City Stuns Madrid in Exciting Match-Up!

City 4-0 Real Madrid: Our greatest of all time? For many, it was the greatest team performance by a Manchester City team. Period.

There have been some wonderful displays by the Blues down the years, with our 4-3 victory to win the league at Newcastle in 1968, the improbable recovery against Gillingham in 1999 and the remarkable comeback against QPR in 2012 examples of stunning triumphs over adversity. And, if we’re talking about comebacks, beating Spurs 4-3 in the FA Cup after being three goals down – as well as a man down – ranks highly in our greatest victories and nobody will forget the win over Aston Villa in 2022, where, with a Premier League title on the line and trailing 2-0 with 74 minutes played, City scored three quick goals to win the game and once again be crowned champions. This football club, maybe more than any other, has a history of turning seemingly impossible situations around and having the odds stacked against us seems to bring out the very best in Manchester City.

Our win over Real Madrid in 2023 wasn’t a comeback with the drama of the games mentioned, but it ranks as maybe the best of them all and on Tuesday evening, we will attempt to maybe even usurp that magnificent evening at the Etihad. The Blues were facing Madrid at the Etihad having secured a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu. Nobody was underestimating Carlo Ancelotti’s side as the two teams walked out at an expectant, vibrant Etihad Stadium with the prize of a Champions League final up for grabs.

Pep Guardiola’s side knew they had to deliver a near-perfect performance to keep the dream of a Treble alive, but also to see off the competition’s most wily opponents. The Spaniards, with 15 Champions League wins to their name, carry an aura with them that can unnerve even the most experienced and talented teams. But not Manchester City on 17 May 2023.