Manchester City vs Real Madrid – LIVE!
Man City host Real Madrid with a view to a return to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The two played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Spanish capital last week, meaning the team is perfectly ready for the second leg at the Etihad Stadium tonight.
It was on this ground last year when City dismantled Madrid to go 4-0 down in what was perhaps the best performance an English side has ever produced in this competition. Although Pep Guardiola has warned this is unlikely to happen again, his team are in ominous form and a double treble is looking increasingly realistic. But despite some deflected goals last week, City would already be in full control.
However, Madrid should not be left out in this competition and the signing of Jude Bellingham has undoubtedly made them stronger. Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s special match blog!
Man City vs Real Madrid latest news
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Kick-off time and location: 8pm BST; Etihad Stadium
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TV channel and live stream: TNT Sports
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Prediction: Man City reaches semi-finals
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Confirmed line-up for Man City
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Confirmed Real Madrid line-up
Rio Ferdinand on TNT Sports
19:13 , Jonathan Gorrie
“I just can’t decide who the favorites are tonight. You can make a shout out for both teams. Great players on both sides. I can’t wait to get started on this now.”
The atmosphere builds
19:05 , Jonathan Gorrie
Man City hasn’t lost a European match here in almost five years…
Big boost for Man City
18:52 , Jonathan Gorrie
With the pace Madrid boast in attack, having Kyle Walker back is a big boost.
Confirmed line-up for Man City
18:49 , Jonathan Gorrie
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Grealish, Haaland
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Doku, Alvarez, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis
Carlo Ancelotti shakes his backpack
18:34 , Jonathan Gorrie
With Tchouameni suspended, Valverde drops to central midfield and Nacho partners Rudiger at the back.
Confirmed Real Madrid line-up
18:28 , Jonathan Gorrie
Real Madrid XI: Lunin, Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Kroos, Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius
Subs: Kepa, Fran, Militao, Modric, Joselu, Vazquez, Ceballos, Garcia, Brahim, Guler
Man City vs Real Madrid: Latest Champions League odds today
17:51 , Jonathan Gorrie
Man City qualify: 3/10
Real Madrid qualify: 12/5
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
Man City strives for immortality, but must first beat ‘kings of Europe’ Real Madrid
17:32 , Jonathan Gorrie
The motivation for Manchester City on Wednesday night is nothing less than the chance to become arguably the greatest club of all time.
No European club has ever won consecutive trebles, but City are 12 games away from that feat and will likely overcome the toughest hurdle if they knock out Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final.
“[It is] obviously an inspiration and motivation,” said midfielder Bernardo Silva, who opened the scoring in last week’s scintillating 3-3 first leg draw at the Bernabéu.
No English club has ever won four consecutive titles, which City will achieve if they win their remaining six league games, while in the Champions League era only Madrid have won the trophy in consecutive seasons, winning it three out of four years between 2014 and 2018 has won. .
Read Dan Kilpatrick’s full analysis here!
Man City’s toughest opponent? The asterisk next to their titles
17:26 , Jonathan Gorrie
Bayer Leverkusen’s historic Bundesliga title, which saw Bayern Munich break 11 consecutive German championships, puts the Premier League at risk of assuming an undesirable status.
For more than three decades, the English top flight has traded on a reputation for competitiveness and unpredictability, but only six times have Manchester City become Europe’s most predictable Major League.
Read Dan Kilpatrick’s full commentary here!
Man City vs Real Madrid: Head-to-head (h2h) history and results
17:06 , Jonathan Gorrie
Los Blancos have never beaten City in Manchester.
Manchester City wins: 4
Real Madrid wins: 3
Draws: 4
Man City vs Real Madrid: Champions League prediction today
17:02 , Jonathan Gorrie
It will be a big deal if this match can live up to the first leg, and there is little reason to believe the goals won’t continue to rain.
Both teams are so adept in front of goal that it could well come down to a moment of individual brilliance to settle the matter, with City the favourites.
Man City wins 3-2 (6-5 on aggregate).
Real Madrid vs Man City team news today
17:01 , Jonathan Gorrie
Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba are Carlo Ancelotti’s only confirmed absentees. Aurelien Tchouameni has been suspended.
Madrid will recall Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Dani Carvajal and Toni Kroos, but a decision will have to be made in defense, where Antonio Rudiger could partner Nacho Fernandez or Eder Militao.
Man City vs Real Madrid team news today
5:00 PM , Jonathan Gorrie
Pep Guardiola has no worries about his fitness ahead of the second leg.
Kyle Walker and Nathan Aké were back on the bench for the win over Luton and trained on Monday, with the England right-back in particular pushing for a return to the starting line-up after recovering from a hamstring problem. Guardiola has now confirmed that Walker is available.
Rodri, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva are also in contention for the start after being rested.
Man City vs Real Madrid: TV channel and live stream today
5:00 PM , Jonathan Gorrie
TV channel: In Great Britain, the match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage from 7 p.m.
Live stream: Subscribers can also watch the match live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the matchday action via Standard sport‘s live blog.
Welcome
16:53 , Jonathan Gorrie
Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Manchester City’s big Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.
Kick-off at Etihad Stadium is at 8pm BST.
