Real Madrid end Man City’s back-to-back treble dream after shootout drama

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City lose their first-ever Champions League penalty shootout as 14-time Real Madrid progress to the semi-finals

trophy and their chance of becoming the first English side to win the Double-Treble were destroyed by a masterfully devilish and defensive display by

City threw the kitchen sink at them — plus the oven, the fridge, the Air Fryer and most of the furniture in the living room — and equalised with 14 minutes remaining but Madrid took the game to penalties then stole into the semi-finals.If ever a touch has made a goal it was Jude Bellingham’s in the build-up to Real Madrid’s opener. Rarely would you argue that an assist was more important than the finish, but this extraordinary case, from an extraordinary footballer, was an exception to the rule.

Real Madrid had a 12th-minute lead and the stadium was stunned. But from then it was almost all City attack. It was brazen of Carlo Ancelotti to come to the Etihad after that 3-3 draw in Madrid and defend but perhaps that is all a team can hope to beat this phenomenal City team that in each position boasts world-leading players and backups.

 

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