Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has been ruled out of the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Manchester City.
The promising French midfielder received a booking just one minute into the game after a foul on Jack Grealish. The yellow card is Tchouameni’s third in the Champions League this season, meaning he will now have to serve a one-match ban.
Reflecting on the booking, TNT Sports’ co-commentator Steve McManaman said: “He misses the next game. That’s what you get with a central midfielder playing central defence.
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“It was a really poor challenge, wasn’t it? It was a yellow card challenge no matter how many seconds we are into the game.
“Jack Grealish surrounded by three white shirts, running forward of course. Tchouameni going to ground for no particular reason whatsoever.”
The home side’s start went from bad to worse moments later as Bernardo Silva’s resulting free-kick was too clever for Andriy Lunin to give City the lead. Carlo Ancelotti’s men have rallied since then and were level on 12 minutes as Eduardo Camavinga’s deflected strike sent Stefan Ortega the wrong way.
Just a couple of minutes later the game had been turned on its head. Rodrigo did well to get one-on-one with Ortega before his shot also deflected, this time off Manuel Akanji, to evade the City’s ‘keeper and put Real ahead.
No matter how the game ends this evening, the two teams shall meet again on Wednesday, April 17 for the return leg at the Etihad Stadium. The winner of this tie shall face either Arsenal or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.
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