Manchester City’s resounding 4-0 win over Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg at the Etihad last night powered them into their second final in three seasons.
Pep Guardiola’s treble chasers were on top from start to finish, with Madrid looking more like helpless bystanders than defending champions.
The Etihad ERUPTS as Bernardo Silva places it expertly in the near post 🎯
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Incredible start by Man City
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A first-half brace from Bernardo Silva put City in a commanding position at the break, before second-half goals through Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez sealed a famous 5-1 aggregate win over Carlo Ancelotti’s men.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 | 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐚 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
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He KNEW what was coming 👀#MCIRMA | #UC pic.twitter.com/GjNfzrRlQr
The Sky Blues will face Inter Milan in the final at Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on 10 June.
“I had the feeling that today we were ready.”
— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) May 17, 2023
The mastermind behind that BRILLIANT Man City performance, Pep Guardiola 👇#UCL pic.twitter.com/P4YAeiGxnF
In the meantime, they can seal the Premier League title as early as Sunday with a home win over Chelsea and can claim a first FA Cup triumph since 2019 on 3 June against Manchester United at Wembley.
