The holders twice led in an enthralling contest underneath the Bernabeu Stadium’s new roof however the quarter-final stays on a knife edge after Federico Valverde gave the hosts a deserved share of the spoils.
Bernardo Silva obtained Metropolis off to a flying begin however a Ruben Dias personal objective and Rodrygo effort despatched Actual in at half-time of Tuesday’s first leg 2-1 forward.
Phil Foden equalised for Metropolis with an excellent strike and Josko Gvardiol put them again in entrance however Valverde had the ultimate phrase to arrange one other intriguing contest at Etihad Stadium subsequent week.
Metropolis missed the creativity and affect of Kevin De Bruyne who, having been feeling unwell, was sick quickly after the staff arrived on the stadium.
That compelled supervisor Pep Guardiola to make a late change to his plans and produce Mateo Kovacic into the beginning line-up.
The guests initially appeared unaffected each by that and the raucous environment Actual had tried to amplify by closing the roof at their newly-remodelled 85,000-capacity enviornment.
They have been rapidly onto the entrance foot and got their early probability to take the lead when Aurelien Tchouameni crudely halted Jack Grealish to earn a reserving that may preserve him out of the second leg.
With Actual failing to kind a wall, Silva took full benefit and caught goalkeeper Andriy Lunin napping as he thumped a left-foot shot into the underside nook after simply two minutes.
Metropolis went near including a second as Erling Haaland had a shot saved from a decent angle and Grealish’s follow-up effort was blocked.
It had appeared the proper begin for Metropolis however Actual hit again with two quickfire targets.
The equaliser got here after a affected person build-up as Eduardo Camavinga charged ahead and fired a long-range shot that took a depraved deflection off Dias and gave Stefan Ortega – beginning regardless of Ederson’s presence on the bench – no probability.
The hosts grabbed the lead simply moments later as Rodrygo broke clear down the left and outpaced the backtracking Manuel Akanji earlier than delicately poking the ball previous Ortega.
Actual threatened once more as Valverde shot at Ortega and Rodrygo put one other effort over.
Metropolis started to get sloppy in possession as Actual upped the stress. The usually stable Rodri regarded laboured and Vinicius Junior examined Ortega earlier than the break.
Grealish reduce inside however missed the goal as Metropolis tried to re-establish themselves early within the second half however Actual regained management with Jude Bellingham and Vinicius going shut.
Lesser sides might have folded however Metropolis underlined their enduring class as they not solely weathered the storm however pulled themselves again into the sport with a surprising strike from Foden.
The England worldwide, who had been enduring a irritating recreation, caught Lunin unaware as he lashed a ferocious strike into the highest nook from exterior the realm after 66 minutes.
It was quickly to get higher for Metropolis as Gvardiol bagged his first objective for the membership with an equally thunderous long-range effort 5 minutes later.
But, in step with a compelling encounter, it was to not be the tip of the scoring as Actual responded but once more.
This time Valverde was the participant on course as he met a Vinicius cross with a wonderful volley that flew previous Ortega.
