Manchester City must overturn a target deficit away in Real Madrid to avoid an early exit of the Champions League.
Two retarded goals saw citizens lose 3-2 in the first leg of the Champions League Knockout in Etihad last week and now they have everything to do in Bernabeu.
These two have forged some of the classic contemporary rivalries in this competition in recent years and we should be for another rapid meeting, and both sides seem to rescue somewhat sluggish domestic campaigns.
Check the confirmed XIS for 8pm collision below.
Real Madrid
📋✅ The start -up xi!
🆚 @Mancity pic.twitter.com/ot3k5it6ep– Real Madrid CF 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) 19 February 2025
Jude Bellingham begins for Real Madrid after he gave him a suspension of two games by Laliga. It has the middle section with Dani Ceballos and Aurelian Tchoumeni, who returns to a more intimate role after the launch of the defense last time.
Federico Valverde is selected in the right-back with Antonio Rudiger and Raul Asencio with Ferland Mendy on the left back.
Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junio ​​all start attacking.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Valverde, Rudigger, Sencio, Mendy, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Mbappe, Viniicus r.
SUBS: Lunin, Mestre, Alaba, Camavinga, Modric, Guler, Endrick, Vasquez, Vallejo, Fran Garcia, Brahim.
Manchester City
Your city team to take over Real Madrid 🩵
Xi | Ederson, Khusanov, Stones, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Nico, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Savinho, Maroussh
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Ake, Kovac, Sanand, Great, Doku, De Bryne, Nunes, Lewis, McateeGrudge | #UCL pic.twitter.com/qn1w7zbzyz
– Manchester City (@mancity) 19 February 2025
Manchester City has passed Erling Haaland for this critical conflict, despite having scored both goals in last week’s defeat.
Omar Marmoush is chosen in his place after his hat against Newcastle, with Phil Foden and Savinho on each side of the Egyptian.
Abdukodir Khusanov comes to the right back with John Stones, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol. Nico Gonzalez starts in the middle section in his first Champions League game for the city.
Manchester City Xi: Ederson, Khusanov, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Nico, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Savinho, Maroussh
Underground: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Ake, Kovacic, Haaland, Greaealish, Doku, De Bruyne, Nunes, Lewis, Mcatee
