Manchester City 1-2 Real Madrid — Champions League, 17 Mar 2026
Real Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Champions League Round of 16 on 17 March 2026 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Vinicius Junior, Erling Haaland got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Manchester City have won 1 and Real Madrid 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Etihad Stadium · Manchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 20'Professional handball
- 20'VARPenalty confirmed
- 0-122'Penalty
- 1-141'
- 45+4'
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 57'
- 57'
- 69'
- 74'
- 74'
- 74'
- 76'Time wasting
- 80'
- 83'
- 1-290'
- 90+2'VARGoal cancelled
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Manchester City
- 8.2Jérémy DokuM
- 7.6Rayan CherkiM
- 7.5Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 7.3Abduqodir KhusanovD
- 7.2Erling HaalandF
- 7.2RodriM
- 6.9Antoine SemenyoF
- 6.7Marc GuéhiD
- 6.6Omar MarmoushF
- 6.6Tijjani ReijndersM
- 6.3Rayan Aït-NouriD
- 6.3Nathan AkéD
- 6.3Nico GonzálezM
- 6.3Rúben DiasD
- 6.2Matheus NunesD
- 4.0Bernardo SilvaM
Real Madrid
- 7.6Aurélien TchouaméniM
- 7.5Andriy LuninG
- 7.2Trent Alexander-ArnoldD
- 7.2Dean HuijsenD
- 7.2Thibaut CourtoisG
- 7.2Vinicius JúniorF
- 7.2Arda GülerM
- 6.9Daniel CarvajalD
- 6.9Eduardo CamavingaM
- 6.7Federico ValverdeM
- 6.6Manuel Ángel MoránM
- 6.6Brahim DíazF
- 6.5Thiago PitarchM
- 6.3Kylian MbappéF
- 6.3Antonio RüdigerD
- 6.2Fran GarcíaD
Line-ups
Real Madrid4-4-2
Manchester City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 5John StonesD
- 47Philip FodenM
- 8Mateo KovačićM
- 6Nathan Aké46'D6.3
- 42Antoine Semenyo57'F6.9
- 15M. Guehi46'D6.7
- 7O. Marmoush57'F6.6
- 14Nico74'M6.3
- 1James TraffordG
- 26SavinhoF
- 82Rico LewisD
- 33Nico O'ReillyM
Real MadridAlvaro Arbeloa
Substitutes
- 10K. Mbappe69'F6.3
- 4David AlabaD
- 2D. Carvajal83'D6.9
- 6Eduardo Camavinga74'M6.9
- 13Andriy Lunin46'G7.5
- 18A. CarrerasD
- 37M. A. Moran74'M6.6
- 16G. GarciaF
- 38C. PalaciosM
- 30F. MastantuonoF
- 27D. AguadoD
- 28J. Cestero SanchoM
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
1.91Expected goals (xG)2.93
22Total shots14
8Shots on target7
8Shots off target6
6Blocked shots1
9Corners6
2Offsides3
6Fouls7
1Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves7
0.85Goals prevented0.85
484Total passes549
444Accurate passes504
92%Pass accuracy92%
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jérémy Doku | 90 | – | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8.2 |
| Rayan Cherki | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Abduqodir Khusanov | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 7.3 |
| Erling Haaland | 56 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Rodri | 74 | – | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Antoine Semenyo | 33 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Marc Guéhi | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Omar Marmoush | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nathan Aké | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Nico González | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Rúben Dias | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matheus Nunes | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Bernardo Silva | 20 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 4.0 |
Real Madrid
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Andriy Lunin | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Dean Huijsen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Thibaut Courtois | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Vinicius Júnior | 90 | 2 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Arda Güler | 74 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Daniel Carvajal | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Eduardo Camavinga | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Federico Valverde | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Manuel Ángel Morán | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Brahim Díaz | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Thiago Pitarch | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Kylian Mbappé | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Antonio Rüdiger | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Fran García | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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