Real Madrid vs Manchester City: The second leg between Real Madrid and Manchester City is set to bring the whole football world together on Wednesday for the Champions League semi-final. After an entertaining first-leg result, the fans across the globe will be on the edge of their seats to watch the game. Ahead of the most crucial game of the season for both teams, here is our preview.
The home side, Real Madrid, sealed the La Liga title with a win over the weekend. Carlo Ancelotti became the first-ever manager in Europe to win five different domestic titles. Real Madrid registered a 4-0 win over Espanyol to seal the La Liga.
Manchester City registered a 4-0 win over Leeds United to keep their place in the title race. Manchester City had four different goalscorers over the weekend. Fernandinho scored in the dying embers of the game to reduce the goal deficit from two to one. They will look to derive confidence when going to Madrid.
Real Madrid vs Manchester City Match Details
Match: Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Date and Time: 5th May, 12:30 AM IST
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
Real Madrid vs Manchester City Head-to-Head
This is the eighth fixture between Real Madrid and Manchester City. Manchester City have won three games whereas Real Madrid have won only two. The other two games have ended in a draw.
Real Madrid vs Manchester City Team News
Real Madrid: Eden Hazard, Gareth Bale and Luka Jovic will be absent for the Spanish outfit.
Manchester City: Kyle Walker, John Stones and Nathan Ake remain doubtful for the game against the Cityzens.
Real Madrid vs Manchester City Probable Playing XI
Real Madrid:
Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy; Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luka Modric; Rodrygo, Kareem Benzema, Vinicius Jr
Manchester City:
Ederson Moraes; Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne; Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden
Real Madrid vs Manchester City D11 Team
Ederson Moraes, Joao Cancelo, Eder Militao, Ruben Dias, David Alaba, Kevin de Bruyne (VC), Bernardo Silva, Rodri Hernandez, Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema (C), Vinicious Jr
Real Madrid vs Manchester City Probable Winners
Real Madrid were absolutely thrashed in the first leg but they did not leave a big gap between themselves and Manchester City. They will be raring to go against the English side and take them to the task. We predict the Spanish side to advance to the next round.
Predictions: Real Madrid 3-2 Manchester City
Real Madrid vs Manchester City Live Stream
The game between Real Madrid and Manchester City will be live-streamed on Sony Network and Sony Liv applications. The game can also be followed on the official handles of the respective clubs.