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Manchester City will feel pretty pleased with themselves following the first leg of their Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid after stunting one of the most feared attacks in Europe.
Cristiano Ronaldo may have been absent but Vincent Kompany, Joe Hart and their fellow spoilers in sky blue still had it all to do to stop Zinedine Zidane's side from scoring.
The only thing they may regret is that couldn't score themselves.
A victory in the second leg or a score draw will send Manchester City into the final - however both types of results involve scoring at the Bernabeu, and that is very hard.
Real Madrid are yet to concede a single goal at home in the Champions League this season with their goals for and against in Europe standing at 18-0.
Show all 22 1 /22Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Man City: Joe Hart: 8 out of 10 Made two superb stops from Pepe and Casemiro and stood up to the magnitude of the occasion
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Bacary Sagna: 6 out of 10 Kept position and focus well to restrict space to Real’s wide men
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Vincent Kompany: 8 out of 10 Monstrous showing from the talismanic captain. Dominant in air and went close to scoring at set-piece
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Nicolas Otamendi: 7 out of 10 Buoyed by having Kompany alongside, did not shirk from challenges and aggressive on ball
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Gael Clichy: 7 out of 10 Got forward at every opportunity and also disciplined in his defensive work
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Fernando: 7 out of 10 Hardly let a thing past City’s midfield in opening half before fading after the break
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Fernandinho: 7 out of 10 The more forward and direct of City’s middle men, pushed on with purpose and direction
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Jesus Navas: 6 out of 10 Pace helped his work in defence which was just as well as he offered little with his final ball
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Kevin De Bruyne: 7 out of 10 Has returned in fine form and led City’s electric start to the match. Elegant on ball and in his passing
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings David Silva: 7 out of 10 Content to sit on the ball and some cute passing before being forced off just before the interval
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Sergio Aguero: 6 out of 10 Struggled against might and ferocity of Pepe and Ramos and unable to replicate recent domestic form
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Real Madrid: Keylor Navas: 6 out of 10 Had little to do as his central defenders dominated the Real penalty box
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Dani Carvajal: 6 out of 10 Tidy in possession and comfortable to get forward in aid of attackers
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Pepe: 8 out of 10 Superb showing from the abrasive Portuguese centre-back. Dominant in the air and went close to scoring
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Sergio Ramos: 7 out of 10 Typically overzealous in some of his tackling and eager to take ball out of defence when given the chance
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Marcelo: 8 out of 10 Fine display from Brazilian, covered ground with intent defensively and threat bombing forward
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Luka Modric: 7 out of 10 Did not stop running and completed more passes than any other player. Delightfully delicate on the ball
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Casemiro: 7 out of 10 Forced Hart into strong save with header and his size helped Real establish stronghold as the hosts faded toward end
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Toni Kroos: 7 out of 10 German rarely ceded possession and provided platform for others to attack
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Gareth Bale: 6 out of 10 Took a while to get going before growing in stature in final half hour. Went close with curling effort
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Karim Benzema: 5 out of 10 Hardly noticeable in the absence of Ronaldo and was no surprise when he was taken off
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Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0 player ratings Lucas Vazquez: 6 out of 10 Covered phenomenal amount of ground but was never going to offer what Ronaldo does
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Champions League results at the Bernabeu this season... 4-0 vs Shakhtar Donetsk
1-0 vs PSG
8-0 vs Malmo
2-0 vs Roma
3-0 vs Wolfsburg
In La Liga Real Madrid have conceded less than one a game with a total of 14 goals being scored by 18 visitors to the Bernabeu so far this season. At the same time they scored a whopping 67 at the other end.
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