Manchester City vs Real Madrid - Champions League semi-final first leg as it happened: Pep Guardiola's side win pulsating contest 4-3

Vinicius Jr concedes a foul on Bernardo, giving City a free-kick in a threatening area.

An ominous situation for City as Fernandinho is facing the prospect of dealing with Vinicius Jnr.

Stones has picked up a knock and has to go off. He's replaced at right-back by Fernandinho.

The momentum appears to have shifted in this tie and now Real Madrid are very much on top, as Rodrygo fires a shot at goal from the right, forcing Ederson into a decent save.

Oh wow, Man City's lead is halved by that man Benzema. And what a beautiful finish!

The France international makes a run in front of his marker Zinchenko to meet Mendy's cross and his deft finish from 10 yards nestles into the corner.

On his 600th appearance for the club, Benzema now has 40 goals for the season in all competitions!

Zinchenko's turn to have a shot. He lets fly from distance but it's never troubling Courtois.

Benzema wins Real Madrid a corner and takes himself. His whipped cross picks out Alaba whose glancing header isn't far wide. It's another chance for the visitors who are becoming increasingly dangerous in attack.

Real Madrid's defence is carved open easily once again as De Bruyne switches a pass into the feet of Foden, whose first touch takes him slightly more wide than he would have liked and his shot is dragged agonisingly wide of the far post.

City's top goalscorer has a chance to make it 3-0 as the hosts transition from defence to attack in a blink of an eye. Mahrez bursts into the box and has team mates in the middle but selfishly goes for goal and shoots into the side-netting from a tight angle.

The hosts are caught cold as they try to play out from the back, Dias robbed in a dangerous area. Benzema feeds Vinicius Jr, and in a desperate effort to retrieve the ball Dias' block comes back off the post.

It was all in vain as the offside flag is raised.

De Bruyne's goal is the quickest to be scored in a Champions League semi-final, it is being reported.

Militao can count himself fortunate that his team mates scramble De Bruyne's corner delivery clear.

Clearly rattled in defence, Courtois is unable to keep in Militao's terrible back pass and it's a really cheap corner for Real Madrid to concede.

That was a reminder that Real can change this game in a moment with their dangerous attacking play.

Modric steals possession in midfield and Vinicius Jr takes over, picking the ball up on the left side of the penalty area. He gets a shot away from an acute angle but it takes a deflection and the visitors have to settle for a corner.

Foden brings down a raking pass beautifully and drills a low cross into the box which Courtois pushes wide. The offside flag is raised but replays show he was on.

Two crosses, two goals. Real Madrid simply cannot cope with City at the moment. They have a mountain to climb already!

What is going on?! Gabriel Jesus can't stop scoring and he doubles Man City's advantage with 11 minutes on the clock!

Again Real Madrid's defending is questionable as Alaba makes a mess of his clearance and Jesus is perfectly positioned to turn and poke it home from point-blank range!