Vinicius Junior and Kevin De Bruyne traded magnificent goals as Real Madrid and Manchester City drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final
City had dominated the early stages of the match only to concede from Madrid's only shot of the first half, a stunning strike from Vinicius that seemed to unnerve Pep Guardiola's side
But midway through the second half, just when Madrid were pushing for their second goal, De Bruyne silenced the Bernabeu with a vicious hit of his own from distance
There was no late sting in the tale as there had been for City in this stadium in last season's semi-final and they will be optimistic about the prospect of completing the job at the Etihad Stadium next week
Given that City contrived to surrender a two-goal lead going into the last minute of normal time in the second leg of their semi-final against Madrid last season, before succumbing to defeat in extra-time in the Bernabeu, this tie came with uncomfortable memories
And while there was no sign of those nerves as they peppered Thibaut Courtois' goal early in the game, controlling the possession, their composure was tested when Madrid sucker-punched with a moment of magic from Vinicius
 He is an extraordinary player
Eduardo Camavinga broke down the left and fed the ball to the Brazilian, who rifled the ball beyond compatriot Ederson from outside the penalty box
 It was classic Madrid, soaking up the pressure before turning the tables on their opponents
 A response was needed
It took City some time, Erling Haaland being controlled well by Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba
 But it was De Bruyne who stepped up, lashing the ball beyond international team-mate Courtois after being set up by Ilkay Gundogan
 It was a match for Vinicius' goal
Though Karim Benzema forced a good save from Ederson with a close-range header, neither side could find a winner on the night - that will have to come in Manchester next week
 The tie is in the balance but, on this evidence, it is not short of players capable of deciding it
"When we were better, they scored
 When they were better, we scored," Guardiola told "It was a tight game
 Bernabeu, a semi-final, it is always difficult
 We had good moments and sometimes difficult [moments] with the quality that they have with the ball
"It is 1-1
 A final next Wednesday with our people
 Now we travel to Manchester and we are going to see what we can do better
 When you play these games, it is like a play-off
 For the second, you learn a lot from the first
 Hopefully, we can learn
"Manchester City midfielder Rodri praised his team-mates when speaking to  after the game
"I think the first 25 to 30 minutes, we controlled so good the game
 The first shot they have, they score an incredible goal
 But we keep in the game, we did not change our philosophy, we kept playing even though it was difficult
"There is a lot of concentration [required] because when you lose it, it is difficult to regain it
 They also have fast players up front
 But the effort of the lads was incredible
"In particular, Rodri credited De Bruyne for delivering when it mattered most
"He is a massive player for us, always
 He has been great and he helped us in the moment we most needed it
 We were suffering a bit in the second half because they were keeping the ball and that goal gave us the confidence to keep pushing
 A good result for us
""A good game, an interesting game," Carlo Ancelotti told 
"Difficult for us in the first half, in the second half it was much better
 They controlled possession in the first half but we were in a good control defensively and when we started to play the ball we created a lot of difficulties
"You have to stay calm, you have to keep the position defensively, do not go crazy to press, stay there and play the low block, and when we had the opportunity we scored the first goal
 [Vinicius Junior] is in a fantastic moment but the team played well
"I am satisfied, with a good sensation about the game on Wednesday
" next game is at home to in LaLiga on Saturday - kick-off 8pm
The European champions then travel to the Etihad to take on in their Champions League semi-final second leg on May 17 - kick-off 8pm
Ahead of their rematch with Real, City go to Goodison Park to take on in the Premier League on Sunday, live on ; kick-off 2pm
May 14:  (A) - Premier League, kick-off 2pm, live on May 17: (H) - Champions League, kick-off 8pmMay 21:  (H) - Premier League, kick-off 4pmMay 24: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live on May 28:  (A) - Premier League, kick-off 4
30pmJune 3:  (N) - FA Cup final, kick-off 3pm
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