“We have Vinicius; De Bruyne on fire”- Fans stunned by Kevin de Bruyne and Vinicius’ performance after Real Madrid draws 1-1 against Manchester City

Real Madrid draw 1-1 against Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday's UCL Semi Finals first leg.

“We have Vinicius; De Bruyne on fire”- Fans stunned by Kevin de Bruyne and Vinicius’ performance after Real Madrid draws 1-1 against Manchester City

Real Madrid and Manchester City draw 1-1 in the first leg (Image Via- Google)

Real Madrid and Manchester City draw 1-1 in the first leg of the UCL semi-finals 2023. Although both teams tried their very best the winning goal did never come for either side. The first semi-final was a blockbuster clash as two of football’s greatest managers Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola go head-to-head. Both clubs are without key defenders tonight as Éder Militão and Nathan Aké miss out.

However, all eyes were on the attack as a record-setting Erling Haaland goes up against Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior. The visitors had been in control of the pitch as Kevin De Bruyne called international team-mate Thibaut Courtois into a save before the goalkeeper also denied Rodri. A rising Haaland then had a soft shot and a header also saved near the 15-minute mark, while Madrid’s attack was lifeless. Vinícius almost combined with Benzema following a City mistake at the back. But Ruben Dias cleared the ball away thanks to a perfectly timed tackle.

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Real Madrid, however, eventually scored against the run of play when Luka Modrić set Eduardo Camavinga on the counter. And Vinícius then struck from range for 1-0 in the 37th minute.

Coming out into the second half Manchester City reportedly tried to take control of the pitch again. But Courtois denied De Bruyne an equaliser before David Alaba’s block stopped Haaland. Yet instead, it’s been Madrid’s turn to dominate possession with 69% of the ball the second opening 20 minutes. But Madrid stepped off as City pressed, seeing De Bruyne mirror Vinícius’ goal and strike from range for 1-1. With time running out, the match continued to be a nervy affair and Benzema was inches away from another for Madrid but Ederson’s strong hand denied his header.

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Fans praise Vinicius Jr. and Kevin De Bruyn for keeping the hope alive for their teams: Report

Fans praise De Bruyn and Vini Jr. as Real Madrid and Manchester City draw 1-1
According to reports Fans praise De Bruyn and Vini Jr. as Real Madrid and Manchester City draw 1-1 (Image Via- Google)

Fans of both Real Madrid and Manchester City were happy with the performance of Vinicius Jr. and Kevin De Bruyn. Both the players scored one each toi draw the match 1-1. Many fans took it to the internet to show their support. One Real Madrid fan wrote for Vini jr., saying, “He is going to make History just like his idol”. While a Manchester City fan wrote for De Bruyn, saying, “Kevin de Bruyn on fire“. And another Real Madrid fan said, “Who needs mbappe when we have vinicius junior”.