Manchester City look to take a significant step in the direction of lifting the Champions League trophy for the primary time as they host Real Madrid within the second leg of the semi-final tie tonight. With Inter Milan ready within the remaining, whoever comes out on prime right here on the Etihad will probably be massive favourites to get the job completed on June 10 in Istanbul.
Pep Guardiola’s got here from behind to earn a 1-1 draw on the Bernabeu final week, with Kevin De Bruyne’s good strike cancelling out Vinicius Jr’s first-half stunner. De Bruyne, like Jack Grealish and John Stones, return to the beginning lineup after being rested towards Everton, because the City boss goes with the identical facet from the primary leg.
With Barcelona formally successful LaLiga, Real’s full focus is now on the Champions League and successful the competitors for a fifteenth time. The defending champions have Karim Benzema and Vinicius, who scored 3 times between them final season on the Etihad, again within the facet tonight, whereas Eder Militao returns from suspension. Follow all of the motion with Standard Sport’s LIVE weblog under!
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Players are out, flags everywhere in the store and a few stringy stuff (official identify) throw from the stands. Now you already know it’s a extremely massive recreation.
Champions League anthem as widespread as ever on the Etihad. Can barely hear it over the boos.
Teams will probably be out onto the pitch very shortly.
Last evening’s match between Inter and Milan wasn’t precisely full of pleasure or drama - certainly it’s going to very completely different right here!
“We have to apply ourselves to whatever the game demands. It might be a rigorous start, but it might be something different.
“It is not just about [Erling] Haaland. You have to appraise everyone. You can’t forget about [Bernardo] Silva, [Kevin] De Bruyne. If they have to score, score early - then we have more chance to come back.”
One Champions League remaining look for Manchester City of their historical past. Just the 17 for Real Madrid.
City will probably be determined to double that tally after which lastly raise the trophy for the primary time this season, however they're confronted with the last word take a look at tonight.
A Real Madrid facet that simply by no means go away relating to the Champions League!
Such a giant name from Ancelotti in defence.
Rudiger was actually spectacular every week in the past, with Haaland barely within the match as Real saved him very quiet.
The former Chelsea man drops out of the facet although regardless of that show, with Militao straight again in after suspension. We shall see if that proves to be the fitting resolution.
Same team, but something a bit different from Guardiola tonight?
The City boss has hinted at a change, though joked he was not overthinking things in a big game, as he has been accused of doing in the past.
“I have an idea to do something differently, just to be more fluid in attack,” Guardiola said.
“It’s nothing particular. I’m not overthinking, don’t fear guys! Nothing completely different to what now we have completed up to now.”
It was pretty particular when these sides met on the Etihad final season!
Karim Benzema’s panenka the seventh aim of what was a sensational match, adopted by the drama within the second leg in Madrid as Real pulled off a shocking comeback.
More of the identical tonight, please.
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