Gallery: Kevin de Bruyne sets new Champions League record in seven-goal thriller

Kevin de Bruyne rewrote the history books for Manchester City with his goal, while Karim Benzema has matched Lionel Messi's highest tally in a single UEFA Champions League campaign.

Click through the gallery above to see action from the thrilling first leg at the Etihad.

The first leg in Manchester was not short of entertainment from start to finish, as the Citizens edged out Los Blancos in a 4-3 win.

De Bruyne got the ball rolling after opening the scoring for City after 93 seconds, which is now the fastest-ever goal scored by a City player in the Champions League, breaking the 95 second record set by John Stones.

After City broke into a two-goal lead, Benzema came to the rescue as he has done all season and pulled one back in the first while he also grabbed the third goal with a cheeky penalty on 81 minutes.

The brace took Benzema's tally for the campaign to 14 goals in the tournament, which is Messi's highest in his career while his former Los Blancos teammate Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most goals with (17).

Here are the highest-paid players in the Champions League this season:

10. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – £348 000 a week before tax

9. David de Gea (Manchester United) – £372 000 a week before tax

8. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – £382 000 a week before tax

7. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – £382 000 a week before tax

6. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) – £408 000 a week before tax

5. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – £497 000 a week before tax

4. Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) – £571 000 a week before tax

3. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – £594 000 a week before tax

2. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) – £602 000 a week before tax

1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) – £940 000 a week before tax

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