MANCHESTER CITY return to Champions League action TONIGHT when they welcome Real Madrid in a mouth-watering semi-final clash at the Etihad.
A goalless draw against Madrid’s bitter rivals Atletico was enough to scrape through the previous round having beaten Diego Simeone’s side 1-0 in Manchester.
However, Real Madrid are no strangers to English opposition as they dealt with Chelsea in a thrilling quarter-final exchange earlier on this month.
- Start time: 8pm BST
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 2
- Man City XI: Ederson, Stones, Dias (C), Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Jesus
- Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Vinicus Jr, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo, Benzema
JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET A FREE £10 BONUS WITH 100s OF GAMES TO PLAY AND NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED (Ts&Cs apply)
Follow ALL the action with our live blog below…
-
GOAL! Manchester City 4-2 Real Madrid
73, Bernardo Silva screamer!
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
71, Vinicius attempts to escape three blue shirts, but Fernandinho gets a foot in.
You sense City are building something, here.
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid – Madrid change
69, That will be Rodrygo’s last involvement as Camavinga comes on in his place.
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
68, Vinicius shrugs off Laporte before finding Rodrygo. But the winger delays the pass, and by the time he’s played it Vinicius is well offside.
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
67, Pep Guardiola’s men are clever in their build up and free Zinchenko. The left back fires one across goal into the path of Laporte who sweeps one on first time, but it’s too central.
A strange sight to see the centre-back furthest forward, but it very nearly worked.
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
64, Man City crucially hold on to some possession to stop the Real Madrid attacks.
They need to reset.
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
61, Real Madrid all over City, now.
Modric comes to life and finds Benzema down the left spots Vincius in the box and he chips one into him. But Dias is alert and heads the ball away just in time.
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
60, Vinicius picks up the ball on the edge of the area, and City back off him. Benzema takes the ball wide and squeezes a shot away, but City get bodies in the way.
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
58, If you hadn’t already guessed, Vinicius has the beating of Fernandinho down Madrid’s left hand side.
He skips past the make-shift full back before being shoved to the floor by Dias. He is a real thorn in City’s side at the moment.
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
56, Real Madrid threaten again.
This time Carvajal floats a ball in and Militao meets it, but his header doesn’t trouble Ederson too much, and the keeper can hold on to it.
-
Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
What a response!
What an extraordinary goal from Vinicius.
The Brazilian turns Fernandinho on the half-way line, allowing the ball to run through his opponent’s legs. He then charges forward and just doesn’t stop running. He reaches the box before opening up his body before slotting it past Ederson.
What a semi-final we have here!
.Credit: AP -
GOAL! – Manchester City 3-2 Real Madrid
54, Vinicius with an incredible solo goal!
-
Manchester City 3-1 Real Madrid
City finally take their chance!
Fernandinho parades down the right hand side before floating a ball into the danger area.
Jesus took Militao away, and Foden was alive in the box to fire a header past Courtois.
.Credit: Reuters -
GOAL! – Manchester City 3-1 Real Madrid
53, Foden heads home!
-
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
51, City look to be back in full control again, and Real look shaky.
Valverde sweeps the ball straight to De Bruyne who cuts inside and strikes on goal. But it’s deflected wide.
You suspect a third isn’t far away.
-
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
47, Oh my word!
Another huge chance goes begging for the home side.
Militao is caught in possession by mahrez and the Algerian is set free one on one with Courtois. He bends one round Courtois but it bounces out off the post, straight into Foden! His first time shot is blocked by Carvajal on the line and Real Madrid survive what looked to be a certain goal.
-
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
46, Real doing a bit of what City did to them; keep possession. Not for long though, Courtois has just hoofed the ball up field.
-
Second half – Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
Nacho is on for Alaba who was a doubt for this game.
Time to see if the managers’ words will have an effect.
-
Half time – Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
The referee blows his whiste and both managers have some thinking to do.
It’s been a fantastic spectacle.
Manchester City have been brilliantly wasteful, whilst Madrid have looked lack lustre, but have somehow managed to stay in the game.
-
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
45, Mahrez is freed down the right in the final seconds and tries to find Foden at the back post, but Militao was sliding in to stop it.
That should be that.
-
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
44, De Bruyne strikes it straight into the Madrid wall.
-
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
44, Incisive first time football finds Jesus who is aware of Kroos coming in behind him.
De Bruyne will surely take this one.
-
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
42, Jesus sells Militao the dummy and City have a corner.
The defender is quick to make amends and heads clear.
-
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
40, Mahrez takes the in-swinger instead but Courtois punches clear. City are back on the attack though and look the more likely again.
-
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
39, The home side beginning to get a hold on the game again.
Laporte brings his team out before some nice fluid football finds Bernardo Silva. He’s bundled to the floor by Vinicius, and De Bruyne has the chance to find someone from this free kick.