Vinicius Junior and Kevin De Bruyne exchanged scorching strikes as Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday.
Manchester City began the contest with the confidence of a team in the midst of a 20-game unbeaten run. However, with Madrid prepared to hunker behind the ball, dropping an extra white shirt back to make a defensive line of five at times, City’s possession rarely led to penetration.
As is so often the case with Madrid in this competition – their competition – Los Blancos struck against the run of…
