Published 06:00 IST, May 18th 2023
Manchester City oust Real Madrid 4-0 to advance to Champions League final
Bernardo Silva scored twice as Manchester City advanced to the Champions League final with a 4-0 win against Real Madrid on Wednesday.
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Bernardo Silva scored twice as Manchester City vanced to Champions League final with a 4-0 win against Real Mrid on Wednesday.
City will play Inter Milan in Istanbul on June 10 when Pep Guardiola will get chance to win European soccer's elite competition for third time as a coach.
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Bernardo scored in 23rd and 37th minutes at Etih Stium, with Eder Militao's own goal in 76th and a stoppage-time strike from substitute Julian Alvarez sealing a 5-1 aggregate win.
City is aiming to lift Champions League for first time in its history and has vanced to final for second time in three seasons.
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Mrid was going in search of a record-extending 15th European Cup, but was totally dominated in second leg after first match at Santiago Bernabeu ended 1-1.
Bernardo beat Thibaut Courtois at his near post to put City ahe after Erling Haaland h alrey forced two saves from Mrid goalkeeper.
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Toni Kroos n hit bar for visitors, but Bernardo struck again when heing in a rebound after Ilkay Gundogan's effort was blocked.
Mrid have been comeback kings over past two season — including in last year's semifinal against City when going through 6-5 after extra time.
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re was to be no repeat on this occasion, however, as Militao heed into his own net in second half to end Mrid's hopes, before Alvarez' late strike.
Guardiola twice won Champions League when coach of Barcelona, but has failed to d to that total at former club Bayern Munich or City.
06:00 IST, May 18th 2023