With two late goals in five minutes, Manchester City turned the tables on Real Madrid and boosted its chances of finally winning an elusive Champions League title while it can.

Gabriel Jesus scored an equalizer in the 78th minute and Kevin De Bruyne netter an 83rd-minute winner from the penalty spot as Man City came from behind for a 2-1 win over Madrid in the first leg of the last 16 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Wednesday.

"It's a great satisfaction to be able to win at the Bernabéu," Man City coach Pep Guardiola said. "We are not used to these types of results. It shows that we can go to any stadium and win."

City is likely playing in its last Champions League before having to serve a two-year UEFA ban from European competitions for breaching financial regulations and failing to cooperate with investigators. The club has yet to win a Champions League title despite the heavy spending that helped it win two straight Premier League crowns under Guardiola, and was eliminated by Tottenham in last year's quarterfinals.

Francisco "Isco" Alarcón opened the scoring in the 60th for Madrid, which played the final minutes without defender Sergio Ramos after he was shown a straight red card for a foul to stop an 86th-minute breakaway by Jesus.

"Those last 10 minutes changed the game," Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. "We played a good match, it hurts to see those mistakes in the end. We didn't deserve that, but in football you have to be fully focused for the entire 90 minutes."

The return match in England will be on March 17.

"Happy for the victory, of course, but for the performance as well," Guardiola said. "They started really well in the first 15 minutes, but after these 15 minutes we played really good. But it's still not over. If there is one team in the world that can overcome this, it's this club (Real Madrid)."

In Wednesday's other game, Lyon beat Italian champion Juventus 1-0 at home.

Guardiola's team was the most dangerous team throughout the match but couldn't get past Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois until Jesus' close-range header. The Brazilian forward, a surprise starter over Sterling and Sergio Aguero, jumped behind Ramos to meet a well-placed cross by De Bruyne.

Sterling, back in action after nursing a muscle injury, made a crucial impact after coming off the bench by setting up the penalty that De Bruyne calmly converted past Courtois.

Madrid struggled to get clear chances but took the lead after Rodri gave the ball away near midfield. The blunder allowed Vinícius Júnior to make a run into the area and find Isco free from markers for an easy goal.

Courtois made a few difficult saves in both halves, while Madrid's best chance until Isco's goal was a close-range header by Karim Benzema saved by Ederson before the break.

"We created good chances but we were off-target and Courtois made some great saves," Guardiola said.

Madrid historically has thrived at the Bernabéu in the Champions League, but it has won only three of its last 10 European matches at the stadium, drawing three and losing other four. It was eliminated by Ajax in last year's round of 16 after a 4-1 home loss. That marked the first time since 2009-10 the Spanish powerhouse failed to reach at least the semifinals.

It was the third straight setback for Madrid, which was coming off a draw and a loss in the Spanish league, results that dropped the team behind Barcelona at the top of the Spanish league.

Man City has filed an appeal against UEFA's ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but if the UEFA punishment stands, City won't be back in the Champions League until the 2022-23 season.

Guardiola said he is not using the ban to motivate his players this season.

"We cannot control what happens off the pitch, we can only control what happens on the pitch," he said. "It's not easy for our club to live (through this), but I'm confident that everything is going to go well. Hopefully the board and the lawyers can convince UEFA that we did the right things, not the wrong things."

 

Tousart's goal gives Lyon 1-0 win over lethargic Juventus

A rare goal from combative midfielder Lucas Tousart gave hard-working Lyon a 1-0 home win against a lethargic Juventus in the first leg of their round-of-16 game in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Tousart, who was sold to German side Hertha Berlin last month but loaned back for the rest of the season, netted in the 31st minute with a neat volley from a cross by midfielder Houssem Aouar.

“We heard before the game we weren’t favorites, and rightly so. But we played very well,” Aouar said. “We’re going over there (for the return leg) with a lot of confidence.”

Italian champion Juventus is bidding to end a 24-year-wait to win the Champions League, but woke up too late in this match.

“We were second to every ball in the first half, I don't know why. Something went wrong with our approach, I could sense from before kickoff something had not switched on," Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci said. "We were all far from each other in the first half, making everything easy for Lyon. We need to work hard ahead of the return leg because we cannot afford another game like this in Turin.”

Still, Juventus nearly came away from Groupama Stadium with a draw.

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo threw his arms up in the air after the referee ruled against his late claim for a penalty, following an apparent push from behind by Lyon defender Jason Denayer.

Then, forward Paulo Dybala had a goal ruled out for offside in the 87th. A minute later, he also had a penalty shout turned down even though he seemed to be pulled back by a Lyon defender.

Juve coach Maurizio Sarri was incensed by both penalty decisions, leaping up and down on the touchline.

Yet he was equally bemused by his team's inability to move the ball quickly.

“I continued to tell them, and there were many who were doing it, that they were moving the ball too slowly and therefore getting into the wrong positions," he said. "The second half was better, but frankly it's not enough for a Champions League match.”

Ronaldo waved away a fan who ran onto the field in the fifth minute of injury time, apparently trying to take a photo with him. But positioned wide on the left, he was ineffective and never looked like scoring his 130th goal in European competition.

Well marked by Lyon's defense, however, he was limited to a snap-shot wide in a first half in which Lyon was better than the 35-time Italian champion. Lyon forward Karl Toko-Ekambi went close in the 21st when his header from a corner hit the crossbar.

Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt walked to the side of the field in the 30th with blood pouring from the right side of his head after a teammate accidentally stepped on him following a corner. One minute later, with De Ligt receiving treatment, Lyon pounced.

Aouar cut inside down the left, beating two defenders, and whipped in a cross which Tousart clipped in despite being off balance.

The 21-year-old Aouar, praised by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as “incredible” when City played Lyon last season, had a speculative shot saved just before halftime.

Dybala struck a firm shot just wide of the left post in the 69th, with Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes beaten.

The return leg is scheduled for March 17, with Italy in the grip of a coronavirus outbreak. The number of cases in Italy of the fast-spreading virus from China has reached 400.

A decision was taken Tuesday by French authorities to let Wednesday's match in Lyon go ahead with around 3,000 visiting fans of the Turin-based club.

The decision sparked disapproval from some politicians and residents close to the stadium. France's health minister Olivier Veran and Lyon's club president said there was no valid reason to stop Italian fans from attending.

In Wednesday's other game, Manchester City came from behind to win 2-1 at Real Madrid.