Real Madrid edge Manchester City to reach fourteenth European Cup Final

May 7, 2016

On Wednesday, Spanish club  narrowly beat  club  1–0 in the second leg of the  semi-final at the  in.

The first leg, played on April 26 at the in Manchester, ended 0–0. This was Manchester City's first ever appearance at the semi-final stage of the competition. Real Madrid reached the semi-final stage for the 27th time in their history, and have taken part in more semi-finals than any other side.

Manchester City held firm in the opening minutes, but City captain was substituted after going down with an injury, and Real went ahead ten minutes later when 's cross deflected off City's Brazilian midfielder, and past keeper  in the 20th minute for an. Both teams had shots that hit the woodwork during the game. For the majority of the match, Real created the most threat going forward. Joe Hart kept City in the game during the second half as he came up with crucial saves to deny and. City had a chance to snatch a late equaliser through, but the Argentine's shot flew over the goal and onto the top of the net.

In the end Los Blancos celebrated at the final whistle as they held onto their lead from the first half. Real Madrid are now through to their fourteenth European Cup final where they are to face local rivals &mdash; whom they faced in the 2014 UEFA Champions League final &mdash; on May 28, in.