I could not follow the match between Manchester City and
Real Madrid last night as I had to travel to old Dhaka this morning for my
examination purposes. Later on I watched the repeat telecast of the match and
the whole match simply tested my patience. It was such a damp squib! Despite
such thrilling build-up, both the teams failed to live up to the expectations
of the fans who were eagerly waiting for a thrilling encounter.
Real Madrid were without Cristiano Ronaldo and the substitution of Karim Benzema after the first half made Real even weaker and Man.City should have capitalized
this weakness big time. But they failed. The Sky Blues might have punched above
their weights in this year’s UEFA Champions League, but the kind of cutting
edge which a team needs in such mega events’ knockout matches, it was lacking
big time among the Sky Blues.
Man.City should be thankful to Joe Hart, who time and again has bailed his
side out of tough situations in the past and he did the same last night. He
denied Pepe, who was point-blank range midway in the second-half when the
Portuguese could have broken the deadlock, and also made a key save later on
when Casemiro tried his luck with a headed effort. Hart was the only best
performer for Man. City last night and they need to elevate their game a lot in
the second leg at Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid were without Cristiano Ronaldo and the substitution of Karim Benzema after the first half made Real even weaker and Man.
Man.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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