Manchester City takes over Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League tie in Etihad.
The heavyweight twin is used to face the latest stages of this competition-playing each other in the quarter-finals last season and the semifinals in the previous two campaigns-but only fight to reach the last 16 this time.
Both lost the automatic development after completing outside the top eight in the league phase, with a city away only to avoid eradicating the competition with the courtesy of a victory over Club Brugge in the final round of lighting.
However, this twin has played some thrillers in the past and we should be for an exciting tie.
Chekc out the team’s news for the first leg of the point of view below.
News of Manchester city team
Your city team to face Real Madrid 🩵
Xi | Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gardon, Stones, Bruyne (C), Bernard, Savine, Grealish, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Marmoush, Kovacic, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Nunes, Khusanov, Foden, O’reillly, Lewis, McateeGrudge | #UCL pic.twitter.com/hw42t8fgaf
– Manchester City (@mancity) February 11th 2025
Man City’s big weapons return to their XI after resting for the FA Cup tie in Leyton Orient.
This means that Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne are coming to the side, with Jack Grealish also giving a rare start.
Ederson in the goal and the back of four by Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Josko Gvardiol, like John Stones, seems to start in the middle.
Manchester City xi: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Savinho, Grealish, Halad
News of Real Madrid team
📋✅ The start -up xi!
🆚 @Mancity pic.twitter.com/r9audcedlb– Real Madrid CF 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 11th 2025
A defensive crisis sees the real name an improvised rear four for this critical conflict, such as Slass Federico Valverde on the right back and Aurelien Tchouameni is called Center-back.
The French midfielder Tchouameni plays with the young Raul Asencio, with Farland Mendy on the left of the defense.
Edouardo Camavinga and former Arsenal Loanee Dani Ceballos start in the middle section, with Jude Bellingham’s deadly front front of Real, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Kylian Mbappe who have been selected.
Luka Modric is named on the bench.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Valverde, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy, Camagega, Ceballos, Bellenham, Rodrygo, MBAP, VINICUS
