Manchester City hosts Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. It was 3:3 in the first leg. The live ticker for the game.
Manchester City – Real Madrid, Wednesday, 9 p.m
Champions League quarter-finals:
lineups official – de Bruyne returns
This live ticker is continuously updated
Manchester City – Real Madrid -:- (Kick-off: 9 p.m.)
Manchester City line-up: |
Ederson - Walker, Ruben Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol - Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Grealish - Haarland |
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Real Madrid line-up: |
Lunin – Mendy, Rüdiger, Nacho, Carvajal – Kroos, Camavinga, Valverde, Bellingham – Vincius Junior, Rodrygo |
Gates: |
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Update from April 17th, 7:55 p.m.:
The lineups have now arrived. As expected, the two German national players Rüdiger and Kroos are in the guests' starting eleven. On the Skyblues side, Kevin De Bruyne has made his way back into the starting lineup. The Belgian missed the first leg due to health reasons. The warm-up phase for both teams has already begun.
Update from April 17th, 7:25 p.m.:
The lineups should be announced in around half an hour at the latest. It will be interesting to see what kind of personnel both teams will play with. In any case, Madrid's defensive ace Anton Rüdiger has a place guaranteed, as Real coach Ancelotti recently assured.
Update from April 17th, 6:45 p.m.:
The anticipation and excitement around the Etihad Stadium, which has a capacity of around 55,000 spectators, in Manchester is slowly increasing. From 9 p.m. on the dot, referee Daniele Orsato will blow the whistle for the prestigious duel for a place in the CL semi-finals.
The latest statistics say something for the home side, who have won their last three Champions League home appearances against Real. By the way, this is the eighth meeting in the European premier class for the two coaching legends Pep Guardiola (ManCity) and Carlo Ancelotti. Of these, there are six duels in their respective coaching roles in Manchester and Madrid respectively.
Update from April 17th, 6:25 p.m.:
Welcome to the live ticker! Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. We're there live.
Manchester City against Real Madrid in the live ticker: Will the defending champions knock the Spaniards out of the competition again?
First report from April 17th:
Manchester - For many observers, the pairing of Manchester City against Real Madrid is an early final in this year's Champions League season. Anyone who had already warned about this before the spectacular first leg probably felt even more confirmed after the 3-3 draw in Madrid. In the legendary Bernabeu, football enthusiasts got their money's worth last week and were able to click their tongues with pleasure.
Both colors had an impressive exchange of blows with a whopping three lead changes within 90 minutes. Eight days later, the Skyblues led by star coach Pep Guardiola and the La Liga leaders from Madrid, coached by Carlo Ancelotti, meet again (TV information can be found here) to decide on the available semi-final slot.
Manchester City versus Real Madrid in the live ticker today: Who will advance to the semi-finals?
The two teams had already clashed in the Champions League knockout phase last year. At that time, the English, who ultimately secured the title, triumphed confidently 4-0 in the semi-final second leg after a 1-1 draw in their first meeting.
This time too, the Guardiola team are doing something impressive in front of their home crowd, especially since they have been unbeaten in 41 home games. The fact that ManCity was able to climb to the top spot in the Premier League last weekend should also provide a boost - also thanks to the mistakes made by Arsenal and Liverpool.
Real Madrid believes in itself, Rüdiger meets Haaland again
On the other hand, Real are of course optimistic that they can make up for last year's playoff disgrace against Manchester. "It's not a fantastic starting situation, but everything is still open," says Carlo Ancelotti, who has won the Champions League four times as a coach, according to
Sportschau
and adds: "We'll win it because of our attitude."
It will be exciting to see whether Real will again be able to neutralize City's exceptional striker Erling Haaland over long stretches. Last week it was mainly thanks to the efforts of German international Antonio Rüdiger that the Norwegian remained rather pale. Ancelotti already promised: “Rüdiger will play the second leg.”
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