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L) second-leg semi-final clash at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, winning the tie 5-1 on aggregate.
City finally showed their European pedigree, outshining Real Madrid to dump the 14-time UCL champions out of their favourite competition.Man City dominated from the blast of kick-off, hugging 79% of possession before duly taking the lead on 23 minutes when Silva found the bottom near post from inside the area.Toni Kroos saw a long-range strike hit the bar for Real Madrid. Silva then put Man City two goals ahead on 37 minutes with a header following a blocked shot, to Pep Guardiola’s delight.
David Alaba saw his free kick tipped away early in the second half as Real put on a defiant display but could not change the scoreline as Man City made it 3-0 via Militao’s own goal. Alvarez then rounded up scoring minutes after coming on with a well-taken strike to secure Man City’s passage to the UCL final for the second time in three years.Man City, in search of their first ever UCL title, will meet Inter Milan in the final of the competition at the Ataturk Olympic stadium, Turkey, on June 10.
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