After one of the greatest of Champions League semi-final clashes, Manchester City will take a 4-3 lead into the second leg of their tie against Real Madrid following an extraordinary encounter at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.

Karim Benzema scores twice but Real Madrid lose 4-3 against Manchester City in Champions League thriller

Reigning champions Manchester City claimed top spot in the Premier League for the first time this season as Bernardo Silva scored twice in a 3-1 victory at Watford on Saturday.

Premier League: Bernardo Silva strikes twice as Man City go top of table after comfortable win vs Watford

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Tuesday heaped praise on Bernardo Silva as he said the Portuguese winger/attacking midfielder can play in any position, even holding midfielder, while lauding his intelligence and game-awareness.

'He understands the game perfectly': Bernardo Silva delights Pep Guardiola

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored another treble, moving closer to 100 international goals, as he led the European champions to a 6-0 drubbing of Lithuania in a Euro 2020 qualifier on Thursday.

Ronaldo bags hat-trick, closes on 100 goals in Portugal rout

Pep Guardiola insisted on Tuesday that Bernardo Silva is not guilty of racism over a tweet the Manchester City star sent to his team-mate Benjamin Mendy. The English Football Association has written to the Premier League champions requesting their observations after Silva posted pictures on social media on Sunday comparing Mendy to the character on a packet of Conguitos chocolates.

Pep Guardiola defends Bernardo Silva over tweet to Mendy

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has come under fire from anti-racism body Kick It Out after a Twitter post concerning team mate Benjamin Mendy that he deleted an hour after posting.

Bernardo Silva comes under fire from anti-racism charity over Mendy tweet

Five key players that led Manchester City to English Premier League glory

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has agreed with manager Pep Guardiola insisting it will be "almost impossible" to win the quadruple. While his teammate Bernardo Silva believes they can do it after the club advanced to the FA Cup final on Saturday.

Kevin De Bruyne and Pep Guardiola say quadruple 'impossible' but Bernardo Silva disagrees

Rampant Manchester City demolished a woeful Schalke 7-0 to complete a 10-2 aggregate win and become the third English side into the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday.

Champions League: Seven up for Manchester City as they demolish Schalke

Manchester City slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat by Leicester City on Wednesday as Ricardo Pereira's superb late strike condemned the champions to a second successive Premier League loss.

Manchester City slump again as Ricardo nets Leicester winner

Manchester City's Bernardo Silva reckons a derby win over Manchester United has dealt a huge blow to their local rivals' title hopes, saying Jose Mourinho's men would need to be "almost perfect" between now and the end of the season if they were to win the Premier League.

Bernardo Silva believes City's derby win may have ended United's title bid

Manchester City tore Arsenal apart for the second time in five day, beating them 3-0 at The Emirates to restore their 16-point lead at the top of the table

EPL: Sparkling City close in on title by thrashing Arsenal again

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