Real Madrid 3-2 Manchester City: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 18 September 2012
Result
Real Madrid 3-2 Manchester City
Champions League · Tuesday 18 September 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Real Madrid 3-2 Manchester City: match report
Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 3-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday 18 September 2012. The half-time score was 0-0.
Edin Dzeko opened the scoring in the 69th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Marcelo (76'), Karim Benzema (87') and Cristiano Ronaldo (90'). Manchester City scored through Edin Dzeko (69') and Aleksandar Kolarov (85').
Discipline: Real Madrid received no yellow cards; Manchester City received 3 yellow cards.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Real Madrid lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester City in a 4-2-3-1.
Key events
- 52'Yellow card · Javi García
- 69'Goal · Edin Dzeko
- 70'Yellow card · Vincent Kompany
- 76'Goal · Marcelo
- 85'Goal · Aleksandar Kolarov
- 87'Goal · Karim Benzema
- 89'Yellow card · Edin Dzeko
- 90'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
Team news
Real Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)
Iker Casillas, Raphaël Varane, Pepe, Marcelo, Álvaro Arbeloa, Sami Khedira, Michael Essien, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ángel Di María, Xabi Alonso, Gonzalo Higuaín
Manchester City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Joe Hart, Stefan Savić, Micah Richards, Joleon Lescott, David Silva, Gareth Barry, Sergio Agüero