Real Madrid vs Manchester City – Predicted lineup and team news | OneFootball

Real Madrid make the familiar trip to Manchester this evening to take on Manchester City in the Champions League.

For the fourth consecutive campaign, the Spaniards face the Premier League champions in Europe. Last season, Real Madrid triumphed on penalties to progress on route to a record-extending 15th Champions League crown.

However, Carlo Ancelotti’s side endured an up-and-down league phase campaign to miss out on automatic entry to the last 16. A two-legged play-off tie with the Citizens now awaits.

Manchester City’s fortunes in Europe were even less convincing. Pep Guardiola’s side required a win over Club Brugge on matchday eight to make the cut for the play-offs. The tie is a meeting of the last two winners of the Champions League.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City – Predicted lineup and team news

Real Madrid team news

Carlo Ancelotti will be forced to shuffle his pack defensively with Antonio Rudiger having not travelled. The German has a muscular injury, while Lucas Vazquez sustained a hamstring issue at the weekend.

The duo join Eder Militao and David Alaba as notable defensive absentees and midfielders Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde could drop into the backline.

Kylian Mbappe will lead the line and netted his 16th goal of the La Liga campaign against Atletico Madrid at the weekend. Only Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski (19) has more. Mbappe is aiming to win the Champions League for the first time this season.

Real Madrid Predicted Lineup

Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois; Valverde, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy; Camavinga, Ceballos, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.

When is Manchester City vs Real Madrid?

Manchester City host Real Madrid in the Champions League’s play-off round on Tuesday 11th Fenruary 2025. Kick-off at the Etihad is 20:00 GMT.

What TV channel is Manchester City vs Real Madrid on?

Manchester City vs Real Madrid will be available to watch on Amazon Prime UK.

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