Real Madrid - Manchester City lineups: Predicted teams for UCL quarter-final
Pep Guardiola’s team travel to Santiago Bernabéu full of confidence, but without first-choice defenders Kyle Walker and Nathan Ake.
The Champions League returns this week with four fascinating quarter-final fixtures, bringing together the great and the good of European soccer in do-or-die knock-out ties. But of all the glittering games, the meeting of Real Madrid and Manchester City shines the brightest.
Madrid and City have won the last two iterations of the Champions League and are among the favourites to be crowned European champions again at Wembley Stadium this June.
Los Blancos have come to view continental success as their birthright and, with 14 titles to their name, they are by far the most decorated team in the competition’s illustrious history. But City are the reigning holders, the 2022/23 treble winners, and boast an array of elite talents, a hall-of-fame manager and a ruthlessly clinical style of play.
As two of the world’s best prepare to go head-to-head, here’s our predicted teams for Real Madrid and Manchester City...
Madrid supporters will have been delighted by the recent return from injury of Eder Militão. The Brazilian suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury early in the season but made his long-awaited comeback in the recent victory over Athletic Club. However his return was limited to a two-minute cameo in injury time, meaning that he has had precious little time to prepare himself for the mite of Manchester City.
Madrid benefitted from a weekend away from LaLiga action and Carlo Ancelotti has a strong squad at his disposal for the UCL first leg at the Bernabéu. The only two confirmed absences for Madrid are that of Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba. Both players are suffering knee injuries
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