Chris Waddle
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

"De Bruyne spotted the gap but unless that goes in the City players are going to go mad at him, and some of them have."

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rambo rambo: Next goal wins.

Diepriye Josiah: Big games call for big players & so far I haven't seen one in Manchester City. Very disappointing.

Kevin de Bruyne takes the free-kick, the net bulges but does so inwardly. He's smacked that one into the sidenetting. 

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Manuel Pellegrini turns to his bench as Brian Kidd waves a hand, urging Manchester City players to push up.

Raheem Sterling, to his credit, has looked bright since coming on and he draws a foul from Lucas Vazquez right on the edge of the area on the left. 

Yellow card but replays show it is a nasty challenge. Reckless.

Chris Waddle
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

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"City are getting the ball out to Sterling, into De Bruyne, but they still can't seem to produce that bit of magic they need. It's just not happening."

Real Madrid have two banks of four sitting just outside their own box. They are inviting Manchester City to attack but leaving them no gaps to exploit. City's players look devoid of ideas.

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bryden: This is set up for Joe Hart to head home 90min +5.

Chris Waddle
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

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"Madrid look like they've dropped off a bit. They've gone deeper to protect their lead but City are still playing too slow. It's too easy. And the home side have done such a good job keeping Sergio Aguero quiet."

Kevin de Bruyne has the ball picked from his feet far too easily as a Manchester City attack that showed a glimmer of promise breaks down. City's big players just haven't stepped up.

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Nope. Manchester City still don't look like scoring.

Right, I have a habit of saying they don't look like scoring in one entry and then in the very next entry I'm writing about goal for that team. Let's try it here.

Manchester City don't look like scoring...

Chris Waddle
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

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"Man City have to get a tempo going. Something. Try and have a go. There is no pace about them. Real are the ones hustling to get the ball back. Iheanacho looks like he'll play alongside Aguero. It's 4-4-2. Pellegrini is going for it but has he left it too late?" 

JohnMadrid: Not often a game sees two subs (Sterling/James) brought on that cost £100m+. Surely one will make an impact, right?

Luka Modric is such a brilliant player. Has he even given the ball away tonight? A little give and go with Lucas Vazquez and he bursts into the Manchester City half. Fernando has no choice but to wrestle him to the ground and he is booked as a result.

Another positive change by Manuel Pellegrini as Jesus Navas is replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho. 

Four goals in his past three games. Manchester City will be hoping he can keep up his hot streak in front of goal.

Isco was running the show in the first half but he's been quiet in this half and Zinedine Zidane decides to replace him with James Rodriguez.

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Giddie: Ronaldo proving he could make a good basketball player.

James Purkis: The longer Madrid keep missing chances the more this starts to look like Barca v Chelsea 2012. Is Sterling their Torres?

Chris Waddle
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

"Man City are 1-0 down with less than half an hour left, now's the time to up the tempo and have a real go. They haven't had a shot this half, they've just been looking to contain but Real could well be out of sight. City have to be a bit braver now, they've got nothing to lose." 

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Manchester City are living very dangerously!

Gareth Bale smacks an effort against the bar following a corner, Real pick up the loose ball and the cross is put in for Cristiano Ronaldo, who grabs the ball and basically slam dunks it into the net.

Booking? No, he was way offside and he knew it.