Real Madrid and Manchester meet again six days after the first leg that Real Madrid won 2-3 at Etihad Stadium. The team led by Carlo Ancelotti again see the faces with that of Pep Guardiola for the fourth consecutive year at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
For the first time in these four seasons, Madrid players will face the second leg against the English team with advantage. The first leg was not easy: despite the domain of Ancelotti, Manchester City set ahead on the scoreboard even twice.
Haaland opened the can and, after Mbappé’s tie in the second part, the Norwegian striker again advanced the Citizens. However, Thanks to the many in the final stretch of Brahim Díaz and Bellingham, Real Madrid was able to obtain victory in England.
A battle of probabilities
The triumph in the Etihad was The first of Madrid this season against a rival with some aspirations similar to whites. The City is not much better either: it has only been able to win Chelsea in August so it goes from season.
After the first leg, Guardiola said that his team had a 1% probability to pass against Real Madrid. This statement from the Catalan coach was denied by Carlo Ancelotti himself in his press conference: “Neither he believes it.
Tomorrow I’m going to ask you before the game. He thinks he has more like we don’t think we have 99%. We think we have a small advantage, take advantage of it and raise the same game as in the first leg, which went well. “
Guardiola himself confessed his’ lie to the press and confirmed that as the days went by, he was gaining confidence in his team: “I lied to you, this time. It was the feeling, but with the passage of time you see it in another way. We will try “.
Low in the defense of both teams
Ancelotti will have virtually all his squad, except for the long -term casualties of Militao and Carvajal. It recovers for the cause to Lucas Vázquez, despite the fact that the Italian announced that “he has not completed his recovery program”; In addition to two of its key centrals: “Rüdiger can play from the beginning, Tchouaméni can play as a pivot and Asencio can play as a central one. We will see how Valverde is, which was touched against Osasuna. As a right side you can also play Raúl (Asencio)”. For its part, Alaba has also entered the Madrid call.
For its part, Manchester City will have a new sensitive decline, this time in the defense rear: Akanjiwhich was injured precisely before Real Madrid and will remain ten weeks off after being operated by an injury to the central abductor.
Both Grealish and Haaland has recovered from their discomfort for the return of the round round. In addition to the return of two of their winter signings, Nico González and Marmoush, who already had minutes last weekend against Newcastle.
The winner of the tie between Real Madrid and Citizens will pass to the round of 16, where they will face two possible teams that were automatically classified by being among the top eight of the League phase. Capricious fate has wanted Those two rival hypothetics are Bayer Leverkusen by Xabi Alonso or Atlético de Madrid.
This issue will be decided in the draw of the round of 16 of the Champions League, which will be held next Friday, February 21 at 12:00 Spanish time.
When and where is Real Madrid played – Manchester City of Champions League?
The return meeting of the round of the round of 16 between Real Madrid and Manchester City will be played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, a scenario that in its return games the Madrid team usually presents a better balance of victories.
The game will be This Wednesday, February 19 and will begin at 9:00 p.m. (Peninsular schedule).
Streaming: Where to watch online TV Real Madrid – Manchester City?
The meeting can be followed from Spain, through Movistar Plus+ through its Movistar champions Movistar channel.
In addition, you can continue live both the previous and what happens in the game at Larazon.es.
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Possible alignments
real Madrid
With the return of its defenses, the alignment of Ancelotti is expected to be the following.
Eleven probable of Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Rüdiger, Asencio, Mendy; Ceballos, Tchouaméni, Bellingham; Vinicius, Mbappé and Rodrygo.
Manchester City
The absence of Akanji and Nico’s return, as well as Haaland’s recovery leaves a Mucester City probable eleven So:
Possible alignment: Ederson; Lewis, Ruben Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Stones, Nico González; Savinho, Foden, Marmoush; Haaland