In the quarter-final of the Champions League, Vinicius Jr’s Real Madrid hosts the reigning champion Manchester City. This is a five-star shocker.
21:02 – Tchouaméni receives a yellow card (1st)
On the counterattack, Grealish made the difference in the heart of the game. The French defender tackled his opponent. He was late. The ex-Bordelais will be suspended during the return match.
9:01 p.m. – Here we go in this Champions League clash! (1st)
Manchester City kicks off. Vinicius rushes to attack.
20:56 – A French referee is blowing the whistle!
François Letexier will be at the center of the debates for this Real Madrid – Manchester City.
8:55 p.m. – The players enter the pitch!
The atmosphere is warm in the stands. The roof is closed!
20:55 – De Bruyne is ill!
This is the big surprise! Scheduled to be among the starters, the Belgian midfielder from Manchester City, still on the bench, is unwell according to Pep Guardiola: “He is vomiting. He does not feel well. During the meeting, he was ready but when he is When he got to the locker room, he started vomiting and said he didn’t feel ready.”
20:50 – Posters that have become legendary in the Champions League
Since the 2015-2016 season, Real Madrid and Manchester City have often crossed swords with eight meetings: two draws, four wins for the English, and two for the Spaniards. Last year, the Skyblues took their revenge, in the semi-final, by crushing the Vinicius side (1-1; 4-0). In 2022, led by a great Karim Benzema, the Merengue, still at the semi-final stage, made the difference in overtime (4-3: 3-1 after). During the 2019-2020 financial year, Pep Guardiola’s men, in the round of 16, established order (1-2; 2-1). In 2015-2016, the Spanish club narrowly won (0-0; 1-0). Whose beauty is in this Champions League 2024?
20:45 – Rodri put pressure on his partners
Facing the media, the Spanish midfielder was frank before this Real Madrid – Manchester City: “We have the experience of last year, but we don’t think too much about it. We will face a different Real Madrid. We are on a good dynamic. Both teams know each other very well, it will be a difficult match tomorrow. I expect my teammates to play with calmness. We are the title holders and we must keep it. We must give the best of us -ourselves…We will have to have the humility to want to do more.”
8:40 p.m. – Manchester City has assumed its status as Champions League favorite
Fighting in the Premier League one point behind Arsenal and Liverpool, Manchester City must also defend their continental crown. Brilliant in a group made up of Red Star Belgrade, RB Leipzig and Young Boys (1st, 18 points), Haaland’s men easily dismissed Copenhagen (1-3; 3-1).
20:35 – The composition of the Citizens for this Real Madrid – Manchester City
For this quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, Ortega was preferred to Ederson to keep the Manchester City goal.
Your City squad tonight! ????
XI | Ortega Moreno, Akanji, Stones, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, Bernardo, Foden, Grealish, Haaland
SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Doku, De Bruyne, Alvarez, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Susoho, Lewis#ManCity pic.twitter.com/OE8Vktnbw0
— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 9, 2024
20:30 – Ancelotti announces a peak of play for this Real Madrid – Manchester City
At a press conference, the Italian manager showed serenity before this Real Madrid – Manchester City: “It will be an interesting match to watch for the world of football because there are two great teams facing each other. I do not not saying they are alike because each team has their own characteristics, but there will be a lot of individual qualities on the pitch. This technical quality should make for an enjoyable match to watch. We are certainly superior to them in some aspects . And they are superior to us in others. We can talk about superiority after the 180 minutes between the two teams and when we know the winner of this confrontation.”
20:25 – The Merengue’s journey in the Champions League
Well ahead in La Liga with eight points ahead of FC Barcelona, Real Madrid is looking for a 15th Champions League. Placed in group C with Napoli, Braga and Union Berlin, the band Vinicius Jr easily qualified (1st, 18 points). On the other hand, she suffered in the round of 16 against RB Leipzig (1-0; 1-1).
20:20 – The Merengue team composition for this Real Madrid – Manchester City
Carlo Ancelotti decided to give the armband to Carvajal.
20:15 – What are the predictions for the Real Madrid – Manchester City match?
Title holders in the Champions League, the Skyblues are now slight favorites at the Santiago Bernabéu.
- Winamax: Real Madrid (2.75) – Draw (3.45) – Manchester City (2.55).
- Betclic: Real Madrid (2.69) – Draw (3.50) – Manchester City (2.48).
- Unibet: Real Madrid (2.72) – Draw (3.55) – Manchester City (2.44).
20:10 – What streaming broadcast for the Real Madrid – Manchester City match?
To follow Real Madrid – Manchester City in streaming on your smartphone, computer or tablet you will have two choices. That of subscribing to a 100% digital subscription to myCANAL or rmcsport.tv which will allow you to join Canal + Foot or RMC Sport 1.
20:05 – On which TV channel is Real Madrid – Manchester City broadcast?
As is the case with certain Champions League posters, you will have the choice of channel to follow Real Madrid – Manchester City. This poster will be broadcast by Canal and RMC Sport. You will therefore have to tune into Canal + Foot or RMC Sport 1.