Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid (Agg 5-1): Bernardo Silva scores twice as City reach Champions League final

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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Etihad Stadium

Last updated connected 3 minutes ago.From the conception European Football

Bernardo Silva scores Manchester City's opener

Manchester City are into the last of the Champions League aft Bernardo Silva scored doubly successful a hugely awesome triumph implicit Real Madrid astatine Etihad Stadium.

Both of Silva's goals came successful a stunning first-half show by the hosts earlier Eder Militao's ain extremity and a onslaught by substitute Julian Alvarez precocious connected wrapped a ascendant 4-0 triumph connected the nighttime and a 5-1 triumph connected aggregate.

City, who are connected the verge of winning the Premier League and are successful the FA Cup final, volition play Inter Milan successful the last successful Istanbul connected 10 June arsenic they look to triumph the Champions League for the archetypal time.

Pep Guardiola's broadside outclassed the 14-times winners from the outset and lone 2 stunning Thibaut Courtois saves stopped Erling Haaland from giving the hosts an aboriginal lead.

But City could not beryllium kept retired for agelong and Silva got his archetypal of the nighttime with a whipped near-post decorativeness that gave Courtois nary chance.

The Portugal midfielder added a 2nd conscionable earlier the break, looping a header implicit David Alaba and into the backmost of the net.

That extremity came aft Toni Kroos deed the barroom with a changeable from distance, but successful information Real seldom threatened arsenic City produced 1 of their champion displays successful Europe successful the archetypal 45 minutes.

Courtois denied Haaland again successful the closing stages erstwhile helium pushed the striker's changeable onto the barroom but City added a 3rd erstwhile Manuel Akanji's flicked header from Kevin de Bruyne's free-kick was diverted into his ain nett by Militao, earlier Alvarez completed the rout with a neat finish.

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Manchester City

Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number25Player nameAkanji
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number5Player nameStones
Squad number9Player nameHaaland
Squad number10Player nameGrealish
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva

Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number47Player nameFoden

Real Madrid

Squad number1Player nameCourtois
Squad number2Player nameDani Carvajal
Squad number3Player nameÉder Militão
Squad number4Player nameAlaba
Squad number12Player nameCamavinga
Squad number15Player nameValverde
Squad number8Player nameKroos
Squad number10Player nameModric
Squad number21Player nameRodrygo
Squad number9Player nameBenzema
Squad number20Player nameVinícius Júnior

Squad number11Player nameAsensio
Squad number17Player nameLucas Vázquez
Squad number18Player nameTchouaméni
Squad number19Player nameDani Ceballos
Squad number22Player nameRüdiger

Line-ups

Man City

Formation 3-2-4-1

31Ederson
3Rúben DiasBooked astatine 50mins
25Akanji
2Walker
16Rodri
8GündoganBooked astatine 62minsSubstituted forMahrezat 79'minutes
17De BruyneSubstituted forFodenat 84'minutes
5Stones
9HaalandSubstituted forÁlvarezat 89'minutes
10GrealishBooked astatine 90mins
20Bernardo Silva

Substitutes

4Phillips
14Laporte
18Ortega
19Álvarez
21Gómez
26Mahrez
33Carson
47Foden
80Palmer
82Lewis

Real Madrid

Formation 4-3-3

1Courtois
2Carvajal RamosBooked astatine 55minsSubstituted forVázquezat 80'minutes
3Militão
4Alaba
12CamavingaBooked astatine 75minsSubstituted forTchouaméniat 80'minutes
15Valverde
8KroosSubstituted forAsensioat 70'minutes
10ModricSubstituted forRüdigerat 63'minutes
21RodrygoSubstituted forCeballosat 80'minutes
9Benzema
20Vinícius Júnior

Substitutes

5Vallejo
6Nacho
7E Hazard
11Asensio
13Lunin
16Odriozola
17Vázquez
18Tchouaméni
19Ceballos
22Rüdiger
23Mendy
24Mariano

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester City 4, Real Madrid 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Real Madrid 0.
Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Goal! Manchester City 4, Real Madrid 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) close footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a done ball.
Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Erling Haaland.
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Attempt saved. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) close footed changeable from a hard space connected the close is saved successful the centre of the goal.