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City take on Champions League holders after scraping into knockout stages

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Man City host Real Madrid in the first leg of a blockbuster Champions League play-off tie on Tuesday night. Pep Guardiola’s side had to come from behind to beat Club Brugge in their final league phase match just to reach the knockout stages, and it means they must now go up against the defending champions.

There have been signs that City could turn their season around, but they collapsed to defeat against PSG last month and were then hammered 5-1 by Arsenal, emphasising the vulnerabilities that are still very much there. New signings Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov have been added to City’s Champions League squad and could make their first European appearances for the club.

Real’s Champions League campaign has not been hugely convincing either, as they finished 11th in the standings. Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who sit top of LaLiga, so often to come to life at this stage of the season, though, and they will be eyeing a statement result to take back to Madrid for the second leg. Follow all the build-up and action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!