Real Madrid advances to the Champions League semifinals by defeating Manchester City in a penalty shootout.

After overcoming Manchester City in a thrilling penalty shootout on Wednesday, Real Madrid advances to the Champions League quarterfinals to play Bayern Munich.

Real Madrid's defender Antonio Rüdiger delivered the game-winning kick when he buried his penalty kick into the bottom-left corner, and his teammates jumped on top of him to celebrate.

The dramatic match that saw eight goals scored in each of the two games came to an end when the 14-time European champion won 4-3 on penalties.

According to Federico Valverde, a midfielder for Los Blancos, "Madrid always delivers; that's part of football." The opponent was the clear favorite going into the game because they were playing better football than we were.

But we are Madrid, and we fought hard, dug in, and played excellent defense. We won the game in this manner.

It was expected that City would advance in what turned out to be an intensely dramatic evening at the Etihad Stadium following a nail-biting first leg between the two teams that finished 3–3 in Madrid.

Rodyrgo's skillfully placed goal in the twelfth minute gave Real the advantage in the match.

Antonio Rüdiger sends his penalty past Ederson. 

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Jude Bellingham's incredible control set up the goal's precursor, allowing Valverde and Vinícius Jr. to combine and throw in a cross to Rodrygo, who scored on his second try after Ederson, the City goalkeeper, parried his first attempt back to his feet.

As City attempted to equalize, Erling Haaland's header sailed just wide of the post a few minutes later, and Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne also came close.

In the second half, Real Madrid opted to sit back and defend, but the home team persisted in pressing and were rewarded when De Bruyne fired a shot into the top of the net following Jérémy Doku's incisive cross into the box.

De Bruyne had more opportunities to give Man City the victory, but Real Madrid's defense held strong, and after extra time, the score was still 1-1, 4-4 overall.

Ederson stopped Luka Modrić's first attempt in the penalty shootout, but Bernardo Silva's shot went straight at a motionless Andriy Lunin, wiping out City's lead.

Mateo Kovačić's penalty was then saved by the Real goalie to turn the tide of play in his team's favor. After tries from Ederson, Phil Foden, Nacho, and Lucas Vázquez, Rüdiger scored to send Real into the semifinals.

Real Madrid will play Bayern Munich in the Champions League final four. 

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Following the match, manager Carlo Ancelotti stated, "We demonstrated the attitude and commitment demanded by this jersey."

This tournament holds great significance for us, as we consistently obtain unexpected results. We were written off by everyone, but we are still here.

The Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup are no longer attainable for City, which makes this weekend's FA Cup semifinal matchup with Chelsea the more crucial.

"Real Madrid defended so deep with incredible solidarity—congratulations," remarked Pep Guardiola, manager of City. "We carried out every action. I don't regret a single thing that we did.

"As managers, we always want to win by creating more and conceding less in each and every game. We exerted every effort, both offensively and defensively. We performed admirably in every area. We were unable to prevail, regrettably. It is what it is, really.