Fans may have missed Real Madrid's bizarre goal kick routine 43 seconds into game vs Man City

Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin was the penalty shootout hero against Manchester City - and fans noticed a peculiar moment involving the Ukrainian at the start of the match.and Mateo Kovacic in the shootout, and watched from metres away as Antonio Rudiger converted the winning spot kick for Los Blancos.

Such an occurrence is more common in the modern era, with outfielders sometimes starting moves at the back instead of the goalkeeper. And his goal kick missed all of his Real Madrid team-mates, instead bouncing before landing at the feet at Manuel Akanji in theWhat was even more unusual was that Valverde was playing in midfield, so had to sprint back into position straight after the goal kick.The Uruguay international took a number of other goal kicks throughout the contest, although Lunin was on duty throughout extra time.

"Sometimes you have games where you have to dig in and fight your way through. You can't always play with the ball or be the best team on the pitch."It was an amazing experience for me and the team put in an incredible effort for the 120 minutes. The man of the match today is the team."

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