UEFA Champions League - Manchester City VS Real Madrid Prediction
UEFA Champions League - Manchester City VS Real Madrid
Match Time: 18-04-2024 03:00 Thursday（GMT+8)
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Manchester City - WDWWDW
We think that The Citizens will possibly kick off with a 3-2-4-1 formation in the match and select Ederson Moraes, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, John Stones, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland.
Manchester City will be looking for a repeat result of the 5-1 Premier League success over Luton Town.
In that game, Manchester City had 74% possession and 37 shots on goal with 13 on target. For Manchester City, the goalscorers were Mateo Kovačić (64'), Erling Haaland (76'), Jérémy Doku (87') and Joško Gvardiol (93'). Luton Town got 4 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Daiki Hashioka (2' Own goal) and Ross Barkley (81') scored for Luton Town.
Manchester City have been so strong in attack in recent times, lashing 18 goals past their opponents over the course of their last 6 matches. In those meetings, Manchester City have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them total 7. We will see if that trend will be continued on here.
Real Madrid - DWWWDW
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has to choose a team with limited availability. Thibaut Courtois (Meniscus tear) and David Alaba (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game. Aurélien Tchouaméni is ineligible for this match because of suspension.
We reckon that Los Blancos appear most likely to play in a 4-2-2-2 formation with a starting lineup of Andriy Lunin, Daniel Carvajal, Nacho Fernandez, Antonio Ruediger, Ferland Mendy, Toni Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.
Real Madrid will go into this meeting after a 0-1 La Liga win with the downing of Mallorca in their last fixture.
In that game, Real Madrid had 56% possession and 16 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Real Madrid was Aurélien Tchouaméni (48'). On the other side, Mallorca had 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
Demonstrating their fondness for fruitful matches, goals have been celebrated 21 times in the prior six games in which Real Madrid have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.5 goals per clash. Their opponents have managed 6 of this grand total.
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Walker, Dias, Stones, Gvardiol; Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Foden, Haaland, Doku
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Lunin; Carvajal, Nacho, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr
Manchester City vs Real Madrid Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Manchester City have a slight edge over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League and have won four out of the last 11 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to the latter's three victories.
*Manchester City could become only the second team to knock Real Madrid out of a UEFA Champions League knockout tie in consecutive seasons after AC Milan achieved the feat in 1989 and 1990.
*Manchester City have won their last three matches at home against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, with each of these victories coming under Pep Guardiola.
*The last five matches between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League have produced a total of 23 goals.
*Real Madrid have progressed from only two of their last 10 knockout ties in the UEFA Champions League in which they have failed to win the first leg at home.
Prediction: Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid (Man City win 6-5 on aggregate)
Twenty-three goals have flown into the back of the net during City and Real's last five contests - an average of 4.6 per game - and another engrossing encounter ought to be on the menu between two sides boasting fully-fit attacking contingents. There ought to be no repeat of the four-goal drubbing dished out by Guardiola's charges a little under 12 months ago, but with the holders imperious on home soil - albeit without the defensive solitude to match - we expect Man City to remain on course for back-to-back continental triumphs and inflict a familiar sense of Mancunian misery on Los Blancos.
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