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'Stop Crying Your Heart Out'
On the 12th (Korea time), it was written on a large barrel in the home supporter seat of the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, where the first round of the European Champions League (UCL) knockout phase playoff between Manchester City and Real Madrid in the 2024-2025 season was held. It is the title of a song released in 2002 by Oasis, a British band that includes Manchester City bone marrow fan Noel Gallagher. Interestingly, next to the text was a picture of Manchester City midfielder Rodri kissing the Ballon d'Or trophy. 'Stop whining, the Ballon d'Or winner is Rodri.' Anyone can see that it was a stream that shot real striker Vinicius Junior. Vinicius has expressed his anger on various channels since staying second behind Rodri at the 2024 Ballon d'Or. Rodri, who is out for a long time due to a cruciate ligament injury, took a picture of himself with a cell phone camera from the stands.
It's a consequential story, but Man City paid tribute to the sleeping Vinicius for touching his nose.
Manchester City made up Jack Grealish, Bernardu Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Savinho with Elling Holan at the top. John Stones took on defensive protection as a defensive midfielder. Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Josko Gvardiol played four backs, while Ederson defended the goal. In response, the away team Real set up a three-top with Rodrigo, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius. Dani Sebayos, Edouard Camavinga and Jude Bellingham made up the three-mids, while Federico Valverde, Raul Asensio, Aurelien Chouameni and Ferland Mendy made the four-back. Thibaut Courtois defended the goal.
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Manchester City finished the first half 1-0 ahead with Elling Holan's first goal in the 19th minute. Kylian Mbappe scored an equalizer with a volley in the 15th minute of the second half, but Holan scored a go-ahead goal with a penalty kick in the 35th minute. Holan seemed to take a step ahead of Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) in the 'Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-Hom-H. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is one step closer to winning after overcoming a series of bad news involving Manuel Akanji and Jack Grealish.
But the game wasn't over until the end. In the 41st minute of the second half, Real Joker Brahim Díaz scored the decisive equalizer. Vinicius's low shot bounced off the body of Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson. Díaz connected it with a shot again to break the net. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti's mercenary skills shone after replacing Díaz with Rodrigo just two minutes before scoring. Real's 'Champs DNA' also remained. Real, on the strength of the game, scored a sharp lob in front of the goal two minutes into the second half, and Jude Bellingham pushed it, ending with a 3-2 victory for Real. Real gained an advantage to advance to the round of 16 with a valuable victory ahead of the second home game. The victory was even more meaningful as it was the 300th victory in the history of the Real Club.
Vinicius, who contributed to his team's victory by scoring two assists in 90 minutes, was voted man of the match without scoring. Vinicius, who also hit the post once in the 25th minute of the first half, led the Real attack with five key passes, three dribbles and three shots. After Sevayos scored the equalizer, he responded to the stream with a ceremony of shrugging his shoulders. The two teams are scheduled to play their second game at the Santiago Bernabeu on the 20th.
Meanwhile, on the same day, Paris Saint-Germain, where Lee Kang-in played for 15 minutes as a substitute in the second half, won a 3-0 victory in the away game of Brest and approached the round of 16. Juventus beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 at home, while Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 away in Sporting.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
