All to be decided in the second leg
Our team played a hard match in defense that neutralized Manchester City in the first half. In the second half the chances came and De Bruyne scored in the 70th minute the clearest of the locals. The Wanda Metropolitano will be the venue for the final match on Wednesday 13.
A thrilling match at the Etihad Stadium with Manchester City crashing against the great defensive work of our team in the first half. The possession was for the citizens but with no shots between the posts in that initial phase. Our team was excellent in the coverage, helping everyone with a great solidarity work by all. Our team tried to counter-attack but without scoring a goal.
After a first half without clear chances for both sides, hostilities began at the start of the second half. The first was for our team, with a counterattack in the 51st minute with a final pass from Griezmann to Llorente and the shot of the '14' was saved by Ederson. Shortly after, De Bruyne would warn with a direct free kick that Oblak first stopped and then cleared with his foot. In the 64th minute, Laporte headed over the Red & White goal from a corner kick.
At that moment, Simeone had just made a triple change, with the entry of Correa, De Paul and Cunha. Shortly after, Guardiola would do the same, giving way to Foden, Grealish and Gabriel Jesus. And just after this triple change came the first goal of the match. Foden, who had just entered, gave the pass to De Bruyne for the Belgian to cross in front of Oblak. Despite our team's attempts, the match would end with a minimal advantage for Manchester City. In a week's time, the Wanda Metropolitano will dictate the outcome of these quarterfinals.
