Soccer-Manchester City rally to beat Real Madrid 2-1 at Bernabeu

Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v Manchester City - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - December 10, 2025 Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Nico O'Reilly's opportunistic strike and Erling Haaland's penalty helped Manchester City to fight back to beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a tense Champions League contest at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

Rodrygo opened the scoring with a low shot from a counter in the 28th minute, with City looking exposed almost every time Madrid ventured forward for the first half an hour.