Speaking in a livestream shared on City’s official YouTube channel after last night’s game, James had this to say about Ederson, including the penalty he saved from Luka Modric in the shoot-out and the one he scored.

He said: “I think he side-footed it harder than I’ve ever laced it in my career. There was never a question that he was going to score, was there? He made the save as well early, it’s just that everything went the wrong way.” 

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After Kevin De Bruyne scored an equalising goal in the 76th minute to cancel out Rodrygo’s first-half strike, the Citizens were unable to find a winner in the 90 minutes and the following 30 minutes of extra time.

Ederson showed his quality

In the penalty shootout, Ederson saved the first penalty that was put at him by Modric, although was unable to save any of the four following spot kicks from Real.

As James mentioned, the 30-year-old took City’s fourth and final penalty of the night, calmly but assuredly firing the ball into Andriy Lunin’s bottom left corner with his side foot.

While the Brazil international has a reputation for being particularly impressive with the ball at his feet, it may have come as no surprise to many City supporters about how well Ederson dispatched his penalty.

In fact, he said back in 2020 that he is the best penalty taker at the club, which highlights the confidence and belief he has in his own abilities when it comes to taking spot kicks.

Moving forward, with the Blues having the possibility of enduring two potential penalty shoot-outs in the FA Cup semi-final and final this season, it’ll be interesting to see if Ederson finds himself in the lineup to take another penalty.