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The WHO: Manchester City vs Real Madrid
What: UEFA Champions League – Knockout Phase, First Match
Where: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK
When: Tuesday 11 February from 8pm local time (20:00 GMT)
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Laliga Real Madrid leaders travel to England to play at Borest Manchester City on Tuesday in the first match of the Knockout House of the UEFA Champions League House (UCL).
Truly lifted both Laliga and Champions League Titles last season and are strong favorites to prevail against the Premier League champions.
These two global football power plants enjoy cruel rivalry at the very top of European football and it would be premature to reject City's chances, despite the sharp home season-when they will still present several world-class players who will be further motivated To attract to withdraw an exceptional disorder against the 15-time UCL champions.
How bad is it for Man City right now?
The Manchester City season may have reached a new low on Saturday when they had to come back to defeat the English side of the third level Leighton Orient 2-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The already miserable season for Pep Guardiola side seemed to become a nightmarish disorder, as the Orient stubbornly defended the lead from the 16th minute given to them by the long-term miracle of Jamie Donley, who entered the crossbar and the back of the city goalkeeper Stefan Ortega.
City threw himself and blown into response and Abdukodir Husanov's equalizer in the 56th minute, followed by Kevin de Brune, inserting what turned out to be the winner of the game in the 79th minute, allowing Cityzens to hold on and progress in the quarterfinals of FA CUP.
In the Champions League, Man City and Real Madrid meet for the fourth consecutive season, but this time much earlier in the race largely due to Cityzens struggles.
The men of Pep Guardiola finished in the 22nd place in the UCL League phase table after winning only three matches of eight. City were conveniently beaten by Sports Lisbon and Juventus, blowing a 3-0 lead to attract 3-3 at home to Feyenoord and gave way four times in the last 35 minutes in Paris Saint-Germain.
What is the recent guide for Real Madrid forms?
Despite his position at the top of the Laliga table, Madrid endured a mixed start of his season, which led to speculation that this could be manager Carlo Ancelotti last season.
Two weeks ago, Los Blancos was at the top of running with the Spanish League title, but an unexpected 1-0 loss to Espanyol (February 1) and disappointing, comes from the draw of 1-1 from Atletico (February 8 (February 8 (February 8 (February 8 (February 8 (February 8 (February 8 (February 8 (February 8 (February 8) leaves the protective champions of the Laliga with a slender lead with one point at the top of the table.
In the Champions League group, Real Madrid did not perform much better than Man City, winning only five of their eight games.
Ancelotti's country recovered to achieve a playof position – but their award for a slow campaign was facing the country, which they replaced as winners in the Champions League last season, Manchester City.
Are there any concerns about Man City and Real Madrid's injury that heads for the playoff?
The key midfielder Rodri will miss the draw, although he has been detained in the City team in the Champions League in the hope that he can return from ACL's tear before the end of the season.
But the three new signatures of City – Omar Marmush, Abdukodir Husanov and Gonzalez – are free to face the Spanish champions, while City further reinforces themselves from the return from Ruben Diaz, Nathan Ake and Jeremy Docu.
Real Madrid has its own problems with the injury without the defenders Danny Carvajal, Eder Milito, David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger.
Possible compositions:
Manchester City:
Ederson (GK); Nunes, Akanji, Stones, Gardiol, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Marmoush, Grealish, Haaland.
Real Madrid:
Court (GK); Vazquez, Tchouameni, Asencio, Garcia, Valverde, Modric, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Mbappe, Vini Jr.
Head to the head:
- General matches: 14
- Man City won: 5
- Real Madrid won: 4
- Equals: 5
What happened the last time these countries met?
The teams last met in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in 2024 with Antonio Rudiger of Real Madrid, scoring the decisive penal At the Etihad Stadium.
In two of the three connections between the countries in the last three years, Madrid began as insufficient, largely hanging, and yet they were still progressing at the expense of the city.
The European champions Madrid hosted the returning leg of their collision in the playoffs against Manchester City in Bernabeu on February 19th.
