Manchester City and Real Madrid Win Side by Side in the First Leg of the UCL Round of 16 Away Game

Manchester City wins 3-1 over Copenhagen… Foden-De Bruyne duo scored 1 goal and 1 assist each, Dias wonder goal, Real Madrid wins 1-0 over Leipzig

The Manchester City, an English professional soccer team, and Real Madrid, a prestigious Spanish soccer team, succeeded in taking the lead in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League (UCL).

Manchester City won 3-1 against Copenhagen in the first leg of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League round of 16 away game held at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 14th (Korean time).

Manchester City, which is challenging the treble (triple crown) for the second year in a row, is now one step closer to advancing to the quarterfinals of the competition. 파워볼

The Manchester City, who dominated Copenhagen throughout the game, opened the scoring with a right foot from the right penalty area in the 10th minute of the first half when Kevin De Bruyne received a pass from Phil Foden.

In the 34th minute of the first half, Manchester City allowed a right-footed mid-range shot from Copenhagen’s Magnus Mattson to tie the score, but in added time of the first half, Bernardo Silva scored an additional goal with his left foot from the right goal area to take the lead again.

Manchester City celebrated victory with another key goal scored by the De Bruyne-Foden duo just before the end of the game.

Foden received the ball given away by De Bruyne and struck the goal with a left-footed shot in front of the goal.

De Bruyne and Foden, who assisted each other’s goals, recorded one goal and one assist, and De Bruyne was selected as the official Best Player on the UEFA website.

The second leg of the round of 16 between Manchester City and Copenhagen will be held on the 7th of next month.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid won 1-0 against Leipzig (Germany) in the away game.

Real Madrid, who finished the first half 0-0, split the game with a wonder goal from Braim Dias in the 3rd minute of the second half.

Dias, cutting in from the right side, fired a left-footed shot from near the penalty line toward the corner of the opposite goal, scoring the first goal.

Diaz was selected as the best player.

Real Madrid, who saved Dias’ score and gave the green light to advance to the quarterfinals, will also invite Leipzig home on the 7th of next month to play the second game.