Analysis of the second goal incident involving Abdukodir Khusanov

In the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 3-1 at home, advancing to the next round with an overall score of 6-3. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick, becoming the key player for his team. The only goal for Manchester City came from Niko Gonsales in the 90+2 minute.

Below is an analysis of the second goal incident involving Abdukodir Khusanov.

- First, Ake and Gvardiol pressed high but failed to take the ball from Bellingham and Rodrigo.
- After the ball was passed to Vinicius, notice the four defenders coming back – no one was guarding Rodrigo.
- Only Khusanov was in the right position: Ake had moved forward, so Khusanov covered the central space and got closer to Mbappe.
- When Vinicius passed the ball to Rodrigo, Khusanov was left in a 2-on-1 situation. He was forced to close down Rodrigo, limiting his movement, but the pass went through his legs.
- Gvardiol got close to Mbappe and secured the situation, but Mbappe skillfully outplayed him.

In conclusion, the individual skills of Mbappe and Rodrigo prevailed. Both Gvardiol and Khusanov made no mistakes, but were caught in awkward positions. Had Khusanov fully dealt with the situation, it would have been a top-class defensive play, but failing to stop it was not an error.

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