The first leg of Manchester City's match against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals will begin in the early hours of tomorrow morning, and the two teams have met a total of six times in official matches in history, all in the Champions League. Both sides have a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so let's take a look back at the past six games.
September 18, 2012
In the 12-13 season, the two sides were divided into one group in the Champions League, along with Borussia Dortmund and Ajax, which is called the group of death. The first round of the group stage saw the two sides meet at the Bernabeu, and with Ronaldo's 90-minute kill, Real Madrid won 3-2 over Manchester City and took the lead in the group of deaths.
November 21, 2012
In the fifth round of the group stage, the two sides came to the home of Manchester City, with Benzema and Aguero scoring one goal each, and the two sides shook hands 1-1. The draw also made Manchester City unable to qualify from the group in the early round, and in the end, Manchester City only won 3 draws in the group stage, ranking at the bottom of the points.
April 26, 2016
In the 15-16 season, Manchester City reached the Champions League semi-final for the first time in its history, they met Real Madrid, and the first leg was played at the home of Manchester City, although Ronaldo was absent due to injury, but Manchester City failed to seize the opportunity, the two sides played more cautiously, and finally exchanged blanks 0-0.
May 4, 2016
The second leg of the semi-finals moved to the Bernabeu a week later, and Fernando of Manchester City accidentally made a mistake, and Real Madrid eliminated Manchester City with this oolong ball to reach the final. In the final, Real Madrid scored Atletico and won the Champions League for the 11th time in history.
February 26, 2020
In the first leg of the 19-20 Champions League round of 16 knockout round, Real Madrid sat at home to meet Manchester City, and although Isco scored 1 goal, Manchester City reversed the game 2-1 with goals from Jesus and De Bruyne, and established the advantage of promotion in the first leg. It was also the first time in Manchester City's history that they had defeated Real Madrid.
August 7, 2020
Due to the suspension due to the pandemic, the second leg did not start until five months later. Although the interval was so long, but it did not affect the overall situation, Manchester City once again won 2-1 against Real Madrid, did not let real Madrid's reversal miracle appear. It was also the first time manager Zidane had been eliminated in the Champions League knockout rounds.