Real Madrid did what it always seems to do in the Champions League and snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Manchester City in the first-leg of its playoff knockout tie on Tuesday.

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates with Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, right, after scoring his sides third goal during the Champions League playoff second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid,

The two most recent winners of the UEFA Champions League will battle it out on Wednesday in the second leg of this playoff. The loser will make an unexpected early exit from this year's competition. Last week's absorbing first encounter at the Etihad Stadium saw Jude Bellingham give Real Madrid a 3-2 away victory with an injury-time strike,

Jude Bellingham struck in stoppage time to give Real Madrid the edge in its Champions League playoff against Manchester City. Bellingham sealed a stunning comeback for holder Madrid in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium after City had led 2-1 late on.

Real Madrid secured their first victory against Manchester City at the Etihad thanks to a stoppage time winner from Jude Bellingham.Manchester City and Real Madrid met for the fourth consecutive year in the Champions League knockout stage,

Jude Bellingham was named in UEFA's Champions League Team of the Week for his performance against Manchester City.

England international Bellingham scored the winner in the 92nd minute when Vinicius looped the ball over from the left and the Englishman got in front of John Stones to tap home. Haaland opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Josko Gvardiol chested the ball down to the 24-year-old Norwegian,

Despite Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland scoring goals as Real Madrid beat Manchester City on Tuesday night, Vinicius Jr. left the Etihad as the name on everybody's lips. The Brazilian forward was a huge part of the build-up to this play-off first leg,

Jude Bellingham's stoppage time winner gives holders the edge, while China's No 1 beaten in straight sets Real Madrid edged a thrilling Champions League play-off first leg 3-2 against Manchester City,

Opta also has Bellingham as the youngest player to score a 90th-minute winner for Real Madrid in the Champions League, and the youngest Englishman to do so in the competition for any side.

Bellingham has learned his punishment after clashing with the referee in Real Madrid’s draw against Osasuna in LaLiga.