Manchester City-Real. Eight days after the draw at the Santiago-Bernabeu, Citizens and Merengues meet at the Etihad Stadium for a return match that is more uncertain than ever. Follow with us the match between FC Manchester City and Real Madrid, live commentary.
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20:55 – Guardiola: “We will have to do better than at the Bernabéu”
“We will have to do better than at the Bernabéu. There is emotion, but we will have to ignore it to perform. We are going to play one of the most important matches since my arrival (…) We have our destiny between the hands. One win, and we’re in the final.”said Pep Guardiola at a press conference.
20:50 – City reign at the Etihad
This season, the Citizens have played 28 home matches for a total of 26 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. A defeat already very distant because dating back to November 12 (1-2 against Brentford, editor’s note). During his 28 meetings, Guardiola’s men scored 95 goals, including 35 for Erling Haaland alone. “At the Etihad, we feel invincible”summarizes Jack Grealish.
20:45 – An attack that hits the mark
Uncompromising in the Champions League, Real Madrid have managed to score at least one goal in each of their last 17 European matches (41 goals in total). The last team to have managed to stop the merengue attack is none other than Paris Saint-Germain, in the round of 16 first leg last season (0-1).
20:40 – City in its 22
Manchester City is in great shape in the spring of 2023. The club led by Pep Guardiola has been undefeated since February 5 (0-1 at Tottenham), a series of 22 games in all competitions (18 wins and 4 draws).
20:35 – A fall this season
Dropped in La Liga by FC Barcelona, the real Madrid shines on the European scene. The club with 14 continental titles has only been beaten once this season in 11 European games, it was on October 25 on the road to Leipzig (2-3). He remains on 5 consecutive successes with a record of 15 goals scored for 3 conceded. For its part, City is undefeated this season in the Champions League (6 wins and 5 draws).
20:30 – For a second time
Although Manchester City is one of the most powerful clubs on the continent and is playing its third consecutive Champions League semi-final this season, the fourth in its history, it has only managed to reach this milestone once, it two years ago.
20:25 – Three in a row
Real Madrid are playing their third consecutive Champions League semi-final. The club merengue lived 32 in all its incomparable European history and qualified for the final 17 times. No other European club does better.
20:20 – Act X (act 10)
Manchester City and Real Madrid have faced each other 9 times in their joint history in the Champions League. For the moment, the balance sheet is balanced since Madrid and Mancuniens each have 3 successes, for 3 draws. However, the British have won 3 of the last 5 meetings with their Iberian rivals.
20:19 – Camavinga is there, the composition of Real Madrid
Touched in the left knee last weekend against Getafe, Camavinga holds its place well in the starting lineup of Real Madrid. Note the presence of Militao in central defense, in place of Rüdiger, to keep the axis with Alaba. For the rest, Carlo Ancelotti trusted the same men with the Benzema, Vinicius, Rodrygo trident ahead. The regulating trio Modric, Kroos, Valverde will operate in the middle.
20:15 – Holders at rest
This weekend, Real Madrid prepared for their trip to England with a narrow victory over neighboring Getafe thanks to a goal from Asensio (1-0). For this match, Ancelotti had left almost all of his usual starters blown away, with the exception of Courtois, Valverde and Camavinga. The Frenchman, and this is the bad news for the Merengues, could not finish the meeting twisting his left knee.
20:13 – We take the same, the composition of Manchester City
For this semi-final return of the Champions League, Pep Guardiola made no change in his starting lineup. He will count on Haaland in front, supported by Bernardo Silva and Grealish. In the middle, Gündogan, De Bruyne and Rodri are associated to dictate the Mancunian tempo. Behind, Dias and Stones will keep the axis while Akandji will be staggered in the left lane and Walker will face Vinicius on the right.
20:10 – A step towards the title
Last Sunday, Manchester City took an arguably decisive step towards a third consecutive English league title. On the lawn of Everton, Guardiola’s men crushed the Toffees, carried by a double from Gündogan and the 52nd goal in all competitions this season from Erling Haaland (3-0). A little later, Arsenal were spanked at home by Brighton, giving the Mancunians a 5-point lead, three days before the English epilogue.
20:05 – A Polish trio on the whistle
The match will be refereed by Poland’s Szymon Marciniak. He will be assisted by his compatriots Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. Romanian Istvan Kovacs will officiate as 4th referee when the video refereeing will be provided by the Polish pair Tomasz Kwiatkowski-Bartosz Frankowski.
The Champions League semi-final second leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid will take place from 9 p.m. at the Etihad Stadium, near Manchester in northern England.
The Champions League semi-final return between Manchester City and Real Madrid will be broadcast live on RMC Sport 1 and Canal+Foot.
The meeting between Kevin De Bruyne’s Manchester City and Real Madrid guided by Karim Benzema will be available for streaming on the MyCanal and RMC Play platforms.
BetClic: Manchester City: 2.20 / Draw: 3.20 / Real Madrid: 3.15
Sports bets: Manchester City: 2.20 / Draw: 3.20 / Real Madrid: 3.15
Winamax: Manchester City: 2.20 / Draw: 3.20 / Real Madrid: 3.15
Manchester City: Ederson – Walker, Dias, Akanji – Stones, Rodri, De Bruyne, Gündogan, Grealish – Haaland.
Real Madrid: Courtois – Carvajal, Militao, Rüdiger (or Alaba), Alaba (or Camavinga) – Valverde, Modric, Kroos – Rodrygo, Vinicius, Benzema.
Match stats
 Manchester City F.C. | 0:0 | real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Corners | 0 |
| 0 | Free kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Excluding games | 0 |
| 0 | faults | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow card(s) | 0 |
| 0 | Red card(s) | 0 |
| 0 | Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Wounded | 0 |