Defending Champs Manchester City defeated Copenhagen 3-1 while Spanish Supremo Real Madrid overcame a Leipzig challenge by 1-0.
Manchester City, playing at Parken Stadium, showed great momentum in the first half. After the early lead by K De Bruyne and Magnus Mattson equaliser, City came back.
Bernando Silva nudged one in the net before the half. Foden completed the three-goal account in the added extra time after the end of 90 minutes. However, Jack Grealish’s injury amidst the game is a concern for the Citizens.
Coach Pep Guardiola is happy about the team’s performance. “Today was perfect,” Guardiola said. “They were patient in the right moments. Really good.I’m really proud of the team. The third goal helped us a lot. Hopefully we can finish it off at home and go to the next game.”
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Real Madrid, on the other end, got away with a single game. As it is with the Los Blancos, The game was marred by controversy.
Brahim Diaz scored the single and winning goal of the game. A curler at the 49th minute of the match. He was adjudged as the Man of the Match for this performance.
On the other side, A Leipzig goal by Benjamin Seski was overturned by VAR. A controversial decision that has caught Twitter’s hear. Multiple fans as well as several others have said that the game’s rigged.
Andriy Lunin made nine saves yesterday, cementing himself as a starter. He joined the ranks of Thibaut Courtois (v LIV, 2022 UCL Final) as RM goalies with 9 saves + clean sheet.
Manchester City will play Copenhagen at Etihad on March 6 (GMT). Real Madrid will start against RB Leipzig at Santiago Bernabeu on the same day.
