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Manchester City FC vs Real Madrid CF, Champions League 2021-22 SEMI FINALS

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Manchester City FC
4 – 3
Full Time
Real Madrid CF
Tue 26 Apr 2022 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Pep Guardiola 54' Y
Fernandinho 81' Y
Y 90' Nacho

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Real Madrid CF — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Mihai Artene
  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Sandro Scharer
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Referee Vasile Marinescu

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

5
2
6
Manchester City FC 13 games · Avg 4.3 goals Real Madrid CF
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-26 Manchester City FC 4–3 Real Madrid CF 2020-08-07 Manchester City FC 2–1 Real Madrid CF 2020-02-26 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Real Madrid CF H 4–3 W
23 Apr Watford FC H 5–1 W
20 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–0 W
16 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–3 L
13 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–0 D
10 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Manchester City FC A 3–4 L
20 Apr CA Osasuna A 3–1 W
17 Apr Sevilla FC A 3–2 W
12 Apr Chelsea FC H 2–3 L
09 Apr Getafe CF H 2–0 W
06 Apr Chelsea FC A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Real Madrid CF
#8 Position #9
16 Points 15
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 3
15 Scored 21
9 Conceded 12
+6 GD +9
2.00 PPG 1.88
63% Win % 63%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
92% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

Manchester City FC are 8th (16 pts). Real Madrid CF are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 8 G
Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 15 G 1 A
Vinicius Junior 5 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Manchester City FC is hosting Real Madrid CF for another epic battle.
  • 2' The deadlock is broken! Kevin De Bruyne gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
  • 7' Toni Kroos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 11' GOAL! Gabriel Jesus fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Madrid CF backline.
  • 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 33' Goal! Karim Benzema scores his 168 goal in 545 matches.
  • 36' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. John Stones is replaced by Fernandinho on 36 minute.
  • 41' Real Madrid CF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Nacho is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Alaba at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' Phil Foden is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 54' Pep Guardiola has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
  • 55' What a strike from Vinicius Junior! The score is 3-2.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 65' Spain international Rodri has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Real Madrid CF. Rodrygo is replaced by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 74' Goal! Bernardo Silva scores his 65 goal in 436 matches.
  • 79' Dani Ceballos gets the nod from Real Madrid CF. He replaces Luka Modric and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Fernandinho gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' Karim Benzema makes no mistake. The score reads 4-3 and Real Madrid CF are in front.
  • 82' Karim Benzema is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 83' The whistle greets Gabriel Jesus as he departs to be replaced by Raheem Sterling.
  • 88' Real Madrid CF make a change. Vinicius Junior trudges off to be replaced by Marco Asensio on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nacho on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for Manchester City FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin De Bruyne 5
Karim Benzema 5
Bernardo Silva 4
Kylian Mbappe 4
Rodrygo 3
Gabriel Jesus 3
Erling Haaland 2
Phil Foden 2

Head to Head

2022-04-26 Manchester City FC 4–3 Real Madrid CF 2020-08-07 Manchester City FC 2–1 Real Madrid CF 2020-02-26 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2022-04-26 Manchester City FC 4–3 Real Madrid CF W 2022-04-23 Manchester City FC 5–1 Watford FC W 2022-04-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-13 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2022-04-10 Manchester City FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D

Real Madrid CF Form

2022-04-26 Manchester City FC 4–3 Real Madrid CF L 2022-04-20 CA Osasuna 1–3 Real Madrid CF W 2022-04-17 Sevilla FC 2–3 Real Madrid CF W 2022-04-12 Real Madrid CF 2–3 Chelsea FC L 2022-04-09 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Getafe CF W 2022-04-06 Chelsea FC 1–3 Real Madrid CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.4 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Real Madrid CF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC50% Draw21% Real Madrid CF29%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Real Madrid CF
50%
Manchester City FC or Real Madrid CF
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC37% Draw36% Real Madrid CF27%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Real Madrid CF covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 18% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.