Man City beat Real to qualify for Champions League quarter-finals
Aug 07, 2020
Raheem Sterling put City -- 2-1 winners in the reverse fixture in Spain in February -- ahead on the night before Karim Benzema's header gave Madrid hope
Manchester City eliminated record 13-time winners Real Madrid 4-2 on aggregate in the Champions League last 16 following a 2-1 victory in Friday's second leg at the Etihad Stadium, as the competition resumed after a five-month coronavirus shutdown.
Raheem Sterling put City -- 2-1 winners in the reverse fixture in Spain in February -- ahead on the night before Karim Benzema's header gave Madrid hope, but Gabriel Jesus sealed the English side's place in the last eight in Lisbon after another Raphael Varane error.