CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
World reacts to Vinicius and De Bruyne goals | Real Madrid - Man City
Manchester City were struggling to open up Los Blancos in the Champions League semi-final first leg, till the Belgian let fly.
It was a semi-final that got lovers of football excited. Two of the giants of the Beautiful Game -- one eternal, the other more of a recent addition -- meeting over two legs to battle it out for a place in the Champions League final in Istanbul. A 15th European triumph at stake for one, a first ever for the other.
Vinicius screamer puts Madrid ahead
The first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu proved to be the encounter we were hoping for, two sets of players giving it everything, but struggling to find the opener. Then, just after the half hour, Vinicius struck from distance and Los Blancos had the lead. It was described by some as a screamer, others had their own thoughts...
De Bruyne smashes in City equaliser
We had to wait until the second half and the 66th minute before the English champions replied, doing so against the run of play, but with just as stunning a strike. Kevin de Bruyne, so often the team’s talisman, hit a roll back from outside the area as clean as he could have hoped and the ball flew into the bottom corner. Here’s how people reacted on social media.
The game ended 1-1 thanks to these two lovely strikes and it’s all to play for at the Etihad Stadium next Wednesday in the second leg.