Manchester City will take a slender lead to the Bernabeu after a thrilling 4-3 win over Real Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first-leg
City led the tie after 94 seconds when Kevin De Bruyne scored with a diving header before Gabriel Jesus put them two-up inside 11 minutes
Karim Benzema, on his 600th appearance for Real Madrid, pulled one back with a superb volley but Phil Foden headed in City's third shortly after half-time
Real hit back within two minutes through Vinicius Junior's wonderful solo goal although Bernardo Silva restored City's two-goal advantage until Benzema coolly chipped a late penalty down the middle to cap a classic Champions League tie after Aymeric Laporte had handled the ball
City led within two minutes when Riyad Mahrez was afforded too much space and time to cut inside from the right and drift in a cross for De Bruyne to steer past Courtois with a diving header
Real were passive in their defending during the opening 20 minutes, summed up when De Bruyne was allowed to measure a ball into Jesus from the left, which David Alaba failed to clear, and the striker was handed a simple finish for City's second
The visitors had sizzled with a fine display at Chelsea in their quarter-final first leg but never reached those heights at the Etihad
 Carlo Ancelotti's side should have been three behind after 25 minutes when Mahrez crashed an effort into the side-netting on a City breakaway before Foden then dragged a chance wide on another counter-attack
Benzema had been starved of service during the opening 30 minutes, deciding to turn provider by delivering a cross for Alaba which the centre-back headed narrowly wide
 But the Real Madrid talisman only needed half a chance to grab his 13th Champions League goal of the season
 The 34-year-old superbly volleyed Mendy's cross in off a post with his left foot to get the visitors back into the game
City had been in control but were soon on the back foot with Ederson having to save from Rodrygo before John Stones was forced off with an injury and replaced by Fernandinho at right-back
Alaba was replaced by Nacho at half-time but Real's defensive woes continued
 Eder Militao missed his clearance as last man which allowed Mahrez through on goal
 His shot hit a post with Foden's close-range follow-up crucially cleared off the line by Daniel Carvajal
City weren't to be denied for long, though, as Fernandinho intercepted Mendy's pass to Vinicius Junior before delivering a pinpoint cross for Foden to comfortably head home
But two minutes later Real had reduced the deficit again when Vinicius Junior out-foxed Fernandinho with a clever dummy on the halfway line before bursting through and finishing past Ederson
City responded with centre-back Laporte firing straight at Courtois and then Silva put them two-ahead once more
 Oleksandr Zinchenko was brought down by Toni Kroos on the edge of the Real box but referee Istvan Kovacs played advantage as Silva picked up the ball before firing high past Courtois at his near post
Mahrez nearly made it five as he shot wide at the end of one of his trademark runs with the drama far from over
 Laporte handled the ball when rising for a header in the City box, conceding a penalty in the process which was brilliantly chipped down the middle by Benzema to keep Madrid firmly in the tie
"City will certainly curse three crucial periods in this epic match where they allowed Real to get too close for comfort and remain alive in the tie
"The first was the three missed chances ahead of Benzema sparking the visitors' fightback, and then their inability to manage the game conceding so soon after Foden and Bernardo scored their third and fourth, despite again having golden opportunities to make it curtains
"A breathless game that adds plenty of spice and jeopardy to the second leg
"Manchester City boss  told : "It was a fantastic game for both sides
 We did many good things
 Unfortunately we conceded goals and we could not score more
"We played a fantastic game against an incredible team
 The moments where they rise and come back into the game in the first half I think we gave them as our build-up was so nervous
 Normally we are so safe and so good
 Also they press really good and strong
 All around the world and for Manchester City, we are so proud
 But it is about reaching the final and sometimes football happens
 We go to Madrid to try to win the game
" "We went out of the Champions League to Tottenham when Llorente went with the hand
 Today it is a hand for Laporte
 It happens
 All we can do is perform as we perform
 The quality of Real Madrid is such they can punish you
"What we have done with the ball and without the ball, creating chances and chances and chances I can't ask anything else
 I say to the players to rest
 Leeds now is the most important thing and we go to Madrid to win
 Both teams want to attack and have the quality to play
 Football is a fantastic spectacle
 Congratulations to Carlo and his team as they are so good
 At the same time, we saw ourselves that we can be there
"Real Madrid manager told : "As a supporter of football it was a fantastic game
 As manager of Real Madrid, I think I have to take into consideration we scored three goals and that was really important, but we didn't defend so well
"We conceded two goals so early in the game and then we were able to react really well
 We kept the game open until the end and of course now we have a great dream to play the second game in the Bernabeu and have the chance to go to the final
"The first 20 minutes were really difficult but after that, slowly we were able to come back into the game and keep qualification open
"We are going to play against a really strong team
 They showed fantastic quality today but we competed and we have to compete more in our stadium
"Villarreal vs Liverpool - Tuesday, May 3, 8pm KOReal Madrid vs Man City - Wednesday, May 4, 8pm KOManchester City continue their quest for the Premier League title with a trip to Leeds on Saturday evening at 5
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 City hold a one-point lead over Liverpool, who visit Newcastle on Saturday lunchtime
Real Madrid can win the La Liga title on Saturday with a victory at home against Espanyol
 Second-placed Barcelona missed the chance to cut into Real's 15-point lead after 
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