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Real Madrid vs Man City: Champions League preview
Tuesday's clash at the Bernabeu promises to be a fascinating encounter
Manchester City travel to the Bernabeu on Tuesday night for their Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid. The two sides are among the favourites to win the competition this season and their meeting is sure to be a thrilling encounter.
Team news
Manchester City will be without Kevin De Bruyne for the match after he picked up a knock in training. The Belgian is a key player for City and his absence will be a big blow. Fernandinho will take his place in the starting lineup.
Real Madrid have no major injury concerns and are expected to field a strong team. Karim Benzema is in excellent form and will be looking to add to his tally of 12 goals in the Champions League this season.
Predicted lineups
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr.
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo; Fernandinho, Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Mahrez, Jesus, Foden.
Preview
Real Madrid will be looking to make a fast start in front of their home crowd. They will be confident of getting a result against Manchester City, who they have beaten twice already this season.
Manchester City will need to be at their best to get a positive result in Madrid. They will need to be defensively solid and clinical in attack. They will also need to be patient, as they are likely to have to soak up a lot of pressure from Real Madrid.
The match is likely to be decided by fine margins. Both teams have quality players who can make a difference. It could go either way, but Real Madrid will probably be slight favourites.
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