In the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League, this Wednesday April 17, Manchester City hosts Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium. In the first leg, Citizens and Merengue shared a draw (3-3).
After the spectacle of the first leg, here is the suspense of the return leg. Following a first duel rich in goals (3-3), Manchester City and real Madrid meet in England, at the Etihad Stadium, to decide between themselves in this quarter-final of the Champions League.
Before this shock, Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, faced a headache in forming his central hinge. Deprived of Alaba (victim of a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee last December), the Italian manager lost Aurélien Tchouaméni. Warned after 50 seconds of play, a week ago, the French international is suspended for this return match, to the great dismay of the Italian manager who praised his merits: “He understands well what the team needs at the moment He covers this position spectacularly. It seems like he has always played there. He is strong on aerial balls, in duels, he is intelligent in his positioning. of the emergence of certain defenders, it was necessary, provided that we had the support of everyone.” Without his new rock, the ex-PSG coach decided in favor of the experienced Nacho, who has more than 300 matches at Real Madrid, to the detriment of Militao.
The news, however, is very good for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City. Victim of food poisoning upon his arrival in Spain, Kevin De Bruyne recovered quickly and also participated in his team’s great success against Luton (5-1). Once again leader of the Premier League, the defending champion in the Champions League arrives wary at this meeting against Real Madrid: “We both wanted to attack but in different ways, pointed out Pep Guardiola at a press conference. You pass the day worrying about how to control Real Madrid’s transitions, but it’s impossible, really impossible, you end up focusing on minimizing We conceded little in the first leg, although we had. a lot of turnovers. The match ended up going crazy. The best was our reaction to 2-1. On this pitch, the matches never end and we showed personality and quality. A good omen before the final battle.
As part of the quarter-final return, the Champions League offers a five-star shock: Manchester City – Real Madrid. This game will kick off at 9:00 p.m.
As is the case with some Champions League posters, you will have the choice to see Manchester City – Real Madrid. This poster will be broadcast by Canal + Foot and RMC Sport 1.
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- Manchester City’s probable line-up: Ederson – Walker, Dias, Akanji – Stones, Rodri – Grealish, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Foden – Haaland.
- The probable composition of Real Madrid: Lunin – Carvajal, Rüdiger, Nacho, Mendy – Kroos, Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham – Rodrygo, Vinicius.
- Winamax: Manchester City (1.65) – Draw (4.30) – Real Madrid (4.75).
- Betclic: Manchester City (1.64) – Draw (4.15) – Real Madrid (4.60).
- Unibet: Manchester City (1.63) – Draw (4.20) – Real Madrid (4.60).