The worst news that Benzema and Vinicius receive a few moments before the semifinal against Man City

The UEFA Champions League continues with its activities corresponding to the 2022-23 season. Little by little, the Grand Final of the current season is beginning to be defined, an instance where Inter Milan is already, because yesterday they beat AC Milan 1-0, so they won the tie with an aggregate score of 3-0. .

The other Finalist will be the winner of the tie between Manchester City and Real Madrid. Said duel is tied on aggregate after the first leg played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Therefore, there is nothing for anyone for now, so everything will be defined today in the field of the English team.

Real Madrid does not know the victory at the Etihad Stadium

The second leg of the UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals between Manchester City and Real Madrid will define the winner at the Etihad Stadium, home of the Citizens. Although there is no team with an advantage at the moment, the statistics give the pass for the moment to the English. This is because the Spanish team still doesn't know what it's like to win at the City of Manchester Stadium after four visits.

Group stage 2012-13

The first time Real Madrid visited Manchester City was in the 2012-12 season, when they met in the group stage. On that occasion, the team then led by José Mourinho entered the Sky Blues' house and rescued a one-scoring tie. In that match, Karim Benzema put the Merengues ahead, while Sergio Agüero equalized for Roberto Mancini's men.

Semifinals 2015-16

The second match on the City court
The second meeting in the European competition was in the 2015-16 season, when they met in the Semifinals. In that edition, City was under the command of Manuel Pellegrini, while Los Blancos were led by Zinedine Zidane, who had his first experience as Madrid's helmsman.

The first leg ended with a scoreless draw, so none of them got hurt and they left everything for the second leg. Already in the second duel, an own goal by Fernando in favor of Real Madrid was enough to place them in the Grand Final, which they would end up winning on penalties against Atlético de Madrid to lift their eleventh Champions League.

Round of 16 2019-20

City's first win over Madrid at home

The third duel between Real Madrid and Manchester City was in the Round of 16 of the 2019-20 season, being the first duel between Guardiola's Citizens and the top winner of the "Orejona". On this occasion, the first leg was played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, and ended with a score of 1-2 in favor of the English with goals from Gabriel Jesús and Kevin De Bruyne, while Isco had put the madridistas ahead .

The second leg was played at the Etihad Stadium, which had no fans due to the pandemic at the time. The score was repeated, and Guardiola's men secured their pass to the Quarterfinals with goals from Raheem Starling and Gabriel Jesus, while Karim Benzema had equalized at the time, but it was not enough.

Semifinals 2021-22

The most recent meeting between the teams
The most recent confrontation occurred last season, when they met again in the 2021-22 Semifinals. Guardiola's men had the first leg at home, where they prevailed with a score of 4-3 over Carlo Ancelotti's men. The goals for City were the work of Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva.

While Karim Benzema on two occasions and one more from Vinicius Jr discounted for Real Madrid, in what was the Vikings' second defeat at City's stadium. Already in the second leg, the madridistas won 3-1 in a great comeback and entered the Final, where they would also beat Liverpool to lift their 14th Champions League title.