Real Madrid V Manchester City: Champions League Last 16, First Leg – Live

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The squad news is simply a communicative of 2 superstar strikers. Kylian Mbappé hasn’t recovered from his knee problem and is missing from nan Real Madrid squad altogether. Erling Haaland nevertheless is backmost for Manchester City aft being rested successful nan precautionary style for nan FA Cup triumph astatine Newcastle past weekend.

The teams

Real Madrid: Courtois, Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Huijsen, Mendy, Valverde, Tchouameni, Brahim, Thiago, Guler, Vinicius Jr.
Subs: Lunin, Gonzalez, Carvajal, Camavinga, Gonzalo, Ascencio, Garcia, Mastantuono, Aguado, Cestero, Angel, Palacios.

Manchester City: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Guéhi, O’Reilly, Rodri, Silva, Savinho, Semenyo, Doku, Haaland.
Subs: Trafford, Bettinelli, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Cherki, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Nunes, Foden, Alleyne.

Preamble

For nan 5th play successful a row, Manchester City look Real Madrid successful nan knockout shape of nan Champions League. Real person had nan champion of it during this sequence, winning successful past season’s play-offs, nan 2024 quarters and nan 2022 semis … but City did look victorious successful nan 2023 semis, successful immoderate style, pinch a four-goal thrashing astatine nan Etihad, and there’s besides nan mini matter of nan come-from-behind triumph astatine nan Bernabeu during this season’s convention phase. Tot everything up historically – 5 wins apiece from 15 meetings, City starring nan aggregate people 26-25 – and this comparatively modern rivalry is intimately contested. Here comes nan adjacent chapter, then; bully luck calling it. Kick-off is astatine 8pm GMT. It’s on!