Real Madrid took the win away from Man City in the space of six minutes 😮

Real Madrid Man City in the 90+2 minute

The surprise happened when Real Madrid proactively pushed up to the home team Man City right after the opening whistle. In the first 10 minutes, the Premier League champions’ goal was under constant pressure. A gap opened up for Kylian Mbappe and Ferland Mendy, but the duo missed when they were only a few meters away from the goal.

In the 10th minute, Vinicius fell in the home team’s penalty area, after being hit by Ederson. Luck smiled on Man City when the referee team determined that the away team’s striker was offside. After a shaky start, Man City gradually found their rhythm and soon responded with Savinho’s second-line shot in the 15th minute.

4 minutes later, the Etihad stadium when Erling Haaland finished the ball into Real’s net from close range, after Josko Gvardiol’s chest wall. The referee team took a few minutes to carefully consider and measure before recognizing the goal for the Premier League representative.

The moment referee Clement Turpin pointed to the midfield area was also the moment Haaland celebrated his 48th goal after 48 appearances in the Champions League. This was also the first time in his career that he had scored against Real Madrid.