Watch: Valverde's volley caps epic 3-3 draw between Madrid, Man City

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The anticipated conflict between Europe’s reigning champions and its everlasting champions did not disappoint.

Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid exchanged sensational targets within the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal, going blow-for-blow immediately basic that was befitting a event ultimate.

Federico Valverde landed the ultimate punch in Tuesday’s slugfest on the Santiago Bernabeu. The versatile star responded to sensible efforts from Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol with a textbook volley within the 79th minute to make sure the tie will head to Manchester for subsequent week’s second leg stage at three apiece.

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The pulsating affair began with Bernardo Silva catching Andriy Lunin unaware and scoring a long-range free-kick in simply the second minute, just for Madrid to reply shortly after with two targets of their very own in a manic two-minute spell.

The motion did not decelerate after the break, with the 2 sides buying and selling sensible tallies and organising what guarantees to be an exhilarating second leg.

“I feel it was a very good, entertaining sport, (it) dignified this competitors,” Manchester Metropolis coach Pep Guardiola mentioned after the match.

His counterpart echoed that sentiment.

“I mentioned yesterday, with all the standard we see on the pitch, after all will probably be a improbable sport,” mentioned Carlo Ancelotti. “A variety of high quality, two improbable groups, I feel the end result was proper, appropriate.”