Real Madrid are in great position to move on to the next phase of the UEFA Champions League. While they obviously didn’t want to have to deal with this stage of the competition, and it’s not ideal, barring an upset at home against Man City, they’ll be moving on in the knockouts.
While the format obviously has changed, the storylines remain familiar.
UEFA Champions League Playoff Round Leg 2/2 FYIs
Real Madrid at Man City
Aggregate: Madrid leads 3-2
Kickoff: Wed. Feb. 19, 8pm, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain
Team News for Both Sides: go here
Starting XI Predictions: Man City Real Madrid
Google Result Probability, 90 Min: Manchester City 26% Extra Time 22% Real Madrid 52%
If Madrid are to raise the European cup yet again, then this one would go down as one of the more unlikely. However, we’ve already seen this, many times, in their history of continental competition.
That’s why they have won so many of these European tournaments- they’re used to defying the odds
Real Madrid Starting XI Prediction vs Man City (Champions League)
Thibaut Courtois; Fede Valverde, Aurielen Tchouameni, Raul Asencio, Ferland Mendy; Ernesto Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga; Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr.; Kylian Mbappe.
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