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Tonight is the rematch between Manchester City and Real Madrid in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. After a five-month break, the tournament resumes, and again two of the favorites in it face each other. The `Citizens` won the first match of the `Santiago Bernabeu` with 2:1 and made the first step towards ranking in the next phase. However, the White Ballet is the most successful team in the tournament and has more than once found itself in similar difficult situations, from which it managed to escape. Now the players of Zinedine Zidane will come up with the idea of another European feat.








Manchester City showed great form at the end of the season in the Premier League. Joseph Guardiola`s players recorded 8 wins and 2 losses after the resumption of the English Championship matches, and many of their victories were with impressive results, including 4-0 over the champion Liverpool. However, Real is in even better shape. A series of 10 consecutive victories brought the championship title for Madrid in La Liga, and only in the last round they allowed themselves to relax for 2:2 with Leganes, but then they already knew that they had secured the gold medals. So they come inspired to bring their good games to their favorite tournament. The White Ballet is not to be written off for many reasons. The team has won its last 7 matches as a guest in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. In addition, the Spaniards have eliminated English teams 8 times in elimination matches advised by football goals video clips from 12 similar clashes. One of those teams removed from Albion was Manchester City in the semi-finals in 2016.

On the other hand, Real only once in history has managed to qualify ahead after losing the first game at home. This happened back in 1971 for KNK against Wacker (Innsbruck) (0:1 and 2:0). The hosts today will be without their injured goal scorer Sergio Aguero, as well as without Benjamin Mendi. Guardiola is expected to bet on Ederson at the door and in front of him Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, Aymeric Laport and Joao Cancello in defense. Kevin de Bruyne, Rodri and Ilkay Gundogan are expected to be the trio in the middle of the field, and Riyad Marez, Gabriel Jesus and Rahim Stirling will start in attack. At the same time, Zinedine Zidane cannot use the punished Sergio Ramos, as well as the coronavirus-infected Mariano Diaz. The participation of Marcelo, who has a problem with the adductor, is also in question. Most likely, the eleven will be composed of Thibaut Courtois under the frame and box Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao, Rafael Varane and Ferlan Mendi in defense. Casemiro, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric will be the trio in the middle of the field, and Eden Hazard, Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema will start in front. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, 1/8 finals, rematch:

MANCHESTER CITY - REAL MADRID (in the first match 2:1)

Probable lineups:

MAN CITY: Ederson, Walker, Fernandinho, Laporte, Cancello, De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Mares, Jesus, Stirling

REAL: Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Militao, F. Mendy, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Vinicius, Hazard, Benzema

Stadium: `Etihad`, Manchester

Referee: Felix Brich (Germany)

Start: 22:00










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