Madrid To Face Their Champions League Nightmare Man City

Real Madrid and Manchester City is back with their Champions League rivalry, the first leg of their quarter-final tie on Tuesday night.
These two clubs will now have faced off in each of the past three Champions League campaigns, with City avenging their heartbreaking semi-final defeat in 2022 by battering Madrid 4-0 in the second leg of last season’s semi-final.City have the advantage of playing the return leg on home soil.

The Cityzens (Manchester City) head into the contest having recorded back-to-back wins in their previous matches, while Real Madrid enjoyed a week off as Spain sat down to enjoy the Copa del Rey final. Madrid have impressed domestically this term and are set to canter to the league title, but they were forced to work hard for the win in the round of 16 against RB Leipzig to set up this blockbuster tie.

Kick off Time – Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Location: Madrid, Spain
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Date: Tuesday 9 April
Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT/ 10TH APRIL= 12.30 AM IST

Out of their last five games played between these two teams city has the upper hand with 3 wins and 1 draw and only single game is won by real Madrid, this is the high time to change the stats make a strong comeback on the home soil in first leg.
Last meeting: Man City defeated Real Madrid 4-0 on (17 May 2023) in Champions League

Real Madrid Previous Games

Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Club
Osasuna 2-4 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 4-0 Celta Vigo
Real Madrid 1-1 RB Leipzig
Valencia 2-2 Real Madrid

Man CITY Previous Games
Liverpool 1-1 Man City
Crystal Palace 2-4 Man City
Man City 4-1 Aston Villa
Man City 0-0 Arsenal
Man City 2-0 Newcastle

Real Madrid team news

The hosts have had plenty of time to prepare for the first leg and are pretty healthy on the injury front.

Federico Valverde is fine to start after shaking off a knock, while Eder Militao could make his first start since August after recovering from an ACL tear.

INJURY UPDATES

Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba remain out of action, while bit-part player Dani Ceballos has recovered from a minor issue.

Real Madrid predicted lineup vs Man City

Madrid predicted lineup vs Man City (4-3-1-2): Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Militao, Mendy; Camavinga, Kroos, Valverde; Bellingham; Vinicius, Rodrygo.

Man City team news

City are unlikely to have Nathan Ake and Kyle Walker available again with the pair absent from training on Monday.

Fellow defender Josko Gvardiol also missed Monday’s session and is a doubt for the first leg after picking up a knock on Saturday.

Phil Foden will return to the team after earning a rest at the weekend. Ederson could also make his comeback after a month out.

Man City predicted lineup vs Real Madrid

Man City predicted lineup vs Madrid (4-3-3): Ederson; Akanji, Stones, Dias, Lewis; Rodri, Foden, De Bruyne; Bernardo, Haaland, Grealish.

Real Madrid vs Man City score prediction

Are City showing signs of finding their imperious groove? Their two previous performances were certainly impressive, and Pep Guardiola has done an excellent job rotating his squad around to maintain freshness.

These sides have played out some unpredictable European classics in recent memory, with thrills more likely in the second leg. City will want to control the contest in Madrid, but the hosts boast the superstars capable of undermining the visitors’ desires.

I am expecting a Madrid show with Vinicius and Bellingham on the score card.

Prediction: Real Madrid 2-1 Man City.