Real Madrid v Manchester City, 18 September 2012
| Score | 3-2 to Real Madrid |
| Referee | Damir Skomina |
| Competition | UEFA Champions League Group D |
| Venue | Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid |
| Attendance | 67,000 |
View Manchester City v Real Madrid head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local (7.45pm BST)
3 Real Madrid
Manager: Jose Mourinho
Goals:
| Marcelo | 76 |
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| Karim Benzema | 87 |
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| Cristiano Ronaldo | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Iker Casillas
(captain)
Defender
Álvaro Arbeloa
Defender
Pepe
Defender
Raphaël Varane
Defender/Midfielder
Marcelo
Midfielder
Michael Essien
Midfielder
Sami Khedira
Midfielder
Xabi Alonso
Midfielder/Forward
Angel Di María
Forward
Gonzalo Higuaín
Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutions:
| Mesut Özil for Michael Essien | 65 |
| Karim Benzema for Gonzalo Higuaín | 73 |
| Luka Modrić for Sami Khedira | 73 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Antonio Adan
Defender
Sergio Ramos
Defender/Midfielder
Fábio Coentrão
Midfielder
Kaka
Midfielder
Mesut Özil
Midfielder
Luka Modrić
Forward
Karim Benzema
2 Manchester City
Manager: Roberto Mancini
Goals:
| Edin Džeko | 69 |
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| Aleksandar Kolarov | 85 |
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Starting lineup:
Joe Hart
Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Vincent Kompany
Defender
(captain)
Maicon
Defender
Matija Nastasić
Defender
Javi García
Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
David Silva
Midfielder
Samir Nasri
Midfielder
Yaya Touré
Midfielder
Carlos Tevez
Forward
Substitutions:
| Aleksandar Kolarov for Samir Nasri | 36 |
| Edin Džeko for David Silva | 63 |
| Pablo Zabaleta for Maicon | 74 |
Cards:
| Javi García | 52 | Y |
| Vincent Kompany | 70 | Y |
| Edin Džeko | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Costel Pantilimon
Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender
Joleon Lescott
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Rodwell
Forward
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Edin Džeko