Man City forward Fowler already put Real Madrid on notice early Thursday, smashing an early header off the bar and then the post in a wild sequence. Talk about coming out swinging, right? This Women’s Champions League clash kicked off with some serious fireworks, and you just know everyone’s holding their breath after a start like that.
Laying It All Out on the Pitch
City’s boss, Jeglertz, clearly meant business with some tactical moves, making five changes from their weekend win in the WSL. That’s a strong statement about what this game means to them. Meanwhile, Real Madrid isn’t exactly coming in cold; they just had a 1-1 draw at home against Paris St-Germain, so they know how to fight for a result. Jeglertz kept it cool earlier in the week, saying it was “business as usual” despite all the noise around the men’s team. But on the pitch, “business as usual” looks like pure, unadulterated Champions League drama.
This kind of early pressure and near-miss can define a match, can’t it? Man City showed they’re ready to attack, and Real Madrid got a huge dose of luck to survive that initial onslaught. It makes you wonder how long that luck can hold up against a team playing with this much intensity.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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