Late de Bruyne show inspires City comeback against Real

MADRID: Kevin De Bruyne orchestrated a dramatic Manchester City comeback on Wednesday as they stunned Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu to put one foot in the Champions League quarterfinals.

Pep Guardiola sprung another Champions League surprise by picking a line-up nobody predicted, with de Bruyne up front and Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho all on the bench. Guardiola insisted on Tuesday that Uefa’s two-year ban, pending City’s appeal, would not act as a spur for his players but it was very much on the minds of their travelling fans, who were singing against European football’s governing body from almost the first minute.

These are the sort of nights when Gareth Bale can find his best but Vinicius Junior took the spot on the left.The opening half was tentative, summed up by Ederson at one point playing for time by stalling on the ball and being allowed to by Madrid, who also refused to press him.

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