Man City Edges Past Real Madrid in Seven-Goal Champions League Semifinal Thriller

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From the second minute to the very last, Manchester City and Real Madrid gave soccer fans one of the most thrilling Champions League knockout stage matches in recent memory.

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And after a seven-goal showstopper at the Etihad, only chaos can be expected from next week’s second leg in Madrid,

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Madrid, which will decide who goes to the Champions League final in Paris against either Liverpool or Villarreal.

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Of the seven scores, only Karim Benzema tallied multiple goals on the night to jump past Robert Lewandowski for the Champions League season

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But it was City that will take a 4–3 victory into the Santiago Bernabéu for the semifinal second leg.

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Less than two minutes into the game, Kevin De Bruyne sent the Etihad into a frenzy with his goal to put City ahead.

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Real Madrid had yet to even leave its own half when the goal came, courtesy of a cross into the box from Riyad Mahrez.

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