Incredible City hammers Real 4-0.

Manchester City booked themselves a UEFA Champions League final date with Inter Milan when they made light work of Real Madrid on Wednesday evening at the Etihad Stadium.

A first half Bernardo Silva brace, 23', 37', an own goal from Eder Militao 76', and a cool finish from substitute, Julian Alvarez 90+1, saw Man City run out as 4-0 winners on the night.

If anything, it was City's almost flawless performance in the first half that left Madrid bamboozled.

With 71% of the ball, City barely allowed Real a touch on the ball, and it wasn't just possession for possession's sake, they created great chances too!

But it was Real goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, who stood between his side and an embarrassing half time scoreline, by denying Erling Haaland two certain goals from close range headers, before he denied him again in the second half when Haaland was played through with a delightful back heel by Gundogan.

At 2-0, if City were playing another team, one would have said it was over, but they were playing the defending champions, and when it comes to Real, the game is over when it is over.

It wasn't surprising to hear the noise from City supporters subside in the early stages of the second half as Madrid started to see more of the ball, turning possession stats in their favor with 60% of the ball.

One almost expected them to pull a goal back and make a game of it, like they almost always do.

But soon City regained control, and started to keep the ball more around the 70th minute.

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With City looking more threatening again, Manuel Akanji did the lord's work for them, heading past Courtois, with a little deflection from Eder Militao helping the ball to the back of the net to put the game beyond Real.

Game, set, and match, or so we thought, but Julian Alvarez, from the bench, had just about enough time to show Haaland how to slot the ball past Courtois, and he did it with precision.

It was just not a good day in the office for Ancelotti's men, their seven goal attempts, and three shots on target, of which to of them came with the score already 3-0, tell a story.

City were just incredible.

And so it is done. They face Inter Milan on the 10th of June for their second go at the UCL title.