Manchester City collapse late again as Real Madrid snatch dramatic Champions League win

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><img width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"600" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Manchester City collapse Late again as Real Madrid snatch dramatic Champions League win" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;FunPic&lowbar;20250212&lowbar;023301065-1200x600&period;jpg"&sol;><img width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"600" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;FunPic&lowbar;20250212&lowbar;023301065-1200x600&period;jpg" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Manchester City collapse Late again as Real Madrid snatch dramatic Champions League win" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p><a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;manchester-city"><strong>Manchester City<&sol;strong><&sol;a> suffered another late collapse in the <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;champions-league"><strong>Champions League<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&comma; conceding twice in the final five minutes to fall 3-2 against <strong>Real Madrid<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This comes despite an Erling Haaland double in the clash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Pep Guardiola’s side had taken the lead twice&comma; with Haaland opening the scoring after a well-worked move involving Josko Gvardiol and Jack Grealish&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Madrid equalized in bizarre fashion when Kylian Mbappé shinned a Dani Ceballos pass past a stunned Ederson&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>City regained the advantage in the 80th minute when Haaland converted a penalty after Ceballos fouled Phil Foden&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But just when City seemed poised for victory&comma; their familiar defensive frailties resurfaced&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Brahim Diaz punished a goalkeeping error from Ederson to level the score&comma; before Jude Bellingham capitalized on a Rico Lewis mistake to snatch a stoppage-time winner for Madrid&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The result leaves City’s Champions League hopes in jeopardy ahead of the return leg at the Santiago Bernabéu&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;manchester-city-collapse-late-again-as-real-madrid-snatch-dramatic-champions-league-win&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;