2023-05-18 05:17:00
The game: that’s it, a masterclass
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The break ahead of the Mancunians at the break was almost a lesser evil for the Spanish club, which regained color after the break. But City had too many certainties to crack, and even allowed themselves to transform this festival into humiliation with two new goals in the last quarter of an hour. A total masterclass.
The players: Bernardo’s brilliance
He tipped this double confrontation with a double that says it all about his talent. A call perfectly felt before a clinical finish, a cleverly placed header for a fox goal: the two goals from the Portuguese, always precious in the pressing elsewhere, ultimately symbolize the extent of his panoply. Rodri, Ilkay Gündogan, Jack Grealish… there really wasn’t much to throw away among the Mancunian individuals. And not much to keep among those of Real, apart from Thibaut Courtois. Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Vinicius Jr., usually so decisive, remained absent subscribers.
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The X factor: Kroos shook the bar and the Etihad
It was Real Madrid’s only shot on target in a totally Mancunian first half. But he could have hit the mark. From 25 yards, Toni Kroos fired a clear shot with his left foot which crashed into Ederson’s crossbar. A real turning point in this one-sided match. Because, after being so close to equalizing on their only opportunity in the first half, Real conceded the second goal a few moments later.
At state: 100
Josep Guardiola has taken quite a step. The Manchester City coach entered the very closed club of coaches who won 100 Champions League matches thanks to this resounding victory against Real Madrid. Only Carlo Ancelotti (107) and Sir Alex Ferguson (102) had crossed that mark so far.
The statement: Jack Grealish (Manchester City striker)
I don’t think many teams could do that at Real Madrid.
The question: City, is it unplayable?
You have to measure the performance of Manchester City. Because it was Real Madrid in front. A club that has the culture of winning pegged to the body. The Champions League is the competition of the merengue club. His incredible journey to the title last season was the most perfect illustration of this. Manchester City, released in the semi-finals after a completely improbable scenario, was well placed to find out. Eliminating the club with 14 European championship titles was already a feat. But to humiliate him in this way…
The score is remarkable. But it’s hard to say that it doesn’t reflect the gap between the two teams on the Etihad pitch. And that says it all in the way. Manchester City has touched the sublime. The atypical tactics put in place by Josep Guardiola and the way his players manage to give it substance on the pitch resemble a divine symphony. The Catalan technician’s men already knew how to recite a score without false notes. To do so on such an event, against this opponent, is what they lacked.
This team has something more. Not just his incredible collective quality. Not just Erling Haaland who gives him another offensive dimension. Above all, she is sure of her strength. It is thanks to its own certainties that City crushed this Real. That he answered him without flinching in aggressiveness, a sine qua non condition for him to win thanks to his own qualities. That’s all he missed in the hell of the Bernabeu last season. Anything that makes this team look untouchable. And everything that gives him the right to dream of his first European title.
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