Sterling receives the ball from Gundogan and cuts inside from the left, making his way to the centre of the box. When he eventually shoots, it's straight at Courtois. Another goal would have been the icing on the cake for City.
90'
Carvajal fouls Sterling down City's left flank. The winger's made the difference for City since coming on. There'll be three minutes of injury time in this match.
88'
What a night this is turning out to be for City. They'll be deserved victors if they win this. They've had Madrid's number all game, despite facing several setbacks.
87'
Mahrez takes the free-kick, right on the edge of the Madrid box. The Algerian fizzes a left-footed effort wide of the wall but it's nothing Courtois can't handle.
86'
Sergio Ramos goes off after a red card!
RED CARD FOR RAMOS! Jesus pounces on a mistake by the Madrid back line and is through on goal. Ramos catches Jesus with his trailing leg and the Madrid captain has to go! What will that do to the complexion of this tie?
84'
L. Jović enters the game and replaces Isco.
Lucas Vázquez enters the game and replaces L. Modrić.
Madrid make their final change. Jovic is on for Isco.
Madrid decide to respond to going behind. Modric makes way for Vazquez.
83'
Penalty goal scored by K. De Bruyne for Manchester City!
GOAL! 2-1 CITY! De Bruyne makes no mistake from the spot, sending Courtois the wrong way and dragging the penalty into the bottom left corner. It's his 50th goal for City!
81'
Madrid are still threatening intermittently. Ferland Mendy gets down the left and crosses in. Bale heads wide from the centre of the box.
79'
The momentum is back with City again. Mahrez finds Jesus in the box but the Brazilian heads over from very close range.
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78'
Gabriel Jesus has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by K. De Bruyne.
GOAL! 1-1 CITY! Jesus gets behind Ramos to flick in De Bruyne's cross with his head. City are back in the game! They also have a valuable away goal.
De Bruyne's flicked cross for that goal was lovely - with his right foot, on the swivel. It's the least the visitors deserve for their efforts.
77'
City press Madrid into their own half. Courtois's long kick hands City possession. Sterling latches onto a direct pass, passes back to De Bruyne and...
76'
Bale makes his first contribution since coming on. Ferland Mendy slides the Welshman in down the left and Bale's shot from the left of the box is blocked by Otamendi.
75'
G. Bale enters the game and replaces Vinícius Júnior.
Vinicius is the player to make way. Bale comes on to replace him.
De Bruyne floats the free-kick in but Courtois is straight off his line to claim it. City would love an away goal to take back to Manchester.
74'
City take the free-kick and quickly get another as Casemiro makes a foul. Now Madrid will make a change.
73'
R. Sterling enters the game and replaces Bernardo Silva.
City make that change. Sterling comes on for Bernardo Silva.
72'
Modric walks over to take the corner from the left. Ederson makes the decision early to come out of his goal and snaps the delivery up at the second attempt.
City slow the game down briefly as they look to lower Madrid's momentum. They get a free-kick in the centre of the park as Benzema trips Gundogan. A City substitution is coming now.
69'
Casemiro curls in a cross that Otamendi heads away. City are in a tricky position now - they'd obviously like to score but may not want to risk going a further goal down ahead of the second leg.
68'
Madrid seem back in control now. Otamendi has Ferland Mendy lurking around him and punts clear when Madrid look to pass to the full-back.
66'
It's almost 2-0 to Madrid here. Casemiro slides Valverde in down the right. Valverde puts in a weighted cross that's just a touch too close to Ederson for Benzema to knock it in. Ederson snaffles it up. City have to be careful they don't make this situation worse now.
65'
City try to make amends for their mistake. De Bruyne carries the ball down the left and creates some space to fire in a low cross from the byline. Varane hooks it away.
63'
Modric looks to send Benzema away. Fernandinho reads the situation well and snuffs the chance out comfortably. What a player he's been for City over the years. He looks like he's played centre-back all his life.
62'
Guardiola appeals for a handball as Modric takes the ball down from the air, apparently with his shoulder. The Madrid fans and the referee give him short thrift.
60'
Isco has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Vinícius Júnior.
Credit to Vinicius, who's been Madrid's best player. City's defensive sloppiness has cost them there though.
GOAL! 1-0 MADRID! That's totally against the run of play! Gundogan's pass in midfield is poor and Madrid press. Walker should clear but doesn't, Vinicius intercepts and finds Isco alone in the box, who can't miss!
59'
Benjamin Mendy's shot from the left is blocked. That'll be a City corner. Madrid don't fully get it away and Fernandinho drags a shot wide. Madrid surely can't go much longer without a substitution.
58'
Madrid get their first chance in a while as Isco nods a routine header at Ederson at the far post.
54'
L. Modrić gets yellow.
Modric is booked for that foul on Mahrez. Zidane must surely be considering changes.
Madrid show signs of life as Vinicius is set through on goal down the left. The Brazilian gets into the box and takes a tumble under pressure from Walker but it's never a penalty. He had no one to cross the ball to anyway.
53'
Valverde looks to flick the ball through midfield as City close down ferociously. City come away with the ball and Mahrez looks to run onto it, only to be clipped by Modric.
51'
Walker breezes past Vinicius but can't beat Ferland Mendy who pokes the ball out for a City corner. De Bruyne fizzes it in and Madrid clear it easily enough. They can't counter though as Vinicius pushes over Mahrez.
49'
Madrid get significant numbers in the box for one of the first times in this game, but fail to get the ball in. City counter-attack and Mahrez's attempt to bend a shot into the top left corner doesn't quite come off. More warning signs for Madrid.
48'
F. Valverde gets yellow.
Valverde gets a yellow card for a cynical challenge on Gundogan. We know what skulduggery he's capable of after his exploits in the Supercopa de Espana.
47'
Casemiro is handed a free-kick by City on the edge of his box as Mahrez and Gundogan close him down. It's a shame for them, as the midfielder had played himself into a spot of bother.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: REAL MADRID 0-0 MANCHESTER CITY
45'
There'll be two added minutes here. It's been a great first half for City. Vinicius gets the ball near the halfway line and looks to get a head of steam. Walker is on the scene quickly to nick it off him.
City get the second half underway. No changes for either side at half-time.
43'
City are getting more time on the ball now. Vinicius hands the ball to Gundogan. Of course, if you give possession to City, you're unlucky to get it back for some time.
41'
Valverde gets a knock on the head from Mahrez, who concedes a foul. Valverde goes off temporarily for treatment.
39'
The tireless De Bruyne wins possession for City. The visitors pop it around, with Madrid putting no pressure on City at all. The home fans don't seem happy with their team's performance so far.
38'
Vinicius looks Madrid's brightest spark so far. The winger twists Walker's blood for a while before cutting back for a team-mate. Unfortunately for him, no one in a white shirt is there. City clear.
37'
City get another shot on target as Bernardo Silva gets possession from Jesus, firing quickly into the arms of Courtois. No real threat to Madrid's goal there.
36'
Benzema wins a free-kick as he's brought down by Rodrigo. Madrid whip the ball in but City get a free-kick of their own as Valverde fouls Fernandinho.
35'
Gundogan is in temporary trouble as he challenges Modric for the ball and the Croatian lands on his ankle. Thankfully the German looks to be able to continue.
33'
Fernandinho enters the game and replaces Aymeric Laporte.
Laporte walks off, shaking his head with disappointment. Fernandinho replaces him at centre-back for City.
29'
B. Mendy gets yellow.
Benjamin Mendy earns the first yellow card of the game as he brings Isco down on the flank. He'll miss the second leg of this tie now.
26'
Carvajal plays a poor pass and Jesus is on it like a flash. The Brazilian approaches the penalty area from the left, but Carvajal gets back well to stop him getting a shot away.
24'
Vinicius jinks past two City defenders to get into the box. Mahrez charges in to win the ball and takes a risk in running across his own goal. The Algerian gets lucky by winning a free-kick when Vinicius brings him down.
22'
City take the corner short and get nowhere with it. Vinicius goes hunting on the counter-attack and is illegally stopped by Rodrigo, who otherwise goes unpunished. A tactical foul if ever there was one.
19'
The home fans jeer as City play it very languidly at the back, showing no urgency to get forward. Mendy carries his team forward but over-commits to his dribble, allowing Casemiro to dispossess him.
18'
Rodrigo wins the ball back for City after giving it away, allowing the visitors to settle in possession. Jesus has now moved up front for City, while De Bruyne has come out to the left flank. We'll see how long that lasts.
16'
Isco chips in a cross from the left of the box from Vinicius' ball. Benjamin Mendy beats Benzema to the header and Varane gets the follow-up shot very wrong, skying it.
14'
City are struggling to counter-attack at the moment, partly becuase of how they're set up. To demonstrate the point, Jesus intercepts the ball from Carvajal but has no one to pass to. It's very odd. Has Guardiola out-thought himself again?
12'
Vinicius makes his first cameo of the game as he takes on Walker, who allows the Brazilian to cross the ball in from the left. City manage to clear it.
10'
City's formation is a source of curiosity here. Jesus and Mahrez are playing very wide and look to be tasked with tracking Madrid's full-backs, leaving De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva as their most central players.
8'
Valverde gives away the first foul of the game, catching Gundogan as the German intercepts Modric's pass. City concede possession and Ferland Mendy gallops forward for Madrid, only for Walker to put a stop to the attack.
6'
Unusually for them, City seem content to let Madrid have the ball early on. Casemiro angles a pass from his own half towards Carvajal. Benjamin Mendy leaps high to head it out for a throw-in.
4'
Modric pings a nice pass wide to Carvajal. However, Madrid only have Valverde in the box so Carvajal elects to pass back. You can understand why both sides are starting this tie cautiously.
3'
It seems like City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 with De Bruyne in the hole. Ederson kicks the ball forward for Mahrez to chase but it rolls straight through to Courtois.
1'
Madrid get this clash of the titans underway!
City go on the attack early on as Benjamin Mendy curls a cross in from deep. Ramos' clearance is poor and lands to Bernardo Silva whose shot from the left of the box is blocked by Carvajal.
Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid.
This could be Man City's last chance of European glory for a while. City's Champions League performances have been the one disappointment of Pep Guardiola's reign so far. With City currently appealing their ban from European competition, the Premier League champions will now be doubly motivated to finally win the trophy this season.
SUBS: Alphonse Areola, Luka Jovic, Toni Kroos, Marcelo, Lucas Vazquez, Eder Militao, Gareth Bale.
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Daniel Carvajal, Sergio Ramos (c), Raphael Varane, Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde, Casemiro, Luka Modric; Vinicius Junior, Karim Benzema, Isco.
Standing in City's way are perennial European Cup winners Madrid. Zinedine Zidane's side ended City's best chance of victory to date with a 1-0 aggregate win in the semi-finals back in 2016 as they went on to lift the cup for an 11th time. Make no mistake - this will be a clash of heavyweights. Enjoy!
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Nicolas Otamendi, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy; Kevin De Bruyne (c), Rodrigo, Ilkay Gundogan; Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva.
SUBS: Claudio Bravo, David Silva, Phil Foden, Joao Cancelo, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling, Fernandinho.
The two sides are out on the Bernabeu pitch. Madrid will play in wear their iconic all-white home kit. City are in their all-black away kit.
You have to fancy City to make it through to the quarter-finals of this competition now. Benjamin Mendy will be a loss for them in the second leg, but Madrid will have to play far, far better if they want to turn this tie around. Zidane has plenty of work to do.
These two sides meet again in Manchester in three weeks then. City's attentions will turn to the EFL Cup final against Aston Villa this weekend for now, while Madrid have to pick themselves up to face Barcelona in El Clasico. They can't afford to mope for long. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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