omar abdelkefi
february 12 2025

Today while stuck at home with a cold i tuned into bien sport sport to watch one of the most dramatic champions league matches: real madrid’s 3-2 comeback victory over manchester city.

Time	Team	Player	Score
19	MC	Erling Haaland	1-0
60	RM	Kaylian Mbappé	1-1
80	MC	Erling Haaland	2-1
86	RM	Brahim Diaz	2-2
90+2	RM	Jude Bellingham	2-3

First let's see the tifo from manchester city fans

_{i get the image from google}

when i saw the tifo i know it i will be an good match and they mean from the message Vini Jr

match overview

In a game that swung like a pendulum Erling Haaland twice put city ahead but jude bellingham broke city fans hearts with a 92minute winner for real madrid the match was a rollercoaster of defensive errors worldclass finishes.

goal timeline table

here’s a quick recap of the goals and scorers:

key moments analyzed

1 haaland’s redemption: the norwegian ended his goal drought against real madrid with a clinical volley (19') and a cool penalty (80') his second goal briefly revived city’s hopes but defensive lapses later cost them
2 mbappé’s lucky equalizer: a miskicked volley (60') looped over ederson showcasing madrid’s neversaydie attitude
3 late collapse: city’s defense crumbled in the final minutes ederson’s poor clearance led to díaz’s equalizer (86') and rico lewis’ error allowed bellingham to steal the win (90+2')

tactical takeaways

city’s fatigue: pep guardiola’s side dominated early but faded physically key players like de bruyne and silva looked exhausted leaving gaps for madrid’s counterattacks
madrid’s mentality: carlo ancelotti’s team thrives under pressure despite wasting chances they capitalized on city’s mistakes, a hallmark of their champions league pedigree
injuries & substitutions: jack grealish’s early injury (30') disrupted city’s rhythm while brahim díaz (a former city academy player) haunted his old club with the 86thminute equalizer

champions league context

historic rivalry: this was the 13th meeting between the two in the ucl real madrid has now eliminated city three times in knockout stages ,more than any other club
new playoff format: both teams failed to qualify automatically for the last 16 under the revamped leaguephase structure making this a highstakes “survival” clash

what’s next?

the second leg at the bernabeu on february 19 will decide who advances city must overcome a 3-2 deficit but guardiola remains defiant: “it’s not fulltime today was tight we have to stay positive” for madrid bellingham summed it up: “the bernabeu will come through for us”

_{other results , i capture the picture from https://www.flashscore.com/}

Mems
after match the real madrid fans they start to make mems , smoe mems i foind in facebook and X(old twiter)

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Some pictures when i'm watching the match
Taken with my iphone 14 pro max

_{video i'm watching th match in my home}