In the 16th finals of the Champions League, Real Madrid of Mbappé is traveling this Tuesday, February 11, at the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City.
Unable to join the top 8 during the group phase of the Champions League, Manchester City and Real Madrid, the last two winners of the Queen of Club competitions, find themselves, in an unexpected way, from the 16th finals for an explosive shock.
The Merengue, winners of two of the last three editions of the C1, ended in 11th place during the regular phase. The Ancelotti band was braked by a fairly pitiful departure with three defeats (Lille, Milan AC, Liverpool) during the first five days. These difficulties are explained in particular by the arrival at the off -season of Kylian Mbappé. The French football star changed the mechanics of Spanish training, including the statutes of Vinicius and Bellingham. Last weekend, against Atlético de Madrid (1-1), the Italian manager, behind the scenes of the locker room, did not hesitate to reprimand his offensive players: “Either we do what we have prepared , either there will be immediate changes. ” Proof if it had to be that despite his 16 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances, Mbappé, still looking to lift the cup with big ears for the first time, finds himself under pressure
In addition to these concerns concerning the animation of its offensive sector, Ancelotti, always at the head of the entity with 15 successes in the Champions League, accumulates other issues. Indeed, an avalanche of injuries affects the Madrid defense. During the derby, David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez suffered muscle injuries. They are added to other glitches known by Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao and Antonio Rüdiger. The Italian tactician has only Ferland MendyFran Garcia and Raul Asencio available (Vallejo does not enter his plans) and Aurélien Tchouameni to compose his defense.
Like the real MadridManchester City also has a sawtooth season. Guardiola’s protégés finished only in the 22nd place in the regular phase with only 11 points. During this period, they were notably swept by PSG (4-2), Juventus (2-0), and Sporting Portugal (4-1). Before this shock, Pep Guardiola has shown irony. “It already looks like a derby. Four years in a row against Real Madrid. But Bayern or Madrid, both, was really a difficult draw. I hope we can arrive in the first leg here, then in Madrid, As best as possible.
As part of the 16th finals, the Champions League offers a five -star shock between Manchester City and Real Madrid. The start of this part will be given at 9:00 p.m.
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- The probable composition of the Skyblues for this Manchester City – Real Madrid: Courtois, Valverde, Asencio, Tchouameni, Fran Garcia, Ceballos, Camavong, Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappé, Rodrygo.
- The likely composition of the Merengue for this Manchester City – Real Madrid: Ederson, Nunes, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Silva, Gundogan, de Bruyne, Foden, Haaland.
- Winamax: Manchester City (2.30) – Null (3.85) – Real Madrid (2.85).
- Betclic: Manchester City (2.29) – Null (3.85) – Real Madrid (2.85).
- Unibet: Manchester City (2.24) – Null (3.88) – Real Madrid (2.90).