The first leg of the Champions League 1 8 finals started, and Real Madrid and Manchester City, the two favorites of the tournament, both attacked, and they all broke out in the case of away games. Injury-ridden Real Madrid got their revenge with a 1-0 win away at rivals Leipzig, who had lost 3-2 in their previous fixture. Manchester City, the defending champions, beat Copenhagen 3-1 on the road, and Manchester City were drawn 0-0 by Copenhagen in the second leg of the Champions League group stage last season, which can be regarded as making up for the regret of not winning away at Copenhagen last season.
Real Madrid 1-0 Leipzig
Real Madrid faced Leipzig in this game, and a number of important players were injured, Bellingham, Rudiger, Militão, Courtois, and Alaba's five major stars all missed the game due to injury. Coach Carlo Ancelotti used the remnants of the squad to show the heritage of Real Madrid's Champions League No. 1 giants in the game, and the starting lineup led by the Cubs and Rodrygo, Kroos, Camavinga and others performed tenaciously.
On the field, Real Madrid attacked Leipzig away from home, with 50% possession, 15-14 shots on goal and 3-9 shots on target with Leipzig, and finally won the game 1-0 with tenacious performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. The only goal of the game came in the 48th minute, when Carvajal provided the assist and Dias broke through from the flank, beat a number of defenders into the box and finally blasted home to win the victory. However, the referee also "made a contribution" in this game, and in the first 2 minutes of the game, Sheshko scored with a header, and the referee ruled that it was offside, and the goal was invalid, so Leipzig had no chance to take an early lead. After the game, Kroos also gave an objective statement, thinking that Seshko's header should be counted, and there was no reason to be blown off.
Manchester City 3-1 Copenhagen
Manchester City was much less under pressure in this game, with De Bruyne, Haaland and others leading the team and directly crushing Copenhagen. Pep Guardiola started Haaland, Grealish, Foden, De Bruyne, Rodri, B and other main players. The 23-year-old made history by making 50 Champions League appearances, becoming the youngest English player to reach this milestone in the Champions League. With a huge advantage in squad strength and form, Manchester City had 79% possession in this game, and the shot ratio to Copenhagen was 27-4, and the shot on target ratio was 13-1, and finally turned into a 3-1 victory.
In the game, Manchester City's attack was dominant, and in the 10th minute of the game, Foden assisted De Bruyne to score; In the 45th minute of the game, De Bruyne assisted B to score; In the 90+2nd minute of the game, De Bruyne assisted Foden to score. Defensively, Manchester City's state is not very good, in the 34th minute of the game, Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson gave a big gift, made a direct mistake, and turned the pass in the penalty area into an own assist, Matsson smiled and accepted the gift, Ederson became the worst person in the game, and De Bruyne won the MVP.
The two giants, Manchester City and Real Madrid, both won the first leg of the Champions League 1 8 finals, and one foot is equivalent to stepping into the top 8. The authoritative data agency OPTA calculated through the big data model that Manchester City's championship situation this season is unique, with a probability of 321%, much higher than other teams. Real Madrid, who have a strong background, are second on the list of favourites to win the title, with a probability of only 154%。In third place is Inter Milan with a probability of 116%。
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