Official: Manchester City starting XI against Real Madrid – key duo back | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola will be hoping to run up his unbeaten streak against Real Madrid to four games as his Manchester City side take on Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium for the second-leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

The Cityzens were able to rescue a 3-3 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first-leg, which makes tonight’s affair even more captivating.

Ederson is fully fit now, and makes his way back into the starting lineup as a goalkeeper after an injury kept him out of the first-leg. He will be guarded by a four-man defence, featuring Ruben Dias and Manuel Akanji as centre-backs.

Kyle Walker returns to the team after missing the first-leg due to injury, and will be starting as the right-back, while Nathan Ake has not been given the medical green light to start, which means Josko Gvardiol continues as the left-back.

Rodri takes his place as the holding midfielder, with Bernardo Silva and Kevin de Bruyne forming the trident alongside him.

Man of the Match from the first-leg, Phil Foden retains his place as the right-winger, while Jack Grealish has been given the nod over Jeremy Doku to start on the left side of the attack.

Erling Haaland is the final piece of he puzzle, hoping to finally open his scoring account in this fixture in his fourth attempt.

Confirmed City XI: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri; Foden, Bernardo, de Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland