Real Madrid vs Man City: Preview, predictions and lineups

Real Madrid and Manchester City renew their thrilling Champions League rivalry when they meet in the first leg of their quarter-final tie on Tuesday night.

These two clubs will now have faced off in each of the past three Champions League campaigns, with City avenging their heartbreaking semi-final defeat in 2022 by battering Madrid 4-0 in the second leg of last season's semi-final.

City have the advantage of playing the return leg on home soil, as they're travelling to the Spanish capital for the opening fixture.

The Cityzens head into the contest having recorded back-to-back wins in style, while Real Madrid enjoyed a week off as Spain sat down to enjoy the Copa del Rey final. Madrid have impressed domestically this term and are set to canter to the league title, but they were forced to work in the round of 16 against RB Leipzig to set up this blockbuster tie.

Here's preview of Tuesday's first leg in Madrid.

Real Madrid

Man City

Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Club — 31/03/24

Crystal Palace 2-4 Man City — 06/04/24

Osasuna 2-4 Real Madrid — 16/03/24

Man City 4-1 Aston Villa — 03/04/24

Real Madrid 4-0 Celta Vigo — 10/03/24

Man City 0-0 Arsenal — 31/03/24

Real Madrid 1-1 RB Leipzig — 06/03/24

Man City 2-0 Newcastle — 16/03/24

Valencia 2-2 Real Madrid — 02/03/24

Liverpool 1-1 Man City — 10/03/24

Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

TNT Sports 2, discovery+ App, discovery+

United States

UniMás, Univision NOW, TUDN App, ViX, Paramount+, TUDN.com, TUDN USA

Canada

DAZN

The hosts have had plenty of time to prepare for Tuesday's first leg and are pretty healthy on the injury front.

Federico Valverde is fine to start after shaking off a knock, while Eder Militao could make his first start since August after recovering from an ACL tear.

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