Pep Guardiola‘s men made a bright start in Madrid, dominating possession and forcing Thibaut Courtois into two smart saves early on, from long-range efforts by De Bruyne and Rodri.
However, with ten minutes to play until the interval, the hosts took the lead through a vicious strike from Vinicius Junior, which flew past Ederson from 20 yards.
We remained in control of the ball after the interval and with just over 67 minutes on the clock, our patience paid off as De Bruyne‘s fierce effort flew into the corner from 22 yards.
The strike takes our Belgian’s total to ten goals in all competitions this season.
Karim Benzema came close finding the net but Ederson remained alert to palm away his goal-bound header expertly.
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Just seconds before full time, the Brazilian shot-stopper was called into action again, this time sprawling to palm away Aurelien Tchouameni’s powerful drive.
The draw sees the tie finely poised ahead of the second leg at the Etihad Stadium in eight days.
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