
Audio By Carbonatix
Manchester City's hold on the Champions League was wrestled away by Real Madrid as they were beaten on penalties in a dramatic quarter-final at Etihad Stadium.
The holders recovered from going behind to Rodrygo's early strike to lay siege to Real's goal, finally equalising 14 minutes from the end of normal time when Kevin de Bruyne pounced on Antonio Rudiger's clearance.
It was the least City deserved for their almost total domination but a lack of the finishing touch cost them as Real, despite being exhausted and mounting a desperate rearguard action, held out for spot-kicks.
City looked on course to meet Bayern Munich in the semi-final when Luka Modric missed Real's first penalty but Bernardo Silva's dreadful effort and another from substitute Mateo Kovacic were saved by keeper Andriy Lunin, leaving former Chelsea defender Rudiger to step up and clinch victory for the great Champions League specialists.
It ended City's bid for another Treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup - and they must now recover from this gruelling encounter to defend the latter in the semi-final against Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.
Latest Stories
-
Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison
2 hours -
Ex-Chelsea player Oscar retires with heart issue
2 hours -
CA Foundation drives constitutional literacy in Kpone Katamanso municipality
2 hours -
GPRTU to hold talks with Transport Ministry over rising fuel costs
2 hours -
CUTS International urges gov’t to halt sachet water price hike pending cost review
2 hours -
Chief Justice: Efficient Judiciary essential to reducing business costs
2 hours -
Bayern grabs 99th-minute winner to cap superb fightback
2 hours -
Ahmed Ibrahim urges Ghanaians to reflect Easter values in nation-building
2 hours -
ECG inefficiencies undermining power supply -Mahama outlines reforms
2 hours -
Lewandowski scores as Barca fight back to defeat Atletico
2 hours -
Lack of private sector consultation undermining economic growth – Jerry Ahmed Shaib
2 hours -
Real Madrid seven points adrift after Muriqi’s late Mallorca winner
2 hours -
Ghana must lead AfCFTA implementation by example – Trade Minister Ofosu-Adjare
2 hours -
Strong Judiciary key to business confidence – Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie
2 hours -
Mahama announces 60-Hectare irrigation project to boost tomato production
3 hours