Key events
87 min: Foden sees a speculative shot cannon off Camavinga and out for a throw-in deep in Real territory. City go on to win a corner off Dani Carvajal, who seems to have given away about a dozen so far. Nothing comes of this one either.
85 min: Diaz’s first contribution is to give the ball away and his second is to concede a free-kick with an over-zealous lunge in a bid to try to get it back. That’s probably not what Carlo Ancelotti had in mind when he sent him on.
84 min: Real Madrid substitution: Brahim Diaz on for Rodrygo.
82 min: Akanji pulls the ball back to Kevin De Bruyne and he blasts the ball high over the bar when you’d have bet the farm on him sacoring from five or six yards inside the Real penalty area, in acres of space. He can’t believe he’s missed that chance and on the touchline, neither can his manager.
80 min: Moments after Lunin gets a fingertip to a De Bruyne rasper from distance, Carlo Ancelotti lights up the sky over the Etihad with the Modric insignia. The Croatian midfielder answers the call and reaplaces Toni Kroos. He was orginally set to replace Rodrygo but Ancelotti changed his mind and hooked Kroos instead.
78 min: Having received a pass from Rodri out on the left, Doku cut inside and took on and beat Valverde. He drilled the ball into the area and with his feet in a muddle, Rudiger could only “clear” it straight into the path of De Bruyne, who made no mistake.
GOAL! Man City 1-1 Real Madrid (De Bruyne 75) (agg 4-4)
City equalise! Kevin De Bruyne capitalises on a poor Rudiger clearance from a low Doku cross to send the ball fizzing past Lunin from about 10 yards out.
75 min: Doku advances inside from the left, creates an angle from which to shoot and has his effort blocked by Carvajal. Real Madrid are defending very stoutly indeed but they’re being pinned deeper and deeper inside their own half.
74 min: A wayward, overhit Phil Foden cross towards Erling Haaland finds its way to Vinicius Junior but City soon have possession back.
72 min: Valverde slips Vinicius Junior in behind down the right but his low cross towards Rodrygo is too close to Ederson, who claims the ball. Manchester City substitution: Jeremy Doku on for Jack Grealish. Good luck with that, Mr Carvajal-on-a-yellow-card.
70 min: Grealish has a low shot saved by Lunin.
69 min: De Bruyne tries to cross from the left flank but his delivery is put out for a corner by Carvajal. The Belgian’s delivery is flat and towards the near post, again. It’s put out for a goal kick.
68 min: Kevin De Bruyne curls a cross towards the far post, aiming for Grealish. The ball is headed clear by Carvajal, who is all over the City winger like a cheap suit.
66 min: Silva tries to slide a ball in behind to the byline for De Bruyne but overhits his delivery. Goal-kick for Real Madrid.
63 min: Bernardo Silva sends the ball fizzing in from the right, his low pass so hard that not even Phil Foden can control it. It’s half-cleared and appears to catch referee Daniel Orsato in his crown jewels. There’s a break in play as the referee takes a brief and very understandable time-out to compose himself. He resists the urge to bend over cradling his gentleman’s agreement, but takes a few moments to recover. Give the people what they want, referee!!!
61 min: Josko Gvardiol is booked for a poorly-timed lunge on Jude Bellingham. Free-kick for Real just inside their own half. They play the ball backwards.
61 min: Camavinga gives the ball away in a dangerous area again and it leads to Foden having a shot from distance blocked.
59 min: Carvajal pulls away from Grealish as he goes on a rampaging run into the City half. The City winger takes one for the team and fouls the Madrid No2 for the second time in a few seconds. Yellow card.
58 min: Grealish is penalised for a nothing challenge on Carvajal and throws his hands in the air in frustration. Free-kick for Real, deep in their own half.
57 min: Kyle Walker curls a cross into the penalty area towards Haaland but Nacho clears.
56 min: Real Madrid have not played well so far in this second half and are under serious, unrelenting pressure from their hosts.
55 min: I say nothing, but Lunin did have another flap before comfortably gathering a Phil Foden effort on the follow-up. City are putting two players on the Real goalkeeper at corners, having noticed he’s a little uncertain under high, dropping inswingers.
52 min: Another City corner, after Nacho performs heroics to hook the ball clear to prevent an own goal that would have been credited to himself. He was chasing down a through ball from De Bruyne to Haaland and poked the ball towards his own goal. Fortunately, he was able to stretch and hook it clear before it crossed the line. Nothing comes of the corner.
50 min: Grealish receives the ball out on the left touchline again and plays the ball in behind to Bernardo Silva. He tries to pick out the lurking Haaland with a dink from the byline but Lunin catches his cross.
49 min: Real Madrid keep giving the ball away around their own box and it’s driving Carlo Ancelotti potty. Eduardo Camavinga is the latest culprit to incur the Italian’s not inconsiderable wrath.
47 min: Grealish is sent on his way down the left touchline, Carvajal tracking him, no doubt mindful of the fact he’s on a yellow card. City win a corner, which Phil Foden takes. His delivery is decent and deep; Lunin flaps the ball clear under pressure from a couple of man-markers in light blue. Grealish tests the goalkeeper again with a follow-up shot that is straight down the Ukrainian’s throat.
Second half: Man City 0-1 Real Madrid (agg 3-4)
46 min: Play resumes with Real Madrid on the ball and no changes in personnel on either side.
Jude Bellingham: I managed to go an entire half without mentioning Real Madrid’s English superstar, which seems odd and was also completely unfair. He had a lovely touch in the early build-up to Real Madrid’s goal, taking down a long ball from deep which sent – I think – Gvardiol skittering out of the equation. Bellingham subsequently slipped it wide to Valverde and it was he who played Vinicius Junior down the inside right to cross to Rodrygo.
Man City 0-1 Real Madrid (agg 3-4)
Half-time: Referee Daniel Orsato’s whistle is greeted by loud boos and it’s difficult to say why. He hasn’t done anything I can think of to upset City fans, while the players in light blue have played pretty well despite going behind to Rodrygo’s strike in the 12th minute. Real Madrid are in the ascendency but this tie is far from over.
45+1 min: Rodri is first to a long Lunin kick-off and the ball finds it’s way back to the Real goalkeeper. His next clearance is also long and this time Phil Foden is the grateful recipient.
43 min: Phil Foden tries to pick out Grealish with a cross towards the far post. Carvajal heads the ball out for a corner. Lunin sends De Bruyne’s inswinger out for another one at the other side of the pitch. Foden takes this corner and his effort, like most of De Bruyne’s before him, is also cleared at the near post.
41 min: Assorted City players swarm around Rodrygo and Kevin De Bruyne robs him of possession deep inside the Real Madrid half. The Brazilian goes down injured and there’s a break in play.
38 min: Dani Carvajal is booked for a foul on Grealish wide on the left and will serve a one-match ban should Real advance to the semi-final. It’s a free-kick for City in a good position. Kevin De Bruyne sends the ball curling towards Gvardiol but Nacho heads clear. Offside.
36 min: Jack Grealish advances down the inside left, takes a slightly heavy touch and his shot/cross is deflected into the side-netting by Rudiger. Nothing comes of the corner.
36 min: Kevin De Bruyne is penalised for a shove in the back of Toni Kroos out by the touchline. He protests his innocence but it’s a fair cop.
34 min: City win themselves another corner. Kevin De Bruyne raises his right hand and again and sends this delivery skidding low towards the near post. It’s cleared.
32 min: Grealish advances and tries to poke the ball into the far corner but his effort goes out for a corner off Carvajal. Kevin De Bruyne raises his right arm, which is apparently the signal for Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger to prepare to clear at the near post with his head.
30 min: A Valverde dink towards the far post, trying to pick out Rodrygo, is intercepted by the head of Gvardiol. Real Madrid are letting City have plenty of possession but the home side is looking vulnerable on the counter-attack.
28 min: Antonio Rudiger heads away a De Bruyne corner at the near post but Real Madrid are unable to clear convincingly. The ball is pinged towards the far post, where Erling Haaland’s downward header into the six-yard box is gathered by Lunin before anyone in a City shirt can pounce.
27 min: Lunin dives to his left to save a rasping drive from Kevin De Bruyne after City had taken a quick free-kick.
