Manchester City out of the Champions League after draw with Real Madrid
Last Updated: November 22, 2012 7:47am
Karim Benzema opened the scoring on a night that sealed Manchester City's fate in Group D
Manchester City have been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League following a 1-1 draw at home to Real Madrid.
City's slim hopes of qualification going into the game depended upon results elsewhere and the Premier League champions winning their remaining two fixtures.
That looked unlikely when Karim Benzema took advantage of slack marking from Maicon to convert Angel Di Maria's right-wing cross inside 10 minutes.
But City improved in the second half and the equaliser came from the penalty spot when Alvaro Arbeloa was adjudged to have pulled down Sergio Aguero in the box.
Arbeloa was given a red card for a second bookable offence and Aguero got up to convert the spot-kick, setting things up for an exciting finale.
There would be no fairy-tale turnaround for the home side though and they struggled to create another chance as Real held on to ensure their own passage into the last 16.
Jose Mourinho's men had appeared in the mood to wrap things up quickly as they peppered the City goal early on and Sami Khedira should have added to the lead soon after the opener.
The Germany international danced past two challenges but then delayed his shot and Joe Hart came off his line to smother the ball at the midfielder's feet.
City once again seemed uncomfortable with their 3-5-2 formation and Roberto Mancini switched to a back-four midway through the first half.
That produced a more upbeat performance and the home side carried that into their second-half display, nearly finding an equaliser just after the hour-mark when Iker Casillas denied Aguero from close range.
That equaliser did come in the end but it was not enough for City and they go out of the Champions League in the group stage for the second consecutive season.
| Manchester City | Team Statistics | Real Madrid |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 1 |
| 6 | Shots on Target | 5 |
| 5 | Shots off Target | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Corners | 2 |
| 21 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Offsides | 7 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 84.7 | Passing Success | 73.8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 94.4 | Tackles Success | 78.9 |
| 65.4 | Possession | 34.6 |
| 53.9 | Territorial Advantage | 46.1 |
| 581 | Total Passes | 309 |
| 23 | Total Crosses | 12 |
| 149 | Lost Balls | 143 |
| 58 | Recoveries | 66 |
| 67.9 | 1st Half Poss. | 32.1 |
| 61.9 | 2nd Half Poss. | 38.1 |
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Matches
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UEFA Champions League
Wed 21st Nov - Group C
Wed 21st Nov - Group A
Wed 21st Nov - Group B
Wed 21st Nov - Group D
Tables
UEFA Champions League Group A
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris St Germain | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | FC Porto | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Dynamo Kiev | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 |
UEFA Champions League Group B
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Olympiakos FC | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Montpellier | 6 | 2 |
UEFA Champions League Group C
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaga | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 5 |
UEFA Champions League Group D
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Ajax | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 |
UEFA Champions League Group E
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Nordsjaelland | 6 | 1 |
UEFA Champions League Group F
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Valencia | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Lille | 6 | 3 |
UEFA Champions League Group G
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Celtic | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Benfica | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Spartak Moscow | 6 | 3 |
UEFA Champions League Group H
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj-Napoca | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Braga | 6 | 3 |
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