foden's amazing through balls leading to goals were great proofs for that as well. Real Madrid couldn't balance their weak side by being more effective at scoring goals either. I didn't see Benzema doing much thing properly and Vinicius also had a bad day this time.

Another interesting point in this matchup was that Haaland literally didn't contribute in any way. He didn't score or make assists and wasted all the opportunities he got. I don't know maybe it had something to do with his being unlucky as well but still this was the case. However Manchester City still showed how determined they were and destroyed their opponent.

[lizarder]

This time, City were able to play a great first half, Real had almost no chance, it seems to me that the City players were just faster.

The second half started not so actively, after all, City already has a good advantage and now it is very important to keep it. Moreover, Real Madrid will now be forced to go forward and this will open space for City to attack. The situation is difficult for Real Madrid, if City can score even one more goal, then for Real Madrid it will definitely be over.

Man City played very well coordinated in this game and I saw they were able to put pressure on the Real Madrid players and they didn't let the Real Madrid midfielders hold the ball at their feet. In the first half Ancelotti tried to apply a defensive strategy and it was this weakness that Man City took advantage of scoring two goals, there was no passing accuracy that Vinicius and Karim Benzema were able to take advantage of because Man City's defense was very good. Real Madrid's strength didn't look like it did in the first leg and I don't see them playing well in this game.

Entering the second half Ancelotti tried to apply an open strategy, but they were unable to do anything because Man City was increasingly pressing and did not stop attacking, so Manuel Akanji's goal in the 76th minute put Real Madrid even more under pressure and in the end Julian Alvarez completed Man City's victory to 4 -0. This victory makes Man City a strong candidate to win the Champions League this season because Inter Milan is much easier for Man City to face.

[Uruhara]

Manchester City 4 - 0 Real Madrid. Previously Bayern Munich also could not scored at home Manchester City. At the moment Real Madrid also could not scored and can be beaten, even by score 4. I already said that this is very little chance for Real Madrid to win at home Manchester City, and well this proved clear tonight. Real Madrid is indeed the king of comebacks but that was previous season, at the moment their squad is weak although there is Benzema but he is not young anymore also he not very productive this season.

Correct. Real Madrid currently do not have the sharpness of last season. Currently, even the midfielder who has always been a mainstay, namely Modric, cannot perform optimally due to age and also due to the injuries he has suffered. So that he is still recovering so that his game is not optimal and he loses a lot of ball possession. And now it is proven that Man City is a frightening opponent when they play as the host. and the score of 4-0 was an extraordinary win for Man City.

Their scheme was fully known by Manchester City for this game and of course they knew what to do and when the match went to an end which always makes Madrid all out they immediately closed it with Akanji's goal which was actually the third goal was enough for them to feel the final.
This season Manchester City will win, I'm sure of that.

It seems that the majority of football fans now agree that Manchester City will win the Champions League this season. Even though Inter Milan cannot be underestimated because this team has an extraordinary defensive strategy that is rarely owned by other teams. And now Inter Milan also has a very sharp line of attack. So that the Inter Milan vs Man City Final match will also be fierce. But I also predict that Man City will lift the trophy this season.

[Mame89]

Manchester City's game was perfect tonight. Winning on all fronts from goalkeepers, midfielders and forwards and winning in all phases of the match starting from the first half the Man City players managed to dominate the game, create and finish opportunities well.

Likewise in the second half, when Man City players had to defend more, but Man City still appeared solid at the back. There was only a slight change in tactics from coach Pep Guardila, Man City did not always control the ball throughout the game, sometimes opportunities and goals were created when defending and counter press/counter attacks on opponents could create goals. The conclusion from this match is that Pep Guardiola is a genius coach!

[Huppercase]

Manchester City 4 - 0 Real Madrid. Previously Bayern Munich also could not scored at home Manchester City. At the moment Real Madrid also could not scored and can be beaten, even by score 4. I already said that this is very little chance for Real Madrid to win at home Manchester City, and well this proved clear tonight. Real Madrid is indeed the king of comebacks but that was previous season, at the moment their squad is weak although there is Benzema but he is not young anymore also he not very productive this season.

Real Madrid are not king of miracle, they were just luck gave them an opportunity to used their chances, instead of it to be wasted as shot on target, they use it to score goal and that was how they move to the final but Manchester City were ready for that mistake not to happen agaain. Manchester City played Real Madrid and litereally took everything away from them, I can count number of times the camera show Manchester CIty players but Cotois was having pressure from every angle, Manchester City were using there attackers to tackle Real Madrid and the rest where defending and yet I don't know how Manchhester City got Real Madrid easily.

[Ryu_Ar1]

There is no hope now and it is necessary to admit that Manchester City are playing very well and this is Pep's strategy which is very good indeed. They have shown signs of victory from the start and now the crucial minutes are there but the score is already far away.
4-1 This is an undeniable collapse and Manchester City are the final possible champions for the first time now.

I'm a Madridista but I have to admit that Madrid were outplayed in every sense of the word in this game although it wasn't nice to see and I'm furious about it but it's an undeniable fact.

At this point, Manchester City is the champion in this season because with their style of play, tonight having scored 3 goals to none against a strong club like Real Madrid and almost won the match it is now obvious that there is no club left that could possibly stop real made is victory in the remaining time of this season now that real Madrid is out of the way.

I am sure they could still score another goal in this match but which of the man Cory player going to work that out at this critical stage of March is unclear.

In this case it is visible because I still believe that whichever club between Madrid and Manchester City wins for this semi-final then they will lift the trophy.
Now it's another final for Manchester City and they can't afford to waste it but on the other hand when Manchester City are in the final there are always distractions for them to bring the trophy and it also happened a few seasons before, they have to prepare more mentally when they are in the final even though Inter can still be said to be below them now but when it comes to experience they have the advantage.

Real Madrid is finished, they played under tension and this led to an own goal to seal up Manchester city victory to the finals. I didn't believe that this is the Real Madrid that I use to know and the defending champion of the league with the way they played tonight. Ancelotti should accept defeat in his side because I see this match as a payback to Real Madrid.

Last season it was Real Madrid that qualified to the finals when they both clashed in the semifinals. Manchester city are the strongest club this season and I don't think that Inter will be able to defeat them on the finals. Gaudiola men are enjoying their victory to victory as this season is a great favour to them. The finals will be a very tough one because Inter loves playing defensive game.

It seems to have been revised because I saw Akanji's name there but it doesn't matter who scored the goal whether it was an own goal or purely from Akanji's goal still it was like a lock for Manchester City's victory because after that they were comfortable and it was seen from their condition that seemed to be playing around when entering the final minute.
This was the revenge from last season that Manchester City seemed to be waiting for and indeed they were successful in this revenge.
I'm quite upset with the result but indeed Manchester City seem to be on a different level don't know if they are too strong or indeed Madrid have dropped in terms of performance for this season.

[Issa56]

The game has been brought to an end with 4-0 goal line in favour of the home team. But 5 - 1 aggregate is quite too much gmfor a champion league giant team like real Madrid.im not even worried about the lose, I'm more worried about the goals they conceded in this stage. but  I wouldn't blame Carlo Anceloti completely for the lose,  he came with a game plan which he felt was rightful for the game. He only met a counter plan from Guardiola boys who's performance was quite brilliant and resilient through out the process. I only have problem with the decision of placing Rudiger on the bench

Seriously am worried about both the lose and the goal they conceded, have seen different posts on the forum here talking about real Madrid being the king of champions league, but the king of champions league were disgraced today at Etihad stadium, we know Manchester city is having home advantage but why will real Madrid conced that kind of goal, Real Madrid were humiliated today at Etihad, 4-0 that's a disgrace to Real Madrid. Manchester city performance was nice today, real Madrid performed poorly today, I didn't believe real Madrid will perform poorly in today's match, I was thinking it will be a difficult match for the both team, but it was a easy win for Manchester city.

[rahmad2nd]

Manchester  city have surprised  me in tonights game, even real Madrid was not expecting  it, and Bernardo Silva scoring two goals the best players that Manchester City has his Bernardo Silva and  De Bruyn have very incredible performance, Haaland don't do half of what this players are doing  Haaland can always deliver when ever he gets a good assit, no argument about this Manchester City has already  won the tittle and real Madrid  really  fucked up was not expecting them to lose  against Manchester City the way they performedduringthe first leg, that's the joy of football.

I'm not surprised at all, just look at City visiting their opponent's cage in this competition. in fact, they did not show their best game.  but when playing at the Etihad Stadium, City played like a team that was on fire. IMO, maybe this is part of Pep Guardiola's strategy, let's refer to some of City's matches in this competition. when they visited Leipzig headquarters, the match ended in a 1-1 draw. however, they demolished Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium by a landslide.

Likewise, when they met Bayern, they didn't waste it and beat Bayern easily. in the second leg, City did not play so aggressively because they had been ahead on aggregate before. then, when City visited the Santiago Bernabeu. City didn't show their true game, I think this was part of Pep's plan. I mean, the scenario is that Pep reads the weaknesses of Madrid. after that, they will play it out at the Etihad Stadium with a different strategy. evidently, the goals scored were not from Haaland but by other players.

posted before I said, that Haaland will get strict marking from Madrid players. and when the Madrid players turned their attention to Haaland or De Bruyne, Benaldo Silva escaped marking and in the end the goal came. well, Pep Guardiola's strategy is running smoothly, Haaland is focused on opening up space for his teammates to score goals. as a result, as we saw City overthrow Madrid with a landslide score. well, then we only have one match left, namely the final match between City vs Inter.

[KTChampions]

This match has proven that Manchester City are the best team in the world, they currently stand a chance of winning both Champions League and Premier League this season. Pep Guardiola is a very good manager with different tactics that do give positive results, he has corrected all the mistakes he did last season against Real Madrid, and I am sure this season will be a season of luck for them.

Although Inter Milan cannot be underrated in the finals, but I have a very high hope that Manchester City will win Champions League for the first time.

The cheater club has become better than others, what a surprise. And City was finally able to beat Real (buying Haaland and Guardiola had nothing to do with it). A sad result and I don't think Inter can win, so City will take the long-awaited cup. But still, I console myself with the fact that clubs like City and PSG, even with one Champions League Cup for two, will be extremely unsuccessful compared to other truly great clubs.

[Furious 7]

Manchester City 4 - 0 Real Madrid. Previously Bayern Munich also could not scored at home Manchester City. At the moment Real Madrid also could not scored and can be beaten, even by score 4. I already said that this is very little chance for Real Madrid to win at home Manchester City, and well this proved clear tonight. Real Madrid is indeed the king of comebacks but that was previous season, at the moment their squad is weak although there is Benzema but he is not young anymore also he not very productive this season.

Madrid's scheme last season was not used for this season because Pep is also sure to be able to anticipate that.
On the other hand, Madrid's defense was also really lax in this match and of course their midfield also couldn't do anything because it was already covered by 5 Manchester City midfielders who really played very well especially when there were KDB and Gundogan as the masterminds of their attack.

Talking about Manchester City's home matches from the top 16 to the semi-finals, this time they always kept a clean sheet and see how many goals they scored. Against Leipzig they won 7-0, at home to Bayern they won 3-0 and now Madrid with 4-0. it is a very good achievement for Pep and Manchester City.

[gabbie2010]

Manchester City 4 - 0 Real Madrid. Previously Bayern Munich also could not scored at home Manchester City. At the moment Real Madrid also could not scored and can be beaten, even by score 4. I already said that this is very little chance for Real Madrid to win at home Manchester City, and well this proved clear tonight. Real Madrid is indeed the king of comebacks but that was previous season, at the moment their squad is weak although there is Benzema but he is not young anymore also he not very productive this season.

Correct. Real Madrid currently do not have the sharpness of last season. Currently, even the midfielder who has always been a mainstay, namely Modric, cannot perform optimally due to age and also due to the injuries he has suffered. So that he is still recovering so that his game is not optimal and he loses a lot of ball possession. And now it is proven that Man City is a frightening opponent when they play as the host. and the score of 4-0 was an extraordinary win for Man City.

Their scheme was fully known by Manchester City for this game and of course they knew what to do and when the match went to an end which always makes Madrid all out they immediately closed it with Akanji's goal which was actually the third goal was enough for them to feel the final.
This season Manchester City will win, I'm sure of that.

The likes of Modric, Kross and Benzema are aging they can't keep with the pace of the game thus lack sharpness it was evident in today's match, Man City capitalized on that and took total control of the midfield as well as kept most of the possessions consequently were well rewarded with 4 goals, Real Madrid tactic was to launch counterattack through pacy Vinicius Jr unfortunately that tactic couldn't work, I think this the end of era of some old Real Madrid players I hope Ancelloti start rebuilding a new set of stars for the team, congratulations to Man City for reaching yet another UCL champion league final I hope they win it this time around.

[Uruhara]

Manchester City 4 - 0 Real Madrid. Previously Bayern Munich also could not scored at home Manchester City. At the moment Real Madrid also could not scored and can be beaten, even by score 4. I already said that this is very little chance for Real Madrid to win at home Manchester City, and well this proved clear tonight. Real Madrid is indeed the king of comebacks but that was previous season, at the moment their squad is weak although there is Benzema but he is not young anymore also he not very productive this season.

Madrid's scheme last season was not used for this season because Pep is also sure to be able to anticipate that.
On the other hand, Madrid's defense was also really lax in this match and of course their midfield also couldn't do anything because it was already covered by 5 Manchester City midfielders who really played very well especially when there were KDB and Gundogan as the masterminds of their attack.

Talking about Manchester City's home matches from the top 16 to the semi-finals, this time they always kept a clean sheet and see how many goals they scored. Against Leipzig they won 7-0, at home to Bayern they won 3-0 and now Madrid with 4-0. it is a very good achievement for Pep and Manchester City.

Ancelotti, who tends to use the same strategy for Real Madrid in every match, made Pep Guardiola easily create the right strategy to break Ancelotti's strategy. And it was proven that in this match, especially in the midfield, Real Madrid really struggled and lost a lot of balls in this match.

Man City can always perform more optimally in every home game. Not only in the UCL but also in the premier league. So it's not surprising that Real Madrid had a lot of trouble when they faced Man City, who were the hosts. because last season Man City also managed to beat Real Madrid in the first leg and even then Man City became the host.

[Sandra_hakeem]

I knew this would happen... I knew city wasn't gonna lose to Madrid when they've already layed Thier hands on the trophy - no way !.
Infact, the previous match (first leg) really gave Ancelotti' the Ego to boast his players thinking he could make out with a win this time around. Mancity is in a fine form that'll take very refined players to conquer on a win against them... secondly, Ancelotti' wouldn't have choosed to use the same strategy that made him conceive 4 goals again girona.
We'll only be waiting for 10th of June to decide the winner of the year's CL.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰