Valverde 20', Valverde 27', Valverde 42'
2025/26 · Champions League · Round of 16 - Leg 2
Manchester City 1–2 Real Madrid
Match summary
Real Madrid beat Manchester City 2–1 at Etihad Stadium on 17 March 2026 in Champions League round of 16 - leg 2 in front of 51,103 spectators. Vinícius Jr. 22' pen and Vinícius Jr. 90+3' scored for Real Madrid; Erling Braut Haaland 41' replied for Manchester City. Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva 20' was sent off.
It was Real Madrid's 9th win in 19 meetings between the clubs (9 wins, 4 draws, 6 defeats for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 2 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W L W W W. Real Madrid finished that season 9th, Manchester City 8th in Champions League.
Line-ups
- Manchester City · Substitutes
- 15Marc Guéhi↑ 45'
- 6Nathan Aké↑ 45'
- 7Omar Marmoush↑ 56'
- 42Antoine Semenyo↑ 57'
- 14Nico González↑ 74'
- 26Sávio
- 8Mateo Kovacic
- 1James Trafford
- 47Phil Foden
- 33Nico O'Reilly
- 82Rico Lewis
- 5John Stones
- Real Madrid · Substitutes
- 13Andriy Lunin↑ 45'
- 10Kylian Mbappé↑ 69'
- 6Eduardo Camavinga↑ 74'
- 37Manuel Ángel↑ 74'
- 2Dani Carvajal↑ 83'
- 28Jorge Cestero
- 4David Alaba
- 27Diego Aguado
- 18Álvaro Carreras
- 38César Palacios
- 16Gonzalo García
- 30Franco Mastantuono
Match events
- 20'Red cardBernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva
- 22'PenaltyVinícius Jr.
- 26'Yellow cardJosep "Pep" Guardiola
- 41'GoalErling Braut Haaland
- 45+4'Yellow cardAbdukodir Khikmatzhon ugli Khusanov
- 76'Yellow cardMbappé
- 80'Yellow cardAlexander-Arnold
- 90+3'GoalVinícius Jr.
Real Madrid v Manchester City: head-to-head
All 19 meetings- 19Meetings
- 9Real Madrid wins
- 4Draws
- 6Manchester City wins
Previous meetings
Rodrygo 27' · Nico O'Reilly 35', Erling Braut Haaland 43' (pen)
Mbappé 3', Mbappé 32' · Nico González 90'