Manchester City, nicknamed "The Citizens," rallied from a goal down to defeat La Liga giants Real Madrid 2-1 away in the sixth round of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, thanks to goals from Nico Aureli and Erling Haaland. Nico Aureli expressed his delight at scoring for Manchester City, but emphasized that the most important thing was for the team to secure three points.

In the 28th minute, Bellingham received a pass from Carreras and then made a diagonal pass to Rodrygo, who entered the penalty area and slotted the ball into the net, giving Real Madrid a 1-0 lead. In the 35th minute, Rajen Sergi took a corner kick, and when Gwadiol headed the ball towards goal, it was deflected by Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois. Nico Aureli then followed up and scored, leveling the score at 1-1 for Manchester City.

In the 42nd minute, Nico Aurelli chipped a pass to Haaland, who was tackled by Rüdiger as he attempted to receive the pass, resulting in a penalty for Manchester City. Haaland then converted the penalty, giving Manchester City a 2-1 lead.

Manchester City ultimately came from behind to defeat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabéu Stadium. With these three points, Manchester City currently sits in fourth place in the league standings with 13 points.

Manchester City midfielder Nico Aureli, 20, said: “It’s special, I’m absolutely ecstatic. I’ll remember this goal for the rest of my life. But the most important thing is getting the three points, and we did it. Haaland has also given me a lot of advice recently. It feels amazing, the atmosphere in this stadium is great, but it’s really difficult to play here.”

“I enjoy the game and I will try my best to do everything step by step. I try my best and enjoy every game and every training session. I was a little slow at the beginning of the game and could have even stopped their first goal, but fortunately I made up for it in the end.”

Furthermore, Nico Aurelli stated, "We know how strong Real Madrid is. We've played against them many times over the past few seasons, and they are truly outstanding. Winning here demonstrates how good our current form and how dominant our performance is."