Manchester City Real Madrid (2-3) Player Ratings and Match Highlights

Manchester City let a 2-1 lead slip to lose 3-2 to Real Madrid in the Champions League with an injury-time winner from Jude Bellingham. The most interesting part of the opening 10 minutes was Kylian Mbappe having to change his boots. Then, almost immediately afterwards, Ederson appeared to have given away a penalty for taking down Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian attacker was, however, adjudged to be offside. This was followed by an opportunity for Kylian Mbappe and several other Real Madrid chances. At this stage, they looked too much for Manchester City.

Ederson – 5/10

At 1-0, he had to keep his wits about him, as Real Madrid still had enough attacking quality to make his life difficult.

Ruben Dias – 6.5/10

City needed his experience as they limped towards the full time whistle looking somewhat short of energy.

Manuel Akanji – 6.5/10

Looked to have injured his groin late in the first-half. This was confirmed when he did not come out for the second-half.

John Stones – 7/10

Competent and confident on the ball as ever, Stones looked to give his side the impetus in possession.

Josko Gvardiol – 8/10

Showed several lovely touches in attacking areas for City, as well as being diligent in his defensive role with some excellently timed tackles.

Savinho – 5/10

Was not really his night. Didn’t do anything particularly wrong, but wasn’t able to get in behind Madrid as often as he would have liked.

Bernado Silva – 6/10

Steady and solid if not spectacular, the Portuguese international always made himself available for the ball.

Jack Grealish – 7/10

Showed his class with a quality ball dinked in into Gvardial, who cushioned it to Haaland to open the scoring. Had to come off after 30 minutes due to injury.

Kevin De Bruyne – 6/10

Although not at his electric best, he still hinted at moments of brilliance. Although looked short of energy as the game drew to a close.

SUB – Phil Foden – 6/10

Came on for Grealish after 30 minutes, but wasn’t able to make as big an impact as his City colleague.

Erling Haaland – 8/10

Broke his duck against Real Madrid with a well taken goal. Was also effective at the other end of the pitch when it came to defending corners. Had the nerve to step up and convert a City penalty to make it 2-1.

SUB – Mateo Kovacic – 6/10

Came on for Ake to face his former side.

SUB – Rico Lewis – 4/10

Came on at half-time for Akanji and looked busy and lively at first, but made errors late on.

SUB – Omar Marmoush – 5/10

Came on too late to make an impression.

SUB – Ilkay Gundogan – 5/10

Came on late as City collapsed.

Federico Valverde – 6/10

Had to use his experience as Madrid fielded a makeshift defensive line up. As a result, he very much limited his forward running as the game wore on.

Real Madrid Player Ratings

Thibaut Courtois – 6/10

Not at fault for Haaland’s goal to put Madrid 1-0 down.

Raul Asencio – 6/10

Worked hard to stay solid in what was effectively a makeshift Real Madrid back line.

Aurelien Tchouameni – 6/10

Much like his defensive colleagues, he had to stand up and be counted as Manchester City applied pressure to Madrid’s defence.

Dani Ceballos – 6/10

Put in an inviting ball into the City box for Kylian Mbappe to equalise for Real Madrid. But was adjudged to have fouled Foden inside the box for a City penalty.

Ferland Mendy – 6/10

Had an excellent opportunity to put Real Madrid 1-0 up when the score was still 0-0.

Rodrygo – 7/10

Looked very sharp at times. Was able to burst into life to make things happen out of nothing at times.

Eduardo Camavinga – 8.5/10

Saw himself getting onto the ball on plenty of occasions, Real Madrid needed him to have a steady performance to stay in the game and his influence played rich dividends in the end.

Vinicius Junior – 6/10

Was booed by Manchester City fans after his first touch, but looked a threat to City in attacking areas in the first-half.

Jude Bellingham – 7/10

Fairly quiet in an attacking sense, but had a responsibility to hold firm. Kept the ball well, knowing his side were somewhat light defensively. Missed a big chance with under half an hour to go. But had the last laugh with the winner

SUB – Luka Modric – 6/10

The great Croatian came on in the last 10 minutes, but he wasn’t able to turn the tide.

Kylian Mbappe – 7/10

Went in at half-time looking frustrated, having spurned a few opportunities. Looked far happier after scoring Madrid’s equaliser, even if it was a mishit.

SUB – Brahim Diaz – 6.5/10

Came off the bench and managed to score Madrid’s equaliser, but didn’t do much else.

SUB – Fran Garcia – 5/10

Came on too late to make an impact.

With the attacking quality they have, they knew they could remain a goal threat as long as they could stay solid at the back in midfield. Mbappe and Bellingham will no doubt get the headlines for the late Real Madrid win, but it was very much built upon the leadership of Camavinga.

Man of the Match

Eduardo Camavinga

Eduardo Camavinga’s experience and quality was very much needed for Real Madrid in midfield. Although they started the game like a runaway train, they then struggled as City looked to expose their defensive frailties. But Camavinga always looked assured and comfortable on the ball as they battled to stay in the game.