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Watch Bernardo Silva Spark Wild Scenes At Etihad Stadium With Two Goals Against Real Madrid

Bernardo Silva scored his 6th goal of the season to fire Manchester City into a 1-0 lead over Real Madrid, sparking wild celebrations at the Etihad Stadium.

Robert Summerscales

Watch Bernardo Silva Spark Wild Scenes At Etihad Stadium With Two Goals Against Real Madrid
Watch Bernardo Silva Spark Wild Scenes At Etihad Stadium With Two Goals Against Real Madrid /

Bernardo Silva scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season to fire Manchester City into a deserved 2-0 lead over Real Madrid on Wednesday night.

Eight days after the first leg of their Champions League semi-final had finished 1-1 in Madrid, City dominated from the first whistle in Manchester.

Erling Haaland was denied by two stunning saves from Thibaut Courtois in the opening 21 minutes.

But Courtois was beaten at his near post by a powerful shot from Silva moments later.

Players and supporters of Manchester City pictured celebrating after an early goal put them 1-0 up against Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final in May 2023
Players and supporters of Manchester City pictured celebrating after an early goal put them 1-0 up against Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final :: IMAGO/Pro Sports Images/Nigel Keene

Silva's first strike, which arrived in the 23rd minute, put City 2-1 up on aggregate.

City players and fans were overjoyed, with Jack Grealish leading the celebrations in one corner of a jumping Etihad Stadium.

Grealish was then involved in a move that led to Silva scoring again in the 37th minute.

The former Villa ace found Ilkay Gundogan in the box. Gundogan's shot was blocked by Eder Militao but the ball bounced up into the path of Silva, who stooped to head it into the net.

Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez added goals in the second half as City won 4-0 on the night and 5-1 on aggregate to reach their second Champions League final in four seasons.

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.