Manchester City must overthrow a target lack of Real Madrid to prevent an early exit from Champions League.
Two late goals saw the citizens losing 3-2 in the first stage of their Champions League knockout play-off on Etihad last week and they now have to do it all in the Bernabeu.
These two have recently forged some of a classic modern rivalry in this competition and we must have a new cracking meeting, because both parties look at a somewhat overwhelming domestic campaigns.
View the confirmed Xis Starting for the clash from 8 p.m. below.
Real Madrid
📋 📋 Our starting XI!
🆚 @Mancity pic.twitter.com/ot3k5it6ep– Real Madrid CF 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 19, 2025
Jude Bellingham starts for Real Madrid after he has received a suspension of two games through Laliga. He plays in midfield next to Dani Ceballos and Aurelian Tchouemeni, who returns to a more trusted role after the previous Timeout in the defense.
Federico Valverde is selected right-back with Antonio Rudiger and Raul Asencio with Ferland Mendy on the left.
Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junio all start in attack.
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
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XI | Ederson, Khusanov, Stones, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Nico, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Savinho, Marousho
Subs | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Ake, Kovac, Sanand, Great, Doku, De Bryne, Nunes, Lewis, Mcatee#Mancity | #Ucl pic.twitter.com/qn1w7zbzyz
– Manchester City (@Mancity) February 19, 2025
Manchester City gave birth to Erling Haaland for this crucial collision despite the score of both goals in last week’s defeat.
Omar Marmoush is selected in his place after his hat trick against Newcastle, with Phil Foden and Savinho on both sides of the Egyptian.
Abdukodir Khusanov comes on the right next to John Stones, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol. Nico Gonzalez starts in midfield in his first Champions League match for City.
Manchester City XI: Ederson, Khusanov, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Nico, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Savinho, Marousho, Marousho
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Ake, Kovacic, Haaland, Greaealealh, Doku, De Bruyne, Nunes, Lewis, Mcatee
