The surprise penalty miss by Bernardo Silva in Manchester City’s match against Real Madrid on Wednesday night was influenced by the team’s own fans. The reigning champions were eliminated from the Champions League in the quarter-finals after Silva missed one of two failed spot kicks at Etihad Stadium. Despite falling behind early in the match to a goal from Rodrygo, City managed to equalize with a late goal from Kevin De Bruyne, bringing the aggregate score to 4-4. Despite their strong performance in the second leg, the champions from last season were unable to secure a victory. Man City player ratings against Real Madrid, like those of Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku, were positive. Man City’s Treble dream comes to an end as they are haunted by a forgotten adversary in their loss to Real Madrid. As additional time elapsed, neither team was able to score, leading the match to be decided by a penalty shootout. Silva, typically dependable for City, was the first to make a mistake. His unusual attempt followed Julian Alvarez’s great start for City, with Ederson stopping Luka Modric to give the home team a significant advantage. Silva missed an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and instead sent a weak shot directly at Andriy Lunin. The Madrid goalkeeper opted not to dive and easily caught the ball. The City team did not fully bounce back from the setback, even with Mateo Kovacic’s shot being saved by Lunin, this time on his left side. Silva’s penalty was noteworthy as well, especially since he had to wait for over thirty seconds for the ball to be returned from the stands. After Modric’s missed shot, he angrily kicked the ball into the crowd behind the goal, but the home supporters managed to catch it. This left Silva in the penalty box without a ball, and the referee signaled for a new one to be brought onto the field.
