Supposed favorites this evening, Real Madrid and Manchester City had the cup this Tuesday evening. The Spaniards lost at home against AC Milan (1-3) while the English suffered the law of Sporting (4-1). If the result was similar with a defeat, the scenarios were very different.
Real Madrid were quickly led by Milan following a header from a corner by Thiaw well served by Pulisic and who took advantage of the lax marking of Tchouaméni (12th). The men ofAncelotti will react well and pick up the score thanks to Vinicius who wins a penalty and converts it with a daring panenka. But the Madrilenians are not there and Tchouaméni is completely off base. The Frenchman returns the ball to the Italians. The Rossoneri take advantage on the right side. Lion receives the ball at the penalty spot and kicks the ball back. The moon grows back but Morata is when the ball falls and pushes it deep into the surface (39th).
Ancelotti sort Valverde et Tchouaméni at half time for Camavinga et Brahim Diaz but Real had no more ideas in the second half and was even punished by a third goal which followed a magnificent collective action from Maignan. Reijnders is at the conclusion on a back pass from Leao and shoots Lunin (73rd). The break is made but Milan will tremble in the last quarter of an hour. Rudiger with a half-volley a cross pushed back by Maignan and tries to reignite the suspense but his goal is canceled for offside (82nd).
On the Lisbon side, it was again the Gyokeres show. If the Swede missed the inevitable to respond to the opening score of The footto whom From Deba left too much time to arm his strike (4th), he then extinguished the ardor of the men of Guardiola. Well found by the young shift in the depth, Gyokeres this time did not tremble to deceive Ederson and restore equality (38th).
Returning from the locker room, Sporting turned the match around in three minutes. Araujo gives the advantage to the Lisbon residents on a service of Gonçalves (46th) before Gyokeres made the break from the penalty spot after a foul Guardiola (49th). City in turn inherits a penalty following a handball by Diomande on a strike of Bernardo Silvamore Haalandvery little in his business this Tuesday, cannon on the slat (69th).
The City defense that Guardiola fielded the youngster in Jahmai Simpson-Puseyfor his first professional career, is completely down and commits another penalty, this time from Nunes. Unlike Haaland, Gyokeres is in full swing and scores a hat-trick (81st).
Real Madrid and Manchester City have taken a hit and could find themselves in difficulty for the rest of the competition. The Merengue are far in the standings with only 6 points in 4 matches and are currently 17th pending Wednesday’s matches. For City, the top 8 has not yet moved away since the English are still 6th with 7 units before the rest of the 4th day
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