“We would have lost without him”, “Man of the match”

Manchester City fans have praised defender Nico O’Reilly after his impressive performance in their 2-1 win over Real Madrid. The English giants secured a vital win in their UEFA Champions League campaign as they came from behind to claim all three points at the Bernabeu.

After a failed experiment in their last Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen, City manager Pep Guardiola chose to name his strongest eleven against Real Madrid. England international O’Reilly started at left-back, with the youngster making his 20th appearance of the campaign.

Guardiola’s side were in control in the first half and went behind before the 20-year-old popped up to score an important equalizer for the Cityzens. He opened his account in the Champions League, having found the net in his boyhood club’s domestic league and cup competitions.

The Manchester City faithful caught O’Reilly’s attention and were in awe of the young Englishman’s performance. A section of fans took to X to sing his praises to heaven.

One fan admitted they would have lost the game if he hadn’t played.

Another fan praised the youngster for doing a fantastic job in the match.

One fan named the young all-rounder as his undisputed man of the match.

Another fan referred to the youngster as an ‘amazing player’

One fan waxed lyrical about the youngster’s bright future.

Nico O’Reilly finished the match at the Bernabéu with 91% pass accuracy, one great chance created and two shots on target. The young left-back made three tackles, two blocks, five recoveries and four disposals in the match, and won 50% of all his duels.

Manchester City beat Real Madrid in a Champions League match

Manchester City edged past Real Madrid for the only goal of their UEFA Champions League stage, winning 2-1. The Cityzens came from a goal down to win at the Bernabéu and pipped their hosts in the league stage standings with 13 points to 12 points.

City manager Guardiola saw his side concede an opener to Rodrygo in the 28th minute of the clash, spurring them into action. Manchester City equalized through young left-back Nico O’Reilly, who was quickest to pounce on a loose ball inside the Real Madrid box to score his first UEFA Champions League.

Xabi AlonsoThe team saw their fortunes go from bad to worse when Antonio Rudiger went down Erling Haaland in the box The Norwegian recovered from the foul and scored the spot-kick to put his side ahead for the first time in the game. Manchester City dominated the game, but there were several chances for Real Madrid, including an Endrick header that deflected off the woodwork.

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