Pep Guardiola ‘Goes Mad’ After Vinicius Jr Nutmegged Fernandinho Before Scoring Against Man City

Pep Guardiola ‘Goes Mad’ After Vinicius Jr Nutmegged Fernandinho Before Scoring Against Man City

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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  • Manchester City and Real Madrid served a UEFA Champions League classic on Tuesday night in an enthralling action at the Etihad Stadium
  • Pep Guardiola's City ended up victorious in the first leg of the semifinal clash which produced a seven-goal fest
  • But the most iconic highlight of the exciting fixture was Guardiola's reaction to one of Real Madrid's goals

Footage of Pep Guardiola's reaction to Vinicius Junior's goal against Manchester City has gone viral.

The Brazilian attacker outsmarted his compatriot Fernandinho before darting to the Mn City half to score an amazing goal in one of Real Madrid's consolation goals against the Citizens.

In a post on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, Pep Guardiola envisaged danger the moment Vinicius nutmegged his marker and when the Brazilian scored, the astute tactician rushed to one of his backroom staff in what appeared to be angry gesticulations.

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Pep Guardiola's reaction to Vinicius Jr's sending Fernandinho to the cleaners before scoring against Man City. Photo credit: @MirrorFootball @ESPNFC
Source: Twitter

Pep's Manchester City and Real Madrid served football fans an epic clash in a seven-goal fest with Gabriel Jesus, Kevin DeBruyne, Foden and Bernado all getting on the scoresheet with Vinicius and Benzema combining to ensure Madrid stay in contention in the semifinal tie.

How did Pep Guardiola react to Vinicius Jr's goal?

With Manchester City leading 3-1 and probing for a fourth, Real Madrid snuffed out the attack with the ball given to Ferland Mendy, who quickly released Vinicius.

Monitoring the action closely from the touchline, Guardiola sensed danger and held his head before kneeling down after Vinicius eased past Fernandinho as if he never existed before embarking on a lung-busting run into the City box.

Guardiola had his heart in his mouth hoping Vinicius missed the opportunity but the Madrid attacker will keep his composure to plant the ball at the back of the net.

Pep's next reaction was to turn angrily and remonstrate to one of his backroom staff.

Man City edge Real Madrid in a 7-goal thriller

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that there will be everything to play for when Manchester City and Real Madrid face off in the second leg of their semi-final tie after the first leg ended in a 4-3 thrilling win for the Premier League giants.

City appears to have their eyes fixated on winning the European title this season after falling short during last season's final where they lost to Chelsea.

The Citizens have had an epic journey in the competition this term, eliminating Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals. -

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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