Was Manchester City unlucky to lose to Real Madrid?

Madrid actually dominated City, which is even funnier. No main GK, two main CB with ACL injury, no defensive midfielder and no starting striker yet guys over 30 like Carvajal, Nacho and Rüdiger were the ones keeping Grealish, Foden, Silva and Haaland silent for almost the entire game. City generated an embarassing 2.7 xG in 33 shots over 120 minutes. RM forced City wide all game and City despite passing the ball a thousand times, did not know how to penetrate into the box. Doku was the only one who truly made the difference and created clear cut chances that were not solely influenced by mistakes from defenders. Even Henry said that City barely had clear cut chances. They were mostly generated from small mistakes by Madrid. I remember Man City parking the bus against Atleti after being up a goal and no one complained. Man City scored the same amount of goals as Real Madrid over both legs. Madrid put up a 90s Italian defensive masterclass. They won the pen shootout because of Rüdiger, Kepa and Lunin, they won on a tactical level. Madrid dominated both legs by scoring early and taking the lead or scoring quick after Man City scored. Man City never led in the tie for more than 10 minutes, over 2 matches. They were constantly chasing the score whilst Madrid when scoring were able to defend their lead for way longer. Madrid were actually better offensively for scoring goals with less chances and defensively for not allowing to be scored against despite City's posession. Having the ball most of the time and playing like clowns with 33 shots resulting in 1 goal sounds worse than old school Italian defending. The only one I truly respect, is suprisingly Doku. He wasn't tapdancing then passing the ball back unlike Grealish but actually risked losing the ball by creating bigger chances.

Mancity mastered Passing, RM mastered winning

Real Madrid players are soldiers, when they play, you feel the love for the jersey, they are ready to die on the pitch, they give everything 🔥

Not disrespecting City but the real European El-Classico was and is Madrid vs Bayern.

Madrid in the first leg got 3 goals with less than 40% possesion, and 1 goal with 32% possession in the second leg and defended like the 300 spartans, that my friends is why madrid are the immortals of football.

The best team in the world argument is really stupid, like how do u determine the best in the world???? City didn’t win the first leg and didn’t win the second leg, is the team that keeps passing the ball around and have more possession the best in the world?? Football has 2 aspects ( attack and defense) why do we keep downplaying how good a team is defensively, if city is out that means they’re not the best team and that’s it.

Real Madrid is like Rocky Balboa.😊😊

There are many English fans and many anti-Madrid fans who claim that Real Madrid did not deserve to win because Manchester City put the best football on the table. But what they don't know is that in the sport of soccer, only the team that scores the most goals wins and in that, Real Madrid is the best in the world. A war must be won no matter how nice you do it. The rest is childish tantrums and envy. ¡Hala Madrid!

OH MY GOODNESS! I’ve been saying this about pep Him being called the best manager over carlo was insane to be he’s been in clubs with so much talent and what Carlo has done these few seasons has go overlooked. Carlo is the best in my opinion

Man City can celebrate their possession trophy meanwhile Madrid is enroute to their 15th UCL. Truth is, Man City & Pep can’t cope with a low block. That’s their Kryptonite. Hats off to Carlo.

I know it’s crazy to say, but in all honesty city has under achieved over the past decade. They’ve spent so much money, bought all the stars they could ever need, bought “the best manager in the world”, and they still only have one champions league. Sure they’ve won all these premier leagues and have had record breaking seasons, but even then, to only have one champions league after being favorites to win it for almost a decade is an underachievement in my book.

Real Madrid and the champions league are made for each other and this is just football heritage man. Anybody who writes them off in this competition is making a mistake because of their pedigree aura confidence and their resilience in difficult circumstances in big games. After a disciplined defensive performance against Manchester City where they ended their Etihad hoodoo, in the last 14 seasons they’ve been to the champions league semifinals 12 times and have won it 5 times since the 2013-14 season and they’ve achieved a feat that no team has ever done before which is win back to back to back champions league titles. Even a team as strong as Manchester City wouldn’t win the champions league in back to back seasons. To be honest, did you really think that Real Madrid are going to get knocked out of the champions league by the same team 2 seasons in a row. That’s never happened to them as in this competition they’re just inevitable and that’s why they’re difficult to go up against and can’t be written off. Their mentality is on another level and they know that they don’t need to be the best team because even though we’ve seen other teams that are better than them, you know that they’ll win it. They have a mentality about them that other teams simply don’t have and cannot replicate in Europe. They’ve gotten tired of winning the champions league every year and they let every team outplay them and they always get away with it. Being coached so well and having a system where the players know their role is important in a team and these players have it. Real Madrid winning the champions league as I said before at this point it’s football heritage and they’re the most successful club in football history and UCL title number 15 here we come. Benzema would be proud of that. 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Just kidding.

Real Vs Bayern is the European classic. I believe both sets of fans respect each other immensely. Which ever team wins will deserve it

33 shots and 3 of them are considered dangerous in the other hand Real Madrid had 8 shots, and 3 of them were dangerous. Real Madrid doesn’t play these type of games, Madrid wins them.

Real Madrid's gameplan was to score, defend the lead for as long as possible & try to catch City out on transition counter attack . They did it but everytime they tried to counter attack City player committed fouls because they were scared . Rodri said "i only saw one team" but he was the one who fouled Brahim on a counter attack😂 .

I agree with what you said with Pep..to me i dont see him as the best manager as he's only been with top clubs full of talent..he needs to prove him self at a struggling club

There will never be a bigger european macth than Bayern vs Real Madrid any time soon in my opinion

I will agree right now city is best team in the world and hurts opponent in various way . But madrid being madrid , they gave statement that no matter if you are defending champion of ucl and won treble but this competition belongs to us even we plays bad or worse. When you face real madrid , don't look at them like they don't have better chances against us and we can defend against them . Better look at their history and recent records in ucl how they can come back alive after being dead whole game .

Of course, because Madrid is top 3 best teams of all time, not City😜 1. Madrid 2. Barcelona 3. Bayern 4. Milan 5. Man United

the thing YOU don't realize is that Madrid still created more big chances than City, statistically speaking. 90% of those 33 shots were potshots

May this channel grow a lot..!! Nice talk, mate

like Mourinho said keep the ball and we take 3 points home. TBH I agree pep needs to prove himself. Like unai emery look at Mourinho and Carlo and Ferguson and even Xabi Alsono and Klopp and Simeone and many more they proved themselves with weak squads.

real madrid are them

El City es un equipo chico con mentalidad de equipo chico.

So many premier league fanatics who are saying city deserved since they played well. No they didn’t in any way. So many shots missed. But dw maybe yall can give city the xG D’or ahahaha 😂😂😂

Pep is definitely overrated. He would never play a with a 3rd choice GK, no starting CB and no DM. He would have committed charge 116 & 117 in January.

I actually said leading up to match Real Madrid being the underdogs would work in their favor and I was right expectations for RM were so low for them as majority of Madiristas had already given up on them and majority of football fans assumed Man City would win meant Real Madrid could be more under the radar and get away with a lot more not for nothing my gut told me this match could go either way but I felt the odds would be in Real Madrid's favor and I was right 😆

Never better said. Well done, Brett ! Hala Madrid !!!!

Fantastic video!! So so so there with you on Pep! Overrated to the max!

When main chances created 3 both by city and madrid which is hilarious

Manchester City is not the best team in Europe, the team has draw with the top Premier League teams like Arsenal and Liverpool and concede more goals compared to last season. RM has the mentality compared to other teams. Remember RM has no number 9, thin back line with injuries including their top goalie. Great teams find a way to win, not always the most talented team.

I'm not gonna deny that Real Madrid was great at defense here. Defending so well against a team like City is really hard. But still, I do think City should have won that game. They were much better than Real, but they couldn't get the goals they needed. Then there was Haaland and De Brune being subbed off. Real Madrid's tactic was boring, and definetly felt as if City should win, but City would have won if they had converted their goals more with all those chances. That's definetly on themselves

The FC teams overglorify a one man striker games. That is why most of them lost ECL because too many of their top strikers often forget its a team game first and mostly do so in the big games. They want the individual goal credit too bad.

Ok its a bit reaching to say halaand is a bad passer and has a terrible first touch. See his highlights when he played for dortmund, the giant can ball. Its the system pep plays that restricts his movement to short bursts into the box, something that carlo made sure to cut off.

Don Carlito 😅

Before Man City got Haaland, they played with a false nine. They were great but could have been better. When they got Haaland, it looked liked they had gotten the final piece of the jigsaw. They went on to win everything. This year not so much

Madrid vs Bayern >>>>>>> Madrid vs City

Both teams are my favourite

I believe a lot of pundits predict whichever wins Madrid vs City match would win the UCL

based takes, great vid

City is the one under pressure. At home, holder, favourite and so on ...according to English fan. But RM play the way they play as usual

"Best team" What does that even mean? A team obsessed with possession is somehow automatically good just because they can side pass the ball for 90 minutes without creating anything? Real Madrid deserved to win more simply on the fact that they actually had a plan for the game. City passing around for 90 minutes is no plan, or at least whatever plan they had: it failed miserably. Which again just goes to show how the ACTUAL better team won.

Real Madrid will meet Dortmund in the Grand Final of the Champion League

Yes… I totally agree he should go back to Barca… and YES,, I would like to see him coach a team that doesn’t have endless pockets of cash to spend on players.

This guy is just glazing Madrid at this point nothing neutral 🤡

Didn't do anything of the sort. Better in the penalty shoot-out and good luck to them. They didn't convincingly beat Manchester City and their incredible UCL history does not intimidate my football club going forward.

Real Madrid was the BETTER Team!😍❤️😍

Honestly amazing how people can have so much to say about a match that was all about the fine margins. Scoring against City has been really easy this season, they can't keep a clean sheet if their life depended on it, even against the worst teams in the league. What keeps them going is the fact they can outscore anyone. Wednesday they couldn't, simple as that. If that shot from Rodrygo didn't bounce straight back into his feet for a rebound or if KDB blasted that one clear chance in, this video wouldn't exist. We saw the two best teams in the world battling in two completly opposite matches and after 210 minutes, nothing set them apart, the one with the most luck wins, simple as that. Taking nothing away from RM, they played well and did what was needed to win, respect. But don't be analysing how they outplayed City. Small margins.

We frozen Etihad !

We all know itz not pretty and also impossible.....bt we are real Madrid we make impossible to possible....now go home with your beautiful football....we go with our ugly semi final haram ball.....also one thing i forget to mention itz not the game of tactics.....itz the game of mentality, carecter and hunger......Hala Madrid 🦾

Pep Guardiola es el principal culpable Tenia que haber puesto a JULIÁN ALVAREZ y DOKu de tutulares

This is a really good assessment especially regarding overrated spoiled unadjusting stubborn no plan B Pep. The grossest tactician ever to coach. Epitome of how the sport is slowly being ruined by coaches wanting to control everything…always. Even his prodigy on the other side (Arteta) had no plan B for Bayern. Stop sensationalism of these two. Pep should go to Napoli. Or Villareal ala Pellegrini, Mourinho, and others who have embraced mediocrity and made it amazing.

It was just one of those days for Manchester City where it just wasn’t falling for them in attack. With all the chances they created and shots that they had they were shut down thanks to a stubborn Real Madrid defense that barely put a foot wrong even if it looked as if they were about to concede a lot of goals. It was unlucky for Manchester City but a defensive masterclass from Real Madrid and overall the better team went through. You don’t want to see Real Madrid defending for 120 minutes as you’re not used to seeing that with them, but the reality is that in their DNA this is what they do, they do whatever it takes to win and this mentality is just something else. They were defending for their lives and this is an important trait in winning football as from clearances tackles fullbacks shutting down wingers etc, this was a frustrating game for Manchester City from an attacking perspective. You’re hearing Rodri after the game saying that there was only one team attacking and he’s not wrong to be honest, but one team went through and it was the better team on the day and ok Real Madrid got lucky a bit, but you have to praise them for going to a stadium where they never won at and after getting outplayed and had some sloppy moments they kept their composure and went through in the end on penalties. Manchester City are an elite team and had they not faced Madrid in the quarterfinals they’re probably gonna get to the final again and while their performance was good, that alone isn’t enough when you’re playing against Real Madrid the kings of Europe.

The true was real madrid all plans full activated @ ethihad.... And also pep and city failed against madrid... Simple one💯

El problema es el ego y envidia de algunos jugadores. Julián Álvarez Spiderman un campeón del mundo 🌎 🇦🇷 sentado en la banca, mientras tiene que ser titular. El único jugador que le anota en champions por segundo año consecutivo gol. El único que sabe patear penales junto con Foden y edison. Julián Álvarez😢❤ si no va hacer titular se tiene que ir como hizo Palmer y Gabriel Jesús 😢❤

@grett, when you claim that MCI is the best team in the world, you're clearly highlighting its aggressive play style. However, what we witnessed, though not aesthetically pleasing, was a defensive masterpiece in football. In this aspect, Real Madrid outshone MCI's current vulnerable defensive system. otherwise one could argue that could be a 1x0 second leg to MCI if their defense was more robust.

Think Real Madrid fans are sniffing glue. City absolutely battered Real. 18 corners to 1. Madrid turned up with their galacticos and played like Sheffield Utd and parked the bus. Real were very lucky KDB & Foden must be kicking themselves blazing over on chances. Real got lucky and if any of the deluded faithful were honest with themselves they’d admit it.

This pep debate is always buffles me.when pep came to barcelona,it wasnt a great team..ronaldinho was kicked out.madrid was dominating la liga..pepade messi the center of attraction..pedro Rodriguez was a pep project xavi and iniesta raised their game..also every coach should have an idea and type of players they want he likes them technical..mourinho loved them strong.Always people discrediting the man..this current man city team aint that great its all because of rhe style the coach employs..If hes not one of the greatest coaches then who is..this notion of big clubs is soo weird when many teams have quality players as well but never reach his level of success

The lost cause the ref like always on Real Madrid side

Real Madrid players are soldiers, when they play, you feel the love for the jersey, they are ready to die on the pitch, they give everything 🔥