Man City can show Real Madrid what they've changed since timid 2016 defeat
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSix years ago Manchester City found themselves facing then 10-times Champions League winners Real Madrid in a first ever semi-final in the competition for the club.
City had reached this stage by beating Paris St Germain 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to an outside-of-the-box strike from Kevin De Bruyne in what was the Belgian midfielder’s debut City season.
This was uncharted territory for the Citizens who had only once previously reached a European semi-final — back in 1970 as City prevailed in Vienna, winning the European Cup Winners’ Cup against Polish side Gornik Zabrze.
The challenge that lay ahead of then manager Manuel Pellegrini’s team was unprecedented, with the task seeming all the more mammoth in hindsight knowing this Real Madrid team not only went on to claim that season’s trophy, but also won the next two years’ editions. READ MORE: Man City training suggests John Stones and Kyle Walker Madrid problems Most City fans to this day say that the club felt out of place and very much in the deep end when preparing to face the Spanish giants and that was evident in the team’s nervous and apprehensive displays in both games.
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