Jude Bellingham snatched a stoppage-time winner as Real Madrid twice came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of their blockbuster Champions League play-off tie Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain took command of an all-French clash with Brest.
Erling Haaland's double -- his first goals in five appearances against Madrid -- looked to have secured Pep Guardiola's side a slender advantage, but instead the reigning European champions now go into next week's return leg in Spain as strong favourites to reach the last 16.
"It was a weird one. We played some of our best football of the season and ended up behind," Bellingham told Amazon Prime.
"I don't care what form City are in they are still an unbelievable team. It's always tricky to play against them and we finally took the chance at the end."
It is the fourth consecutive season City and Madrid have met in the knockout phase of the competition, with the winner in each of the past three encounters going on to lift the Champions League trophy.
City overcame a slow start at the Etihad and took the lead in the 19th minute as Haaland steered past Thibaut Courtois after Josko Gvardiol chested down a pass from Jack Grealish.
In France, Ousmane Dembele continued his sensational goalscoring form as he netted twice for PSG in a 3-0 win over Brest.
Vitinha stroked home a penalty awarded after a VAR review for a handball by Brest midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou.
Brest, playing an hour away in Guingamp because their own stadium does not meet UEFA requirements, twice went close to levelling against the runaway Ligue 1 leaders.
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