00:00To you on what is pretty close to an ideal evening for football there is a barely a cloud evident
00:10the world and his wife have gone to great lengths to be here for a match of great consequence and
00:17massive interest in these parts barely a breath of wind so the foot that's clear cut it's a free kick
00:30and it's the goalkeepers to claim
00:40and it's benzema marcelo casemiro sane positions himself well and cuts it out and it's played
00:55forward great strength too strong for his opponent
00:59voice it forward gets the better of his man bentama's delivery
01:12De Bruyne Aguero De Bruyne he's found his man
01:28that was one quality pass away from being a very decent chance
01:34look very promising that was just poor decision making and a weak execution
01:40that a foul yes the referee's given it it's not taken him long and that's going to be a booking
01:48and that's gone straight into the wall
02:05Fernandinho Silva
02:13has gone out
02:17Benzema
02:22it's Benzema
02:24decent enough try
02:27his reputation is better than what we've just seen
02:31and it's Sterling
02:52Casemiro gets it back
02:54Mitchell's gone that's a foul
03:06massive leap
03:08decent attempt but not quite good enough
03:11I'm not sure what he had in mind and I don't think he knew either
03:15he acknowledges that he should have come up with something better there
03:21was too timid to make it through the defense it'll be noted and and improved upon I'm sure
03:26De Bruyne
03:30Sterling
03:34Silver plays in it
03:42towering header
03:43and he's there to make a great save
03:46oh that's a sparkling save absolutely sparkling his reflexes were ultra sharp
03:51oh smart save
03:54he's tried one
03:56oh that is rather wayward
03:59well I think a little eagerness just got the better of him
04:02he may have been thinking about back page headlines there
04:05he's got through
04:14oh well defended that had to be done
04:17Benzema
04:21Sonny
04:25and it's Benzema
04:30and it's got through
04:34he gets past his man
04:36that's a better work on the flank
04:41yeah they seem to be encouraging both fullbacks to ease inside so we'll keep an eye on that to see if it if it all works out
04:49promising move that good inroads into enemy territory but no joy
04:58no it's Benzema
05:01Benzema
05:02try as they might they just couldn't get into an attacking area
05:10whistle's gone that's a foul
05:28well it seems obvious that the plan is to try and get their passing game
05:33sterling
05:34worth a try
05:37shame about the outcome
05:38well it was certainly an acrobatic effort
05:41I mean it was probably the best option for him but they're never easy to pull off
05:44De Bruyne
05:47picks it up from the goal kick
05:49and here's Aguero
05:50oh no that's not the ball he wants it
05:53forward it goes
05:55Sade
05:58Marcelo battles to win it back
06:03Kroos tried to play it through
06:09the movement was good but the pass lacked authority
06:12a cause of mild frustration
06:14and here's Benzema
06:21well I don't think it was the wisest option Peter once he got into that position it's not as if
06:30he didn't have people nearby
06:32and the counter is on
06:37good challenge he just stood firm
06:48and it's Aza
06:51just brushed off the ball there
06:56now it's sterling
06:59and they've been caught out here
07:04it's Aguero
07:05and the people barely had to move
07:09Aguero simply had to do better than that
07:13he blew a great chance for me
07:15great run this he's covered quite a distance
07:18time to deliver
07:20he's had a shot
07:22big relief it just needed better contact
07:25though I really need to tell you Peter that he has to do better especially from there
07:32and for a moment you felt that was going somewhere but they'll have to go again
07:57as Amira tries to stroke it through
08:06sorry
08:11that's a promising ball
08:16Tony Kroos
08:18still not really a true reflection of what's been a pretty open game
08:24and here's Aza
08:26Benzema
08:28oh that was no routine save
08:31well what can I say
08:32truly wonderful goalkeeper
08:41Sterling
08:44now it's Sterling
08:45going through
08:47he's making good use of his strength there
08:49just refuses to be out muscled
08:52Sterling
08:54and that's going to be a goal kick
08:57and that's going to be a goal kick
08:58and that's going to be a goal kick
09:00and that's going to be a goal kick
09:09it's a good foot in there
09:10it's Aza
09:15and he's got a final touch there
09:20goal kick's been given
09:22and it's Benzema
09:34Benzema looks to dink one in
09:40Silva
09:42goes long
09:43neatly flicked on
09:44well positioned to make that interception
09:47and
09:50he's had a look
09:51and he's grown his whistle
09:53for half time
09:54both sides have torn blanks
09:56and have toiled at times
09:57but it's been a bad game
09:59by any means
10:03the midway point of the game
10:04what an end to the half
10:06Peter
10:07a lot of the best action
10:08of the half coming up
10:09at the very end
10:10and I get the feeling
10:11the second half
10:12may well start
10:13in
10:14in similar fashion
10:15as
10:16we'd love to see this momentum
10:17maintain
10:18so
10:19I'm looking forward to what's to come
10:20Madrid
10:22head to the dressing room
10:23not yet
10:24having broken through
10:25tight
10:26cagey game
10:27neither team
10:28any further forward
10:29than they were when they started out
10:30when they started out
11:00and we'll start it
11:03oh
11:04how we going for me
11:07and we'll be trying to say
11:09I don't wanna
11:10push it
11:16here we go again then
11:19no score in the first half
11:20who's ready to go for it now
11:24Benzema
11:25he's delivered all right
11:27well what a time for the captain to step up
11:30and put his team in front again
11:32but while it doesn't necessarily guarantee a win here
11:35it's a wonderful early boost in this second half
11:39absolutely thundering
11:41keeper
11:42no chance
11:43oh the contact
11:44he's had a goal
11:47Aguero finds himself offside
11:57they've been denied a chance to develop
12:00any rhythm
12:01in the passing department
12:02he spotted the run
12:03and played him through
12:04it's Benzema
12:07oh shame
12:08that was nicely worked
12:10it's easy to say it
12:11but difficult to stop it
12:12when runs in behind her
12:13are being made like that
12:18Sade
12:19played out to the right
12:22defending was strong and firm
12:25Benzema
12:26well played
12:28well played
12:29he saw that coming
12:30Spoons
12:31he's been caught there
12:32it's a foul
12:49Brahim Diaz
12:50takes the log option
12:51silver
12:58must need it to be better than that
13:04and he knows it
13:05he knows it
13:16and a header
13:19harmlessly behind
13:20and it's Benzema
13:31and it's Benzema
13:38Sterling
13:39and here's Aguero
13:41gets wrestled off the ball
13:43in with the challenge
13:45in with the challenge
13:46Trost
13:47tries to get it forward
13:48quick
13:49he's through
13:50and all alone
13:52De Bruyne
13:55and he's going long
13:56done very well to intervene
13:58Moran
13:59Moran
14:00plays it forward
14:02Bernardo Silva
14:03needed to come up with a better ball
14:05yeah the idea was right
14:06the delivery wasn't
14:07they can revisit that further on
14:12looking for space out wide
14:17Azar
14:18decent looking ball
14:25there
14:26goes for goal
14:29well that does look a foul
14:30after he's given a free kick
14:32there were better options before the ball was lost
14:46easy to say from up here or no
14:49and it's Silva
14:51Sterling
14:56now it's Benzema
14:57João Cancelo
14:58battles to win it back
14:59now it's Sterling
15:05that's what has to be done now
15:07no question about it
15:08this isn't the time to talk about risks
15:10now Jim is it
15:11they just have to hurl everything at it
15:13and hope for a break
15:14just has to be done
15:20and here's Benzema
15:23De Bruyne goes looking
15:26tries to get it forward quickly
15:28Aguero
15:32nicely measured pass
15:35he acknowledges that he should have come up with something better there
15:38look he's offering an apology to his teammate
15:40who's clearly miffed at not being picked out
15:43despite making what looked like the right run
15:45the right run
15:55the whistle has gone for a reckless challenge there
15:58and he has showed him a yellow card
15:59the yellow card
16:17Benzema scoring skills have already been evident
16:20and here's Aguero
16:27and here's Aguero
16:41point blank header
16:43oh
16:44fine stop from the keeper
16:45the keeper
16:46the keeper really dug out his defence then
16:48a magnificent effort
16:50and here's Sterling
16:52and he's straight offside
16:54now it's Aguero
17:07great strength
17:08too strong for his opponent
17:09the opponent
17:18questions were asked
17:19but he's given the answers
17:21and it's Aguero
17:22he's away
17:24good challenge
17:25he just stood firm
17:27keep calm
17:28and carry on
17:29that's the job in a nutshell
17:30now
17:37he's made sure that that won't get through
17:40Maundy
17:49this is good ball retention
17:51and it should be enough from here
17:52but they want to double their advantage
17:59now it's Aguero
18:02he's got through
18:07Peter
18:08they have to fight the onset of desperation
18:10and keep enough cool heads
18:12to still deliver
18:22Brahim Diaz
18:24Benzema
18:25now it's Azar
18:26that always looked inevitable
18:28the defence dealt with that really well
18:33Aguero
18:35Aguero
18:37and that could come back to haunt them
18:39well the lead may be fragile
18:41but the keeper was focused and strong
18:45now it's Azar
18:50gets it back
18:54hoists it forward
18:57it's Aguero
19:00he's done very well to get to that
19:02well as Tesco Peter
19:03the keeper
19:04has just received
19:05an A plus grade
19:08it's come through
19:09Aguero
19:12oh what a wonderful stop
19:14well to be honest
19:15he shouldn't have spilled out in the first place
19:16but he recovered it really quickly
19:17so
19:18no harm done
19:22Madrid
19:23just have to run down the clock
19:25now the counter
19:28Benzema
19:30look
19:31with time running out
19:32they have to get the ball in the penalty box
19:33and if it means a long punt then so be it
19:35they've got to give themselves a chance
19:37there's a chance
19:42doesn't get the pass he's looking for
19:44he's got away
19:51and there goes the final whistle
19:52terrific contest
19:54really might have kicked either way
19:56the margins were tiny
19:58just a
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