Manchester City took over Real Madrid in the first part of his play-off Champions League in Etihad.
The heavyweight duo is accustomed to dealing with the last stages of this competitive0n, grabbing each other in the quarterfinals of last season and semifinals in the previous two campaigns but are fighting only to reach the last 16 this time.
They both missed the automatic progress after completing the top eight in the league phase, with the city outside Sorta only avoiding eliminating from a competition with kindness to victory over Club Brugge in the last round of fixing.
Despite this, this duo has played some thrillers in the past and we should be for an exciting tie.
Chekc make team news for tonight’s first leg below.
Manchester City Team News
Your city team that will face Real Madrid 🩵
XI | Epson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Guardiol, Stones, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Savinho, Gialish, Haaland
Subs | Ortega Moreno, Marmoush, Kovacic, Loca, Nico, Gundogan, Nunes, Khusanov, Foden, O’Reilly, Lewis, McATEE#Mancity | #Ucl pic.twitter.com/hw42t8fgaf
– Manchester City (@Mancity) 11 February 2025
The great Man City rifle returned to their XI after they rested because of the FA Cup connection at Leyton Orient.
This means that Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne are coming aside, and Jack Gralialish is also a rare start.
Epson in the goal and the back of four Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Josko Guardiol while John Stones seems to start in the middle of the field.
Manchester City XI: Epson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Guardiol, Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Savinho, Greelish, Haaland
News about the real Madrid teams
📋✅ Our beginning of XI!
🆚 @Mancity pic.twitter.com/r9Audcedlb– Real Madrid Cf 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadenid) 11 February 2025
The defensive crisis sees the real name improvised four for this key conflict, because the Federico Valverde slot for the right back, and Aurelien Tchoumeni called the central beck.
The French midfielder Tchoumeni plays together with young Raul asencis, with Farland Mendy on the left of the defense.
Edoardo Camaving and former Arsenal Dani Loin Ceballos start in the middle of the field, and Electes are Real -these deadly fronts of four Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Kylian Mbappe.
Luka Modric was appointed on the bench.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Valverde, Tchouumen, Asencio, Mendy, Camaving, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius
