Kevin De Bruyne`s brilliant drive earned Manchester City a 1-1 draw at Real Madrid in a gripping Champions League semi-final first leg battle on Tuesday. The Belgian slammed Pep Guardiola`s visitors level after Vinicius Junior opened the scoring for the reigning champions from distance in similarly spectacular fashion. Madrid managed to completely shackle lethal striker Erling Haaland but De Bruyne`s powerful effort left the tie on a knife edge ahead of the second leg in Manchester next week. The record 14-time winners knocked City out at the same stage last season despite being outplayed in both games, and took the lead at the Santiago Bernabeu against the run of play. 

However when Madrid found their stride in the second half, City -- still chasing their first ever Champions League trophy -- hit back through De Bruyne. Madrid central defenders David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger did not give Haaland room to breathe. "We have to see if we can attack (better), Alaba and Rudiger were so close on Erling," Guardiola told reporters. "It was not easy to find the spaces. We`ll try to adjust something in the second leg to be more fluid and play with a bit more rhythm." The visitors controlled much of the first half, with nearly 70 percent possession, but went in trailing at the break.