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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, speaking to BT Sport: "It was a fantastic game for both sides. All we can do is perform as we perform. The quality of Real Madrid is such they can punish you. What we have done with the ball and without the ball, creating chances and chances and chances I can't ask anything else. I say to the players to rest. Leeds now is the most important thing and we go to Madrid to win. Both teams want to attack and have the quality to play. Football is a fantastic spectacle. Congratulations to Carlo and his team as they are so good. At the same time, we saw ourselves that we can be there."

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, speaking to BT Sport: "I am a supporter of football of course. It was a fantastic game. As manager of Real Madrid I have to take consideration that we scored three goals, which is really important. We didn't defend well. We can do better. We concede two goals early in the game and then we are able to react really well. We kept the game open until the end. Now we have a great dream to play the second game in the Bernabeu and we hope to have the chance to go to the final.

"We need this [some magic] as we are going to play against a really string team. We competed today and we need to do that more in our stadium."

BBC commentator John Murray on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports: "What a night. What a match. City got off to a roaring start with two goals in 11 minutes. They missed big chances to go 4-0 up and instead Karim Benzema made it 2-1 before half-time. City opened up a two-goal lead for a third time but the scoring was topped off by the coollest of finishes with a panenka from Karim Benzema. 4-3. A classic. Roll on the second leg at the Bernabeu next week.

"I'd definitely put it up there [as one of the best games he's seen]. It's right up there."

Former England striker Alan Shearer, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "They have given us some exceptional football this evening. Both teams were really open but when you look at it from a neutral point of view - the goals, the atmosphere... It's just been an unbelievable night."

That is all from us for tonight.

It has been an absolute pleasure.

What a sensational game of football we've all just witnessed. We go again tomorrow for the second semi-final, which has a mighty big task on its hands living up to this.

We can only hope Liverpool and Villarreal see it as a challenge.

Night all.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema: "A defeat is never good because we are really excited about the Champions League. The most important thing is we never lay down our arms, we are all in this until the end.

"Now we have to go to the Bernabeu and we will need our fans like never before and we are going to do something magical, which is win.

"I always have it in my head that if you don’t take a penalty, you will never miss a penalty.

"That’s mental confidence and that's all. I have a lot of confidence in myself... so I do it and it turns out well."

A reminder that Karim Benzema had missed three of his last four penalties prior to tonight, including two against Osasuna at the weekend.

And he does that. At 4-2. In a Champions League semi-final.

The stones on the man.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, speaking to BT Sport: "I am a supporter of football of course. It was a fantastic game. As manager of Real Madrid I have to take consideration that we scored three goals, which is really important. We didn't defend well. We can do better. We concede two goals early in the game and then we are able to react really well. We kept the game open until the end. Now we have a great dream to play the second game in the Bernabeu and we hope to have the chance to go to the final.

"The first 20 minutes were really difficult but slowly we were able to come back into the game to keep qualification open.

"We need this [some magic] as we are going to play against a really string team. We competed today and we need to do that more in our stadium."

On Karim Benzema's penalty: "I think he changed because the last two penalties were not good. He changed and tried in training. I did not know how he would shoot. He choose this and it goes really well. Strong personality and character. It is not easy in the semi-final of the Champions League to do a penalty like this."

Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on BBC Radio 5 Live

If there is a team that plays with high tempo, Real Madrid really struggle. They are a little bit more protected with Casemiro there. Really there is no model to the game. It makes them so unpredictable and able to do what they did tonight.

Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

They won't want it as open in the second leg. Manchester City are in the driving seat but because of who Real Madrid are and what they have done this season they will be confident too. It will be very much like tonight I think and who will take their chances.

John Murray
BBC commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports

Didn't he referee it well? [Bernardo Silva's goal] was one of the classic advantages being played by a referee.

Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on BBC Radio 5 Live

It was a typical Manchester City performance and a typical Real Madrid performance.

That's the thing which perhaps stops City from winning the Champions League, having that many chances and not putting them away. Real Madrid were completely out of the picture three times and three times they came back. For them, it is one player, one moment, one move and they score.

Both sides haven't disappointed us. Great game!

Real Madrid lose a European away game despite scoring three goals for the second time, after a 4-3 defeat at Manchester United in the 2002-03 Champions League quarter-finals second leg on 23 April 2003.

That game at Old Trafford was a belter too. Ronaldo (the original one) scored a stunning hat-trick to help Real to a 6-5 aggregate win.

Manchester City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, speaking to BT Sport: "It was a fantastic game for both sides. We did many good things. Unfortunately we conceded goals and we could not score more. But two games and we have another one in one week.

"We played a fantastic game against an incredible team. The moments where they rise and come back into the game in the first half I think we gave them as our build-up was so nervous. Normally we are so safe and so good. Also they press really good and strong. All around the world and for Manchester City, we are so proud. But it is about reaching the final and sometimes football happens. We go to Madrid to try to win the game.

"We went out of the Champions League to Tottenham when Llorente with the hand. Today it is a hand for Laporte. It happens. All we can do is perform as we perform. The quality of Real Madrid is such they can punish you. What we have done with the ball and without the ball, creating chances and chances and chances I can't ask anything else. I say to the players to rest. Leeds now is the most important thing and we go to Madrid to win. Both teams want to attack and have the quality to play. Football is a fantastic spectacle. Congratulations to Carlo and his team as they are so good. At the same time, we saw ourselves that we can be there."

John Murray
BBC commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports

I'd definitely put it up there. It's right up there.

Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

The players got carried away in the atmosphere and just looked as if they were enjoying themselves so much. Great character from both teams. We know what Real Madrid are made of. When they went 2-0 down and Manchester City had those chances I thought 'this might be 7-0 or 8-0!' But when the chance fell to Karim Benzema you knew they weren't going to give it up that easily.

This is the sixth time Real Madrid have lost the first leg of a Champions League semi-final - they've failed to reach the final on any of the previous five occasions they've lost in the first leg.

Mark: As a Liverpool fan, hope tomorrow's game is more one-sided and dull!

Charlie: Will be interesting to see what Pep does (selection wise) this weekend. Real Madrid have all but won La Liga so can afford to rest starters before the return leg. City don’t have that luxury.

John Murray
BBC commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports

What a night. What a match. City got off to a roaring start with two goals in 11 minutes. They missed big chances to go 4-0 up and instead Karim Benzema made it 2-1 before half-time. City opened up a two-goal lead for a third time but the scoring was topped off by the coollest of finishes with a panenka from Karim Benzema. 4-3. A classic. Roll on the second leg at the Bernabeu next week.

A plus for Manchester City - they've binned off away goals this season.

They'll be so disappointed to be going to Spain with just a one-goal advantage. They had the chances to score 10. They simply could not put distance between themselves and Real.

Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

After missing three penalties this month... That's all I can do is chuckle and think 'I cannot believe Karim Benzema has just done that'.

The sheer arogance of it but also the belief and the ability to do that. He seems to be getting better and better. The sheer audacity! It was incredible.

These two teams have equalled the record for most goals in a Champions League semi-final game: Ajax - Bayern Münich on 19 April 1995 (5-2 in the second leg in Amsterdam) and Liverpool - AS Roma on 24 April 2018 (5-2 in the first leg in Liverpool).