Manchester City vs Real Madrid – UCL 2021/22 Semi-Final 1st Leg, match preview, predicted lineups
Manchester City and Real Madrid lock horns on Tuesday in UCL 2021/22 Semi-Final first leg as the season nears it’s conclusion. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Kick-off : 8:00 PM (Local)
Venue : City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Real Madrid are having a fabulous season with them guaranteed the La Liga. They will aim to win the UCL too.
Los Blancos know how to win in the Champions League as the previous experience. They ousted fellow giants and defending champions Chelsea in the Quarter-finals. City will be a new challenge.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti knows the weight of expectations on his side to reach another UCL final. He will likely deploy a 4-3-3 formation.
Succeeding at the City backyard is a tough thing so they will need to be defensively very solid plus try to score as many as they can with their fabulous strike force.
On the other hand, Manchester City is having a wonderful season too and they are almost there in terms of the PL title. They will hope for a first UCL title.
City are a force nowadays and they proved it in the Quarter-Final tie against fellow rivals Atletico Madrid. Now Real Madrid ousting will require larger ammunition.
Boss Pep Guardiola is an experienced campaigner and knows how to win big gsmes. He will likely deploy a 4-2-3-1 formation against Los Blancos. They will look to take the advantage in Madrid.
Team news and possible lineups
Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic & Mariano Diaz will all be unavailable for Real Madrid for the Tuesday game. While Eder Militao is available and likely play.
As for Man City, Joao Cancelo is unavailable.
Real Madrid XI : Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Marcelo, Kroos, Camavinga, Modric, Valverde, Benzema, V. Junior.
Manchester City XI : Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.
Prediction
With Real Madrid and Manchester City squaring off, two top teams in Europe, one can expect a classic encounter. So goals should be scored but defense as well solidified. I expect a 2-2.
