Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Sparkles will be flying when Man City and Real Madrid go head to head in a highly-anticipated Champions League game. The Citizens survived Leyton Orient in the FA Cup last 32, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against the La Liga giants. Bernardo Silva is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while all Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias, Jeremy Doku, and Rodri remain in the recovery room.
Los Blancos, on the other hand, shared the spoils with Atletico Madrid in “El Madrileno” at the weekend, with Kylian Mbappe scoring the equalizer. Real Madrid, though, have been struggling at the back ever since Antonio Rudiger suffered an injury and given their attacking potential with Rodrigo and Vinicius Junior up front, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Lucas Vazquez has joined the likes of David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, and aforementioned Rudiger in Real Madrid’s recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Luka Modric):
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Luka Modric is regarded as one of the best central midfielders in world football. The Croatian ace is a product of Dinamo Zagreb’s youth school and it has to be noted that he played 94 league games for the Modri between 2003 and 2008. In 2008 he signed a six-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £16.5 million.
Luka made his Tottenham debut on 16 August, 2008 in a 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium. The Croatian star scored only 13 goals in 127 league appearances for the Spurs, but he is well known for his brilliant passing. In 2012 he signed for Real Madrid for a fee of £30 million and he made his debut against Barcelona in the 2012 Spanish Super Cup, return leg.
Modric quickly established himself as a first-team regular and, no doubt, he helped the capital club win two Champions League trophies (2013/2014, 2015/2016). You should bear in mind that he was named Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2014.
Highlighted Team (Man City):
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Manchester City are the lest famous of the two major clubs based in Manchester. The club was founded in 1880, but they have been struggling in the English Premier League in the past. Nonetheless, ever since the club was purchased by Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, the Citizens have been playing an important role in the English top flight.
Manchester City won two Premier League trophies under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini (2011/2012 and 2013/2014), but both managers eventually paid the price for some disappointing results. Man City play their home games at the Etihad Stadium and the stadium capacity is 55,097.
Manchester United are regarded as Manchester City’s biggest rivals and the likes of Kun Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Uwe Rosler, Yaya Toure, Sylvain Distin are some of the most remarkable players that played for the Etihad Stadium outfit. Manchester City have won four Premier League titles and five FA Cup trophies and it has to be noted that they made it to the Champions League semis in the 2015/2016 season.