Manchester City fans hailed Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos as ‘classy’ after Germanman embraced Kevin De Bruyne after Friday night’s game.
After months of waiting for the first leg, City and Madrid finally fought the reverse fixture and the Blues emerged as 4-2 overall winners.
City already had a 2-1 lead after their win at the Bernabeu in February and it took just nine minutes for them to advance the night before Gabriel Jesus capitalized on a Raphael Varane mistake before stepping up Raheem Sterling. to tap into.
Karim Benzema came on in the half hour with a strong header, but despite the early nervous moment, City controlled the game and were well deserved from the winner Jesus expertly scored with 20 minutes to go.
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One of the reasons City controlled the game as comfortably as they did was because De Bruyne, along with his midfielders Rodri and Ilkay Gundogan, were able to win the battle in the middle of the park against Kroos’ highly experienced trio. , Luka Modric and Casemiro.
It was easy to tell how difficult it was one day for Madrid’s midfield, because after the match Kroos De Bruyne suffered a reported concussion, which fans interpreted as an acknowledgment by the German that De Bruyne had been the better man.
As a result of the win, City will now travel to Lisbon to play the rest of the tournament in one legged knockout format, with Lyon awaiting them in the quarter-finals.
The French side overcame Serie A giants Juventus in their last 16 tie, despite a Cristiano Ronaldo double, with the penalty of Memphis Depay they saw winning on goals.
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