straight to your inboxManchester City aimed to put Real Madrid under pressure from the off during their round-of-16 clash at the Etihad Stadium, according to Raheem Sterling.City took the lead after just nine minutes when Raphael Varane was caught in possession by Gabriel Jesus.
The stray ball fell to Sterling who tapped home the opener, his 20th goal in the Champions League and 100th for City.Madrid hit back through Karim Benzema but constantly struggled to bypass City's high press led by Jesus, Sterling and Foden.After the interval, Rodri launched a long ball forward towards Jesus and the Brazilian forced Varane into another mistake before expertly beating Thibaut Courtois to effectively seal City's place in the next round.Sterling.
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