Real Madrid vs Manchester City Highlights and Goals

UEFA Champions League

8:00 PMMarch 11, 2026

Round of 16

Real Madrid*

Show Score

3 - 0

HT:(3 - 0)

Aggregate:(6 - 2)

Manchester City

Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy

How did the teams perform?

Real Madrid

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

0 Total Votes

Manchester City

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

Match Stats Lineups Head-2-Head Standings

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Match Stats

Ball possession

40%

60%

2.59

Expected goals (xG)

0.56

1.00

Goals Prevented

1.00

Attack

12

Total shots

8

7

Shots on target

4

2

Shots off target

2

3

Blocked shots

2

10

Shots inside box

5

2

Shots outside box

3

1

Corner kicks

10

1

Offsides

0

Passing

370

Total passes

560

321 (87%)

Accurate passes

502 (90%)

Discipline

11

Fouls

12

0

Yellow cards

2

0

Red cards

0

4

Goalkeeper saves

4

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Lineup

Real Madrid

4-4-2

1 G Thibaut Courtois 20' 8.3

23 D Ferland Mendy 6.9

24 D Dean Huijsen 6.9

22 D Antonio Rüdiger 7.7

12 D Trent Alexander-Arnold 6.6

45 M Thiago Pitarch 6.3

14 M Aurélien Tchouaméni 6.9

15 M Arda Güler 6.9

8 M Federico Valverde (C) 20' 27' 42' 10.0

7 F Vinicius Júnior 27' 58' 7.3

21 F Brahim Díaz 42' 7.5

Substitutes

30 F Franco Mastantuono 76' Replaced by B. Diaz 6.2

16 F Gonzalo García

38 M César Palacios

37 M Manuel Ángel Morán 76' Replaced by T. Pitarch 6.3

28 M Jorge Cestero

6 M Eduardo Camavinga 70' Replaced by A. Guler 7.2

27 D Diego Aguado

20 D Fran García 46' Replaced by F. Mendy 6.5

2 D Daniel Carvajal 83' Replaced by T. Alexander-Arnold 6.7

17 D Raúl Asencio

26 G Fran González

13 G Andriy Lunin

Coach

Alvaro Arbeloa

Manchester City

4-2-3-1

25 G Gianluigi Donnarumma 57' Tripping 7.5

33 D Nico O'Reilly 5.5

15 D Marc Guéhi 6.2

3 D Rúben Dias 6.7

45 D Abdukodir Khusanov 5.9

20 M Bernardo Silva (C) 6.6

16 M Rodri 7.3

11 M Jérémy Doku 7.2

42 F Antoine Semenyo 6.3

26 M Savinho 6.2

9 F Erling Haaland 6.2

Substitutes

7 F Omar Marmoush 82' Replaced by E. Haaland 6.3

21 D Rayan Aït-Nouri 82' Roughing 70' Replaced by B. Silva 6.6

47 M Phil Foden

14 M Nico González

10 M Rayan Cherki 70' Replaced by A. Semenyo 6.7

4 M Tijjani Reijnders 46' Replaced by Savinho 6.0

5 D John Stones

68 D Max Alleyne

27 M Matheus Nunes

6 D Nathan Aké

13 G Marcus Bettinelli

1 G James Trafford

Coach

Pep Guardiola

UEFA Champions League Standings - UEFA Champions League

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	5	5	0	0	14-1	13	15	W 26 November: Arsenal 3 - 1 Bayern München W 10 December: Club Brugge KV 0 - 3 Arsenal W 20 January: Inter 1 - 3 Arsenal W 28 January: Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty W No match found
2	Bayern München	6	5	0	1	18-7	11	15	W No match found W 09 December: Bayern München 3 - 1 Sporting CP W 21 January: Bayern München 2 - 0 Union St. Gilloise L No match found W 10 March: Atalanta 1 - 6 Bayern München
3	Atalanta	6	4	1	1	8-6	2	13	W No match found D No match found W No match found W 25 February: Atalanta 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund W No match found
4	Paris Saint Germain	5	4	0	1	19-8	11	12	W No match found W No match found W 17 February: Monaco 2 - 3 Paris Saint Germain L No match found W 11 March: Paris Saint Germain 5 - 2 Chelsea
5	Inter	6	4	0	2	12-4	8	12	W No match found W No match found W 28 January: Borussia Dortmund 0 - 2 Inter L 18 February: Bodo/Glimt 3 - 1 Inter L 24 February: Inter 1 - 2 Bodo/Glimt
6	Real Madrid	5	4	0	1	12-5	7	12	W 20 January: Real Madrid 6 - 1 Monaco W No match found W 17 February: Benfica 0 - 1 Real Madrid L No match found W 11 March: Real Madrid 3 - 0 Manchester City
7	Atletico Madrid	6	4	0	2	15-12	3	12	W No match found L 28 January: Atletico Madrid 1 - 2 Bodo/Glimt W No match found W 24 February: Atletico Madrid 4 - 1 Club Brugge KV W 10 March: Atletico Madrid 5 - 2 Tottenham
8	Liverpool	6	4	0	2	11-8	3	12	L 26 November: Liverpool 1 - 4 PSV Eindhoven W 09 December: Inter 0 - 1 Liverpool W 21 January: Marseille 0 - 3 Liverpool L No match found W No match found
9	Tottenham	6	3	2	1	13-7	6	11	D No match found D No match found W 20 January: Tottenham 2 - 0 Borussia Dortmund L No match found W No match found
10	Borussia Dortmund	5	3	1	1	17-11	6	10	D 10 December: Borussia Dortmund 2 - 2 Bodo/Glimt W No match found W No match found L No match found W No match found
11	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	13-8	5	10	W 25 November: Chelsea 3 - 0 Barcelona W No match found D No match found W 28 January: Napoli 2 - 3 Chelsea L 11 March: Paris Saint Germain 5 - 2 Chelsea
12	Manchester City	5	3	1	1	10-5	5	10	W No match found D No match found W No match found W 28 January: Manchester City 2 - 0 Galatasaray L 11 March: Real Madrid 3 - 0 Manchester City
13	Sporting CP	6	3	1	2	12-8	4	10	L No match found W No match found D No match found W 28 January: Athletic Club 2 - 3 Sporting CP L 11 March: Bodo/Glimt 3 - 0 Sporting CP
14	Barcelona	6	3	1	2	14-11	3	10	L 25 November: Chelsea 3 - 0 Barcelona W 09 December: Barcelona 2 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt D No match found L No match found W No match found
15	Newcastle	5	3	0	2	11-4	7	9	L No match found W No match found W 18 February: Qarabag 1 - 6 Newcastle W 24 February: Newcastle 3 - 2 Qarabag L No match found
16	Marseille	6	3	0	3	11-8	3	9	W No match found L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
17	Galatasaray	6	3	0	3	8-8	0	9	W No match found W No match found W 17 February: Galatasaray 5 - 2 Juventus L 25 February: Juventus 3 - 2 Galatasaray L No match found
18	Monaco	6	2	3	1	7-8	-1	9	D No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found W No match found
19	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	2	2	15-11	4	8	D 04 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 1 - 1 PSV Eindhoven W 26 November: Liverpool 1 - 4 PSV Eindhoven D No match found W No match found L 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Bayern München
20	Bayer Leverkusen	5	2	2	1	8-10	-2	8	D No match found D No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
21	Qarabag	6	2	1	3	10-13	-3	7	W No match found L No match found D No match found L 18 February: Qarabag 1 - 6 Newcastle L 24 February: Newcastle 3 - 2 Qarabag
22	Napoli	5	2	1	2	6-9	-3	7	L No match found W 25 November: Napoli 2 - 0 Qarabag L 10 December: Benfica 2 - 0 Napoli D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 Napoli W No match found
23	FC Copenhagen	6	2	1	3	10-16	-6	7	L 04 November: Tottenham 4 - 0 FC Copenhagen L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
24	Juventus	5	1	3	1	10-10	0	6	D No match found D No match found L No match found D No match found W 25 February: Juventus 3 - 2 Galatasaray
25	Pafos	5	1	3	1	4-7	-3	6	D No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found
26	Union St. Gilloise	6	2	0	4	7-15	-8	6	L 04 November: Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Union St. Gilloise L No match found L 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 - 3 Marseille W No match found L No match found
27	Olympiakos Piraeus	6	1	2	3	6-13	-7	5	L No match found L No match found D No match found L 18 February: Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen W No match found
28	Club Brugge KV	5	1	1	3	8-13	-5	4	W No match found L No match found L No match found D 18 February: Club Brugge KV 3 - 3 Atletico Madrid L 24 February: Atletico Madrid 4 - 1 Club Brugge KV
29	Athletic Club	5	1	1	3	4-9	-5	4	L 05 November: Newcastle 2 - 0 Athletic Club L No match found W No match found L No match found D No match found
30	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	1	1	4	8-16	-8	4	L No match found L 26 November: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 3 Atalanta D No match found L 21 January: Qarabag 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham
31	Benfica	5	1	0	4	4-8	-4	3	L No match found L 21 January: Juventus 2 - 0 Benfica L No match found L 17 February: Benfica 0 - 1 Real Madrid W No match found
32	Slavia Praha	6	0	3	3	2-11	-9	3	L 04 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 3 Arsenal D 25 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 0 Athletic Club L 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha D No match found L 28 January: Pafos 4 - 1 Slavia Praha
33	Ajax	6	1	0	5	5-18	-13	3	L 05 November: Ajax 0 - 3 Galatasaray L 25 November: Ajax 0 - 2 Benfica L No match found L No match found W No match found
34	Bodo/Glimt	5	0	2	3	7-11	-4	2	D No match found D No match found L No match found L No match found L No match found
35	Villarreal	6	0	1	5	4-13	-9	1	D No match found L 25 November: Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Villarreal L 10 December: Villarreal 2 - 3 FC Copenhagen L 20 January: Villarreal 1 - 2 Ajax L 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Villarreal
36	Kairat Almaty	6	0	1	5	4-15	-11	1	L 05 November: Inter 2 - 1 Kairat Almaty D No match found L 09 December: Kairat Almaty 0 - 1 Olympiakos Piraeus L 20 January: Kairat Almaty 1 - 4 Club Brugge KV L 28 January: Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty

Qualification/Relegation

• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)
• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)

Federico Valverde’s hat-trick powered Real Madrid to a resounding 3-0 victory over Manchester City in a dominant UEFA Champions League display.

Real Madrid delivered a commanding performance, defeating Manchester City 3-0 in their UEFA Champions League clash on March 11, 2026. Federico Valverde was the undisputed star, netting a sensational hat-trick that left the visitors stunned at an unknown venue.

Coming into the match, Real Madrid held a strong position in their group, sitting sixth with 12 points from five games. Manchester City, despite their formidable reputation, were trailing in 12th with 10 points. Both teams aimed to solidify their European campaigns.

The home side wasted no time asserting control. In the 20th minute, Valverde opened the scoring, guiding home a clinical finish after a precise pass from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Just seven minutes later, Valverde struck again. Vinicius Junior provided the assist, setting up the Uruguayan midfielder to double Real Madrid’s lead with another well-placed shot in the 27th minute.

Valverde completed his remarkable hat-trick just before halftime. Brahim Diaz threaded a pass through the City defence, and Valverde made no mistake, firing the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 42nd minute to give Real Madrid a comfortable lead.

At the break, City faced a daunting three-goal shortfall. Manager Pep Guardiola needed to inspire a monumental turnaround, with tactical adjustments surely on the agenda to counter Real Madrid’s clinical attack.

The second half saw both teams make immediate changes. Ferland Mendy replaced Fran Garcia for Real Madrid, while Savinho came on for T. Reijnders for Manchester City.

The visitors’ frustrations mounted when Donnarumma received a yellow card in the 57th minute for a trip. Just moments later, Vinicius Junior had a chance to extend Real Madrid’s lead from the penalty spot, but he unfortunately missed, keeping the score at 3-0.

Substitutions continued throughout the half, with Real Madrid bringing on Arda Guler and Manchester City introducing Bernardo Silva and Alfred Semenyo in the 70th minute. Later, Brahim Diaz and Federico Mastantuono were also replaced by Theo Pitarch and Miguel Ángel Morán for Real Madrid.

City’s difficult evening was compounded when Romain Ait-Nouri earned a yellow card in the 82nd minute. Erling Haaland was also substituted late on as City searched for any consolation, but Real Madrid’s defence held firm.

Real Madrid achieved their 3-0 victory with just 40% ball possession, demonstrating incredible efficiency. They registered seven shots on target from 12 total shots, accumulating an expected goals (xG) tally of 2.59. Manchester City, conversely, had 60% possession but managed only four shots on target and a low xG of 0.56, highlighting their struggles to convert pressure into clear-cut chances.

This dominant performance by Real Madrid significantly strengthens their position in the UEFA Champions League group. It sends a clear message about their title aspirations, while Manchester City will need to regroup quickly after this significant setback.