{"id":385883,"date":"2024-04-17T23:14:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=385883"},"modified":"2024-04-18T03:05:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T03:05:18","slug":"champions-crash-out-in-extraordinary-penalty-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=385883","title":{"rendered":"Champions crash out in 'extraordinary' penalty drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defending champions Manchester City\ufeff have been knocked out of the Champions League<\/a> by the kings of Europe in a thrilling penalty shootout.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid's Ukrainian \ufeffgoalkeeper Andriy Lunin was the hero, saving penalties from Bernardo Silva\ufeff and Mateo Kovavic to stun the Etihad Stadium crowd.<\/p>\n

Antonio Rudiger buried the winning penalty for Madrid for a 4-3 quarter-final second leg shootout win in Manchester on Thursday (AEST).<\/p>\n

Watch every goal and every minute of the 2024 UEFA Champions League knockout rounds,<\/strong><\/em> streaming ad free, live and exclusive on Stan Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportFC\/status\/1780716042223833107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

The game went into penalties after it finished 1-1 in regulation and extra time.<\/p>\n

Brazilian ace Rodrygo fired 14 time champion Madrid ahead in the 12th minute and Belgium superstar Kevin De Bruyne levelled for City in the 76th.<\/p>\n

That locked the tie at 4-4 on aggregate after the first leg ended 3-3 in Madrid last week.<\/p>\n

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City fans were left ruing Bernardo's weak penalty miss in particular.<\/p>\n

Lunin barely had to move as the Portugal \ufeffstar chipped the ball directly at him.<\/p>\n

Statistics show that going down the middle is a sharp shootout tactic but Bernardo hit the ball without power or conviction as Lunin stood his ground.<\/p>\n

\"Bernardo<\/p>\n

"That was that was one of the more extraordinary penalty shootouts," Mark Pougatch said on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n

"Bernardo Silva chipped at the goalkeeper like you're warming the goalkeeper up before the game start. It was like, can I just see what happened there?"<\/p>\n

City hadn't lost any of their last 27 matches in all competitions, and were unbeaten in the Champions League in 22 matches – since a 3-1 loss at Madrid in the 2022 semi-finals.<\/p>\n

\"Second<\/p>\n

Madrid have won a record 14 European titles and join Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Bayern beat Arsenal 1-0 in the day's other quarter-final<\/a>\ufeff to confirm that the trophy would be leaving England.<\/p>\n

Defeat ended City's bid to become the first English team to win back to back Champions League titles and their pursuit of successive trebles.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportFC\/status\/1780730959962488845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

City are still challenging for the Premier League title and FA Cup.<\/p>\n

"I have the opportunity to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to these players," City manager Pep Guadiola said.<\/p>\n

"The performance, the commitment was exceptional." <\/p>\n

– with AP<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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