The two European giants have announced their official lineups for the Champions League battle.
Manchester City host Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie. The Blancos hope to repeat their quarter-final success over Chelsea to find secure a place in the UCL final.
Carlo Ancelotti has made several changes to the lineup that defeated Osasuna 3-1 last week. Toni Kroos and Luka Modric have returned to Real Madrid’s midfield, while Dani Carvajal starts ahead of Lucas Vazquez.
The Italian manager has decided to not use Casemiro in his lineup after his recent injury scare. Instead, Federico Valverde will continue his role in the lineup after his convincing performance against Osasuna.
Man City vs Real Madrid: Confirmed lineups
Here are the two side’s starting lineups for the game.
Man City XI: Ederson, Dias, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodri, B. Silva, De Bruyne, Jesus, Foden, Mahrez.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Kroos, Benzema, Modric, Valverde, Vinicius, Rodrygo, F.Mendy.
John Stones starts ahead of Joao Cancelo, while Fernandinho exits the starting XI to make room for Bernardo Silva’s return.
Upfront, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden start for City ahead of Rahim Sterling and Jack Grealish. Let’s see if Guardiola can continue his brilliant record against Real Madrid tonight.
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