Manchester City welcomed Real Madrid to the Etihad Stadium for the first of two matches in the Champions League Playoff stage.
Erling Haaland's first goal in his fifth encounter against Real Madrid gave Manchester City a 1-0 lead at halftime after a first half in which Vinícius Jr. struck the crossbar.
Real Madrid delivered their best performance of the season, bouncing back from Haaland's strikes.
The Norwegian scored the first goal in the 19th minute, which was equalized by Kylian Mbappé in the 61st minute, who has scored in all three of his appearances at the Etihad.
After missing clear chances to take control of the tie, a penalty by Dani Ceballos put City ahead again in the 80th minute, but the late Madrid reaction sealed the win in the pre-quarterfinals with goals from Brahim and Bellingham.
A goal from Brahim Díaz in the 86th minute and another from Jude Bellingham in added time overturned Erling Haaland's brace, securing Real Madrid's first-ever win at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City (2-3).
In another Fixture, Samuel Mbangula registered late to give Juventus a slender advantage over PSV in their Champions League knockout phase play-off.
The Italian side, who finished 20th during the group phase, made a dominant start as Nicolas Gonzalez, Kenan Yildiz and Paris St-Germain loanee Randal Kolo Muani all had opportunities.
Weston McKennie broke the deadlock in the 34th minute with a stunning strike from the edge of the area after PSV failed to clear their lines.
Mbangula was introduced as a half-time substitute for Yildiz and almost had an immediate impact when his volley was cleared off the line by Ryan Flamingo.
Despite struggling to carve out clear cut chances, the Dutch side levelled with just their second shot on target when Ivan Perisic nestled an effort into the bottom corner.
Perisic’s first Champions League goal since 2020 was allowed to stand after a lengthy check by the video assistant referee following appeals that Noah Lang had used his hand in the build-up.
With the game seemingly heading for a stalemate, Mbangula popped up to score the winner from just a couple of yards out.
It is the second time the two clubs have met in this season’s Champions League with Juventus winning 3-1 when they hosted PSV in the group phase. The second-leg will take place at Philips Stadion on 19 February.
UEFA Champions League full-time scores.
Manchester City 2-3 Real Madrid
Juventus 2-1 PSV Eindhoven
Sporting CP 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
Brest 0-3 PSG
