Manchester City secured an impressive 2-1 victory vs. Real Madrid in the Champions League, even though they conceded the 1st goal and left Los Blancos head coach Xabi Alonso worrying about his job.
Xabi is under pressure after the poor results in LaLiga and a reported clash with his players, and his situation will be even worse after another defeat.
Kylian Mbappe couldn’t help his team tonight as he was on the bench, but didn’t play as he watched his teammates lose against the Sky Blues.
Rodrygo scored the 1st goal in the match in the 28th minute after Jude Bellingham’s assist, but Man City were able to make a comeback till the end of the 1st half.
Nico O’Reilly tied the result in the 35th minute, while the winning goal was scored by Erling Haaland from a penalty in the 43rd minute as the Sky Blues received it after a foul from a corner.
In the 2nd half, Haaland was substituted as Manchester City failed to score more goals, but luckily for them, Real Madrid didn’t score either, and the 1-goal lead was enough for the victory at the Bernabeu.
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