Just like its been said, live most times offers you a second chance and its up to you to use the second chance and make the right decisions, turning your wrongs to right, this was the case of Real madrid football match with Manchester city football club on champions league.
History has kept it that the clash between Real madrid and Manchester city when it comes to football is always an interesting one ever since Manchester city coach Josep Guardiola stepped in as their new head coach. Right from the start when Real madrid players faced Manchester city players in the new reign of this their present manager Josep, it was a war which Real madrid has narrowly won maybe based on mistakes from their players or experience from Madrid players because when it comes to experience in cahmpions league coupled with the trophy, Real madrid club as always emerged as the best in it.
Subsequently, it has been noted that whenever Manchester city football club and Real madrid football club are been paired and this happens mostly during the quarter finals or semi finals of the competition, any of the two giant clubs that emerges as the winner always are the favorites to win the competition at the long run so their pairing has always been a clash and entertaining to watch. This years champions league clash between them wasn't an exception.
The Game Plan
Presently in football there is always a home and away matches that is been played between both teams wherein any of the club that plays home first stays at their main stadium whereas there opponent which is their stranger comes to play against them and since the football rule of away goals has been taken away, any of the teams that scores more would always have the advantage over another.
Firstly Manchester city football club came away to Real madrid football club and their first leg as usual was an entertaining one as Manchester city boys pulled out an outstanding performance which makes them advantaged to beat the opposite team. They played a draw match of 3:3 against the home team and the rest was history because they are now advantaged to take the whole glory to themselves once the opponent club comes visiting.
The opponent which is Real Madrid came as Manchester city home and the match was indeed the clash of titans. Both teams really played their performance and pulled out an outstanding one indeed which made the match full of tensions between both players in the respective teams, the fans and the coaches. This was indeed a clash.
Real madrid did the opener which was scored by one of the attackers by name Rodrigo. The match was full of tension till first half finished. Second half started and still was the tension too. Just as usual, manchester boys normally plays an attacking football full of dominance. They did what they know how to do best by really pressing the opponent with their touches and pressing football style which they are known for. The game and the intensity of it continued on and on not until manchester boys had a breakthrough which saw them equalize the match and this was done by their star man, Kelvin.
The Tension and Breakthrough
As the manchester boys continued to mount the pressure with one touches and their possession based football, the game plan for Real madrid boys in an attempt to spoil the whole show for manchester city boys changed to Massive defense while waiting for a counter attack to seal the match.
Real madrid boys where so defense minded that the full time came to an end and both teams changed players which saw the match ending at a 1:1 draw. As usual, it was time for a penalty check were both teams brings out their best for the 5:5 play.
As the penalty headed through, an outstanding performance was carried out by Real madrid goal keeper by name Luin, stopping two penalty kicks which gave them the win.
Normally the pain went straight to the team that lost, their fans and owners after much tension. Regardless of the fact that the match was very physical and tactical, their was a winning and Real madrid is through to the quarter finals.