Ederson and his companions at Manchester City have a new chance of winning the Champions League under the command of Pep Guardiola. The European title is the main objective of the club every since, but they came out short two years ago after being defeated by Chelsea.
The semifinal against Real Madrid, won by the Citizens 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium, also represented a rewrite in the history of the club. Last year, the Merengues got the better result and were crowned champions after defeating Liverpool. The decisive match will be in Istambul next month, against Inter Milan, who beat Milan in the two games.
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City annulled Vinicius and Rodrygo as Bernado Silva was decisive
The match was quite like every Manchester City game. They were controlling the ball more than the adversaries and had more power on the offensive side. Haaland, who could be the most dangerous player on the pitch, was well defended. The thing is that Bernado Silva upped his game as did Kevin De Bruyne.
The Portuguese scored twice in a matter of 15 minutes. The second happened when Real Madrid was pushing for the equalizer and then the control was set for the English. The third was an own goal by Militão after a header by Akanji and Julián Álvarez gave the final score.
Even with need to score, there were few chances for the Merengues. Ederson made just two saves in the whole match. Militão guarded Haaland, where as Vinicius and Rodrygo tried to produce offensive pressure, but got caught up by the opponents, especially Kyle Walker, who was always on point.
Manchester City now end the season on the verge of winning three titles. They are leaders in the Premier League and have two finals in the beginning of June. The first one is against Manchester United, in the FA Cup, and they close the season against Inter Milan.
