Spain, Madrid – Manchester City secured a valuable 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in their Champions League match on Wednesday.
Manchester City visited Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, as part of the sixth round of the Champions League group stage.
The match started strongly for Real Madrid, and Vinicius almost caused a penalty kick early in the third minute.
But the foul occurred on the edge of the penalty area, and VAR confirmed the referee’s decision.
In the seventh minute, Real Madrid threatened Manchester City’s goal. A low cross from Rodrygo was met by Vinicius, who attempted to chip the ball over goalkeeper Donnarumma, but it went just wide of the post.
Rodrygo succeeded in scoring the opening goal for Real Madrid in the 28th minute, after a powerful shot to the right of Donnarumma from inside the penalty area.
رودريغو يفتتح التسجيل لريال مدريد#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا #UCL | #UEFAChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/boyXXbQ94C
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) December 10, 2025Manchester City managed to equalize in the 35th minute through Nico O’Reilly, who followed up on a rebound from Courtois after a header from Gvardiol.
نيكو أورايلي يعدل النتيجة لمانشستر سيتي#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا #UCL | #UEFAChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/uST6xMnIr3
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) December 10, 2025In the 43rd minute, Erling Haaland added Manchester City’s second goal from a penalty kick awarded to his team.
GOAL!@ErlingHaaland sends Courtois the wrong way to complete a quick @ManCity turnaround!#beINUCL #RMAMCI #UCL pic.twitter.com/s9lXp3NxYX
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) December 10, 2025Real Madrid then tried to equalize, but to no avail, and the match ended with Manchester City winning 2-1.
With that result, Manchester City raised its tally to 13 points in fourth place, while Real Madrid came in seventh place with 12 points.
