UEFA Champions League · Tue, 17 Mar 2026 ·
Manchester City vs Real Madrid — 1 - 2
Etihad Stadium · Referee: C. Turpin
Match report
Real Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 as Vinicius Junior scores twice
Manchester City were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 in UEFA Champions League, Round of 16. E. Haaland (41') scored for Manchester City, while Vinicius Junior (22' pen, 90') found the net for Real Madrid. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, 20') was sent off. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Manchester City had 47% of the ball and 22 shots (8 on target) against Real Madrid’s 14 (7 on target). Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Manchester City 8th in the UEFA Champions League table on 3 points and Real Madrid 14th on 3.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sporting CP | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Real Madrid | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Wed, 11 Mar 2026, Real Madrid 3-0 Manchester City
Match events
- 20'red cardBernardo SilvaRed Card
- 20'VAR decisionVinicius JúniorPenalty confirmed
- 22'penaltyVinicius JuniorPenalty
- 41'goalE. HaalandNormal Goal
- 45+4'yellow cardAbdukodir KhusanovYellow Card
- 46'substitutionT. ReijndersOff: N. Ake
- 46'substitutionR. DiasOff: M. Guehi
- 46'substitutionT. CourtoisOff: A. Lunin
- 57'substitutionM. NunesOff: A. Semenyo
- 57'substitutionE. HaalandOff: O. Marmoush
- 69'substitutionB. DiazOff: K. Mbappe
- 74'substitutionRodriOff: Nico
- 74'substitutionA. GulerOff: E. Camavinga
- 74'substitutionT. PitarchOff: M. A. Moran
- 76'yellow cardKylian MbappéYellow Card
- 80'yellow cardTrent Alexander-ArnoldYellow Card
- 83'substitutionT. Alexander-ArnoldOff: D. Carvajal
- 90'goalVinicius JuniorAssist: A. Tchouameni
- 90+2'VAR decisionVinicius JúniorGoal cancelled
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 3R. DiasD
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 20B. SilvaM
- 16RodriM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 11J. DokuM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 42A. SemenyoF
- 82R. LewisD
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 8M. KovacicM
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkeD
- 47P. FodenM
- 15M. GuehiD
- 7O. MarmoushF
- 14NicoM
- 26SavinhoF
Real Madrid
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
- 22A. RudigerD
- 24D. HuijsenD
- 20F. GarciaD
- 8F. ValverdeM
- 45T. PitarchM
- 14A. TchouameniM
- 15A. GulerM
- 21B. DiazF
- 7Vinicius JuniorF
Substitutes
- 13A. LuninG
- 4D. AlabaD
- 2D. CarvajalD
- 10K. MbappeF
- 6E. CamavingaM
- 18A. CarrerasD
- 37M. A. MoranM
- 30F. MastantuonoF
- 38C. PalaciosM
- 27D. AguadoD
- 16G. GarciaF
- 28J. Cestero SanchoM
Match statistics
- 47%Possession53%
- 1.91Expected goals (xG)2.93
- 22Total shots14
- 8Shots on target7
- 8Shots off target6
- 6Blocked shots1
- 14Shots inside the box10
- 8Shots outside the box4
- 9Corners6
- 2Offsides3
- 6Fouls7
- 1Yellow cards2
- 1Red cards0
- 4Goalkeeper saves7
- 484Passes549
- 444Accurate passes504
- 92%Pass accuracy92%
- 0.85Goals prevented0.85
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Matheus NunesD | 57 | 6.2 | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 11Jérémy DokuMTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 16RodriM | 74 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 20 | 4.0 | ||
| 9Erling HaalandF | 56 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 5John StonesD | – | – | ||
| 6Nathan AkéD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Marc GuéhiD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 8Mateo KovačićM | – | – | ||
| 14Nico GonzálezM | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Nico O'ReillyM | – | – | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | – | – | ||
| 7Omar MarmoushF | 34 | 6.6 | ||
| 26SavinhoF | – | – | ||
| 42Antoine SemenyoF | 33 | 6.9 |
Real Madrid
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thibaut CourtoisG | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldD | 83 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Fran GarcíaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Antonio RüdigerD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Dean HuijsenD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Federico ValverdeM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Aurélien TchouaméniM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 15Arda GülerM | 74 | 7.2 | ||
| 45Thiago PitarchM | 74 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Vinicius JúniorF | 90 | 7.2 | 2 | |
| 21Brahim DíazF | 69 | 6.6 | ||
| 13Andriy LuninG | 45 | 7.5 | ||
| 2Daniel CarvajalD | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| 4David AlabaD | – | – | ||
| 18Álvaro CarrerasD | – | – | ||
| 27Diego AguadoD | – | – | ||
| 6Eduardo CamavingaM | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 28Jorge CesteroM | – | – | ||
| 37Manuel Ángel MoránM | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| 38César PalaciosM | – | – | ||
| 10Kylian MbappéF | 21 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Gonzalo GarcíaF | – | – | ||
| 30Franco MastantuonoF | – | – |