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Real Madrid - Manchester City live, the Champions League live

2020-02-26T20:39:41.684Z


Follow the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League between the team of Zidane and Pep Guardiola


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Real Madrid receives Manchester City on Wednesday at Santiago Bernabéu for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. The whole of Zinedine Zidane, urged by the elimination of the Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad and the defeat in the League against Levante last Sunday for which he gave the lead to Barcelona, ​​seeks a therapeutic victory that reinforces the team. For its part, the English club, which runs Pep Guardiola, seeks to finally consolidate itself in the Champions League, a competition that resists it. The citizen team, second in the Premier League at 22 points from Liverpool, will have the opportunity to avenge the semifinal of 2016, in which he was eliminated in the Bernabéu by a lonely goal by Fernando on his own goal after a zero draw in the first leg.

Jorge Otero

M. 31. Change in the City: Laporte is injured and Fernandinho enters.

02/26/2020 21:33

Jorge Otero

M. 30. What Madrid just failed! Center Mendy, head shot Benzema and Vinicius, with Ederson defeated, stumbles and fails to finish at the door.

02/26/2020 21:30

Jorge Otero

M. 29 . Yellow for Mendy (City) for an entry on Modric.

02/26/2020 21:29

Jorge Otero

M. 27. From Bruyne! City is approaching again with a combination on the left. Mendy (the City) is encouraging to climb and are finding a reef for that band Guardiola.

02/26/2020 21:29

Jorge Otero

M. 24 . The game is still very strategic. Neither wants to grant and do not risk too much. Only Vinicius is proposing something different.

02/26/2020 21:25

Jorge Otero

M. 23. Bernardo Silva is on top of Ramos constantly, preventing the Madrid central from clearing the ball.

02/26/2020 21:23

Jorge Otero

M. 20. Courtois Paradón! He put a perfect De Bruyne pass for Jesus, which he cut and threw on goal inside the area. City's first shot on goal.

02/26/2020 21:21

Jorge Otero

M. 18. The City is shaken from the initial domain of Madrid with ball possession, although very static.

02/26/2020 21:18

Jorge Otero

M. 15. Varane! He sent the ball to the third amphitheater. Madrid combined well on the left, where Isco joined to generate superiority.

02/26/2020 21:16

Jorge Otero

M. 12. First approach of Madrid! He unbalanced Vinicius on the left and put a center that rejected Otamendi.

02/26/2020 21:12

Jorge Otero

M. 9. The respect of the appointment is noted, very cautious in both teams when moving the ball. They want to maintain possession and do not rush to attack.

02/26/2020 21:10

Jorge Otero

M. 6. Both want the ball, but Madrid has the initiative in these first minutes.

02/26/2020 21:07

Jorge Otero

M. 4. Madrid is getting comfortable on the grass, but for now there has been no dangerous approach.

02/26/2020 21:04

Jorge Otero

M. 1 . It suffocates the City to Madrid with the pressure. It will not be easy for the white team to get the ball.

02/26/2020 21:02

Jorge Otero

WHEEL THE BALL IN THE BERNABÉU! THE MATCH BEGINS!

02/26/2020 21:00

Jorge Otero

The anthem of the Champiooooons sounds!

02/26/2020 20:57

Jorge Otero

Everything prepared at the Bernbéu! Five minutes to start the game!

02/26/2020 20:54

Jorge Otero

This way Manchester City has arrived at the Bernabéu, in full carnival dates

https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1232753585219305478

02/26/2020 20:48

Jorge Otero

Roberto Martínez , Belgium coach, has talked about Hazard's injury to Movistar microphones:

"I am confident that Hazard can play again with Real Madrid this season. It is important to know Hazard's past doctor to opt for the best decision."

The Belgian end fell on his right ankle injury against Levante and will be out of the team for at least two months.

02/26/2020 20:41

Jorge Otero

However, it is expected that the City will come out for dominance of the ball with Rodrigo and Gundogan as references in the center of the field. Zidane will try to counteract it with players with a more physical profile, such as Casemiro and Valverde ; although the ownership of Modric and Isco balances the system. In addition, the white team has Vinicius to surprise with speed after stealing the ball.

02/26/2020 20:37

Jorge Otero

City 11 is closer to 4-3-3 with: Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Mendy; Rodrigo, Gündogan, De Bruyne; Bernardo, Mahrez and Jesus. Guardiola reserves Agüero and Sterling as revulsives, although Madrid's defense will not have it easy to contain Mahrez's speed. The Algerian, an important piece in the citizen attack, has seven goals and eight assists in the Premier.

02/26/2020 20:31

Jorge Otero

Both teams are already heating up on the Bernabéu lawn!

02/26/2020 20:27

Jorge Otero

David Álvarez tells you here the progress of Courtois in the goal of Real Madrid and its current moment: http://cort.as/-Uyxr

02/26/2020 20:20

Jorge Otero

One of the key pieces that Madrid holds is Courtois . The Belgian goalkeeper, after an irregular start of the season, has stabilized in the white goal and is reaping the best numbers of his career .

The figures speak for themselves: 0.64 goals received per game, better than in the 2013-2014 season at Atlético (0.65) and half that last year (1.33); 75% of stopped shots, better than in 2012-2013 (74.78%) in the Calderón, and 10 points higher than last year (65.38%).

02/26/2020 20:20

Jorge Otero

And this is what the City looks like!

https://twitter.com/ManCityES/status/1232745143704227840

02/26/2020 20:13

Jorge Otero

This is what the Madrid outfit looks like!

https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1232727469352005633

02/26/2020 20:13

Jorge Otero

You can read this article by José Sámano about the situation of both groups and the string of compliments that Zidane and Guardiola have exchanged in the previous meeting to try to put pressure on each other: http://cort.as/ -Uyxa

02/26/2020 20:11

Jorge Otero

Both teams arrive at this match required by different circumstances.

Madrid , touched after the elimination in the Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad and after giving up the LaLiga leadership to Barça after falling to Levante last Sunday, clings to the mystique of the Champions League, the fetish competition of Zidane , to fly again.

The City , meanwhile, with the League almost lost by the distance of 22 points with the unstoppable Liverpool , wants to finally take a coup in the Champions League, after years of millionaire investment in signings.

02/26/2020 20:09

Jorge Otero

The novelties in the Guardiola team are the recovered Laporte , who leaves Fernandinho on the bench, and the replacement of Kun Agüero . Gabriel Jesus will occupy the tip of the English attack tonight.

02/26/2020 20:00

Jorge Otero

Zidane leaves Kroos and Bale on the bench , so his lineup is more like a 4-2-3-1 or even a 4-3-3 with: Courtois; Mendy, Varane, Ramos; Carvajal; Casemiro, Valverde, Modric; Isco, Vinicius and Benzema.

02/26/2020 19:58

Jorge Otero

And here is the Guardiola lineup!

https://twitter.com/ManCityES/status/1232739890938490881

02/26/2020 19:53

Jorge Otero

This is Zidane 11!

https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1232739183661395970

02/26/2020 19:53

Jorge Otero

We already know the alignments!

02/26/2020 19:53

Jorge Otero

The city of Madrid breathes today the special aroma of European nights. This is how the more than 3,000 English fans who will be in the stands at Santiago Bernabéu have encouraged the atmosphere since this morning.

https://twitter.com/ManCityES/status/1232715029042036736

02/26/2020 19:41

Jorge Otero

Good afternoon and welcome to the live broadcast of the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League between Real Madrid - Manchester City!

02/26/2020 19:40

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Source: elparis

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