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Manchester City are tearing Real Madrid to shreds in the Champions League, they are cooking

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Updated 21:00 17 May 2023 GMT+1Published 20:47 17 May 2023 GMT+1

Manchester City are tearing Real Madrid to shreds in the Champions League, they are cooking

Bernardo Silva opened the scoring for City in their Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

We have just witnessed a mauling. Manchester City are 45 minutes away from a Champions League final against Inter Milan after blowing Real Madrid away in the second leg of Wednesday night's semi-final.

It was a breathtaking start to the game from Pep Guardiola's in-form side, who dominated for large spells in the opening period.

Los Blancos, meanwhile, struggled to keep hold of the ball. In fact, with 22 minutes played, the away side had only mustered 26 accurate passes compared to City's 180.

And moments later, the brilliant Bernardo Silva celebrated scoring the opener with a powerful effort.

As you can see in the footage above, a bemused Vinicius Jr could be seen expressing his concerns to manager Carlo Ancelotti – and rightly so.

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City, who have been relentless throughout this season's Champions League campaign, continued to make Madrid look distinctly average.

And 14 minutes after his opener, Silva grabbed a well-deserved brace with a cushioned header past a helpless Thibaut Courtois.

One fan commented on the goal, saying: "Bernardo Silva is one of the best big-game players you will ever find. That is a such a difficult header, empty net or not. E l i t e."

A second wrote: "Manchester City have been different gravy this first half. Outstanding," while a third said: "Unbelievable squad. Nobody comes close to them."

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A fourth added: "That was one of the most complete 45 minute performances I can ever remember seeing."

So far, it has been a day to forget for Real Madrid.

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Ahead of kick-off, the Los Blancos squad were left stranded outside Manchester airport ahead of their Champions League showdown against City.

Upon arriving in England, the likes of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric were surprised when their bus failed to pick them up on time.

It's believed the team were waiting outside Terminal 2 for around 40 minutes. They were eventually shuttled to the Hyatt Regency hotel to continue with their pre-match build-up.

Naturally, Ancelotti wasn't impressed as he stood outside the terminal doors waiting for the bus to transport them to the hotel.

Thoughts on that first-half? Does this Manchester City team compare with Barcelona's class of 2010?

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Let us know in the comments.

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport

Topics: Manchester City, Real Madrid, Champions League

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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