Real beats City with thrilling upset. Juventus, PSG and Dortmund also win

Nga Erald Kodhelaj
2025-02-12 13:24:00 | Futboll

Real beats City with thrilling upset. Juventus, PSG and Dortmund also win

The first leg of the Champions League play-offs saw Real Madrid come from behind to defeat Manchester City 3-2. The biggest game of the season, played at the Etihad, did not disappoint, with excitement right up until the last second.

Erling Haaland made Guardiola dream. The attacking star opened the scoring in the 19th minute, after Grealish's perfect vertical pass and Guardiola's assist.

Real, who dominated the match by creating countless chances, restored parity with Mbappe, who beat Ederson in the 60th minute, after a lucky deflection from the developments of a free kick.

Manchester City took the lead again with Haaland's penalty in the 77th minute, but the Spaniards did not give up. Brahim Diaz, activated from the bench, equalized again, while in the 92nd, Bellingham became the hero of the Madrid team with the goal of success. Real sees itself with a 3-2 advantage ahead of the return match at the Bernabeu.

Juventus suffered more than expected, winning 2-1 against PSV Eindhoven. McKennie in the first half and Mbangula 8 minutes before the end gave the Bianconeri success. For the Dutch, the temporary 1-1 equalizer was scored by Perisic. After eight days, the Bianconeri only need not to lose away to qualify.

In the other matches, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint Germain mortgaged their ticket to the 1/8 after 3-0 away victories against Sporting Lisbon and Brest. Guirassy, ​​Gross and Adeyemi scored the goals of the Germans' triumph in Portugal. Meanwhile, the French derby was decided by two goals from Dembélé and a penalty from Vitinha. (A2 Televizion)

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