Real Madrid will know that they do not take over the Manchester City team in their dominant best with the Champions League circle of 16 years.
Madrid beat up and succumbed to far superior iterations by Cityzens Pep Guardiola, but the situation with “emergency” injuries could somewhat equalize the playground.
La Liga leaders are hardly the smallest cohehentic, and their problems with the availability in defense are obliged to make their disadvantages against A City A team that still knows how to find the back of the net.
They will undoubtedly benefit from playing a return leg at home so that they can once again throw out their vudo magic, but the Stars of Carl Ancelotti may be deprived of the city on Tuesday night.
Here’s how Madrid He could look for the first leg on Etihad.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – Courtois rarely has quiet nights at Etihad, although Andriy Lunin was a hero of criminal shooting last season. Expect Belgian to be busy on Tuesday.
RB: Federico Valverde – Lucas Vazquez is the latest victim of visitorsleaving Acelotti with little choice, except to use the Valverde midfielder on the right back. The Uruguayan International has been comfortable with the role in recent weeks.
CB: Aurelien Tchouumen – Los Blancos are without their three older backs for the first leg, so they will implement the partnership of the absolutely no Madridist who would have predicted that he would start only this game after being made.
CB: Raul Asencio – The young defender is skilled through the background and would be a candidate to start in full back if Madrid was not so hurt in the center.
LB: Ferland Mendy – Since Fran Garcia played 90 minutes during the weekend, Ancelotti could favor Mendy’s superior athlete and one on one ability against the city.
Cm: Eduardo Camaving – The French internationaler returned from a bench in the Madrid derby and on Tuesday night he must be considered a shom.
Cm: Luka Modric – Modric does not have 90 minutes in it, but Acelotti could use him from the beginning and let him play the role of Toni Kroos-Esque under the lights to ensure that Madrid would make control in possession.
RM: Rodrygo – Rodrygo has been a thorn in Cityzens over the years. His unforgettable last bracket set Madrid’s victory in 2021/22 Champions League The semifinals and he scored both legs last season.
AM: Jude Bellingham – The Englishman returned to the famous shores on Tuesday, playing a big role in the quarterfinal victory of Madrid over the city in the last term. His exit was not so impressive in 2024/25. Bellingham’s power could overcome the hosts.
LM: Vinicius Junior – 2024 Ballon d’Or The winner did not score in La Liga for three months, but he was great on Saturday and shone on this ground before.
ST: Kylian Mbappe – Mbappe saved a point for Ancelotti’s side in the derby and entered it in its last few months. The city cut its job if the French should slow down.
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