3: 2 in the playoff first leg against City: Of course, the last word has real sport

Despite two goals from Erling Haaland, Real Madrid in the large duel with Manchester City has gained an excellent starting point for moving into the Champions League round of 16. The defending champion won 3-2 (0: 1) at the English champion after a high -class, swift game and can hope to progress before the second leg in Bernabeu on February 19 (9:00 p.m./LIVETICKER SZ.de).

Reals attacker Kylian Mbappé (60th), Brahim Diaz (86th) and Jude Bellingham (90.+2) turned the game to victory after two tours of City-Torjäger Haaland (19th, 80th/foul elf), both met together Teams also the aluminum three times. Real now has very good prospects for the showdown at home. Since the introduction of the Champions League for the 1992/1993 season, the royal ones have never been eliminated before the round of 16.

The two exceptional clubs had already met in the K.-O. round in the past three Champions League games. “It looks like a derby,” said City team manager Pep Guardiola. The respective winners of the duels – two of them in the semi -finals, one in the quarter -finals – secured the title. The troublesome English had only ended the league triggered for the first time in 22nd, Real was also behind the expectations and became eleventh.

In a fast -paced game, Haaland scored the lead for City at the presentation of Josko Gvardiol, it was the Norwegian’s first goal against Real. FIFA World Footballer Vinicius Junior failed a little later with a degree from 13 meters on the post (25th), Manchester’s central defender Manuel Akanji put a header on the crossbar (37th). Haaland (46th) also hit the crossbar with a left shot. Real subsequently fought against the defeat, Mbappé rewarded the efforts of the royal. Haaland met from the point after a foul on Phil Foden, but Brahim Diaz and Bellingham had the last word.

Italy’s record champion Juventus Turin meanwhile won 2-1 (1-0) against Eindhoven and has good cards for the round of 16. Ex-Schalker Weston McKennie (34th) and Samuel Mbangula (82nd) ​​scored the goals for Juve, the long-time Bundesliga professional Ivan Perisic (56th), had in the meantime compensated.