The UEFA Champions League semifinal will be played at home by the defending champions against the Cityzen, who are currently playing the best football in all of Europe.
In the UCL knockout stage, Manchester City will play Los Blancos for the third time, and it will be quite intriguing to watch if Pep’s team can defeat the European King or not.
Both teams are now riding a wave of success, as Madrid just defeated Osasuna in the Copa Del Rey final to claim their 20th championship. Even if they are out of the La Liga race, they still have a chance to defend the Champions League. They have gone unbeaten in their past four home games and have won three of their last five games.
Manchester City, on the other hand, is dominating the Premier League, currently occupying the top spot in the league table and sweeping the title. City has also reached the FA Cup final, which will be played against their archrival Manchester United in June. They therefore stand a decent chance of taking home the treble this season if they can beat Madrid. They have gone 20 games without losing at this point, including their last nine away games.
The game, which will be shown live on the Sony Sports channel and streamed live on the Sony Life app tonight, will get underway at 12:30 a.m. IST.
Probable X1 (Manchester City): Edersom; Walker, Dias, Akanji; Rodri; Stones; Bernardo Silva; Gundogan; De Bruyne; Grealish; Haaland.
Probable X1 (Real Madrid): Courtois; Carvajal; Rudiger; Alaba; Camavinga; Valverde; Kroos; Modric; Rodrygo; Benzema; Vinicius Jr.
Match Prediction: It is almost certain that this match won’t finish in a draw because none of the previous meetings between City and Madrid ended in ties. Even though City is in excellent form, Madrid is invincible on evenings when the Champions League is being played. Therefore, I would forecast a final score of 3-2, with the home team ultimately winning the close match but City scoring the opening goal.
