Real Madrid – Manchester City, live | The last hour of the Champions League football match, live today

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We will see how Madrid handle Bernardo Silva’s goal in the 2nd minute. Right now, Ancelotti’s men are largely monopolizing the ball.
2′ GOOOOL FOR THE CITY!
CITY GOOOOOAL! Manchester City took the lead with a great goal from a Bernardo Silva free kick. A direct free kick caught Lunin by surprise, misplacing the block well and eating the shot. Madrid, forced to row.

1′
Attention. Yellow match. Tchouaméni sees it for a clear takedown on Grealish. The Frenchman has been warned and will miss the return leg.

1′ THE MATCH STARTS
Get the ball rolling at the Santiago Bernabéu! The quarterfinals are about to begin.

Real Madrid 0-0 Manchester City

THE CHAMPIONS ANTHEM THUNDERS
The Champions League anthem plays as tifo 360 is shown at the Bernabéu!
THE 22 PROTAGONISTS LUNTOS
Madrid and City players took to the pitch led by Rúben Dias and Dani Carvajal.
WHITE TYPHOID
“History that you made, history to be made,” said the tifo on the side of the Bernabéu stand.
THE MADRID ANTHEM SOUNDS
Great atmosphere at the Bernabéu, the fans are already singing the white team’s anthem.

THE JUDGE
The man in charge of directing the match between Real Madrid and City is Frenchman François Letexier. He will be joined from VAR by his compatriot Jerome Brisard.
THE WARM-UP IS OVER
The 22 protagonists finished the warm-up and headed to the locker room for the final preparations and to receive the final instructions from Ancelotti and Guardiola.
KEVIN DE BRUYNE, THERE’S A PROBLEM
The substitution of Kevin de Bruyne against Real Madrid that surprised everyone has an explanation. According to some journalists, the Belgian midfielder has stomach problems that prevent him from participating in the game at the Bernabeú. Guardiola explained this before the game: “He threw up in the locker room and said he’s not ready. We’ll see if he can play tonight.”
THE WARMING UP, IN MARCH
Real Madrid and Manchester City players begin warm-up exercises at the Santiago Bernabéu. Less than half an hour before the start of the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

ANCELOTTI EXPLAINS THE OWNERSHIP OF TCHOUAMÉNI
Carlo Ancelotti attended the microphones of Movistar and was asked about the ownership of Tchouaméni at the expense of Nacho. “There are more than eleven who deserve and can play this match. I have to choose, it’s Tchouaméni’s turn and I hope he can do well. Nacho is very good in aerial duels, but because of small things and details I chose Tchouaméni for this game.”
THIS IS THE ARRIVAL OF MADRID AT THE BERNABÉU
A grand welcome from Real Madrid fans to their team, with thousands of fans around the Santiago Bernabéu to give the team their last breath before the match against Manchester City.
GUARDIOLA, HAS FOUR CENTERS
Guardiola chose a relatively conservative lineup to visit Real Madrid in the first leg of the quarterfinals. Without De Bruyne, the Catalan opted for former Madrid player Mateo Kovacic. In defence, he has a line of four defenders with Akanji, Stones, Dias and Gvardiol. The Swiss defender will be in charge of marking Vinicius, the great offensive asset of Carlo Ancelotti’s team.
BERNABÉU SEES TEMPERATURE
Less than an hour before the start of Madrid-City, the Bernabéu is starting to fill up little by little. Players from both teams have already stepped onto the grass and are in the locker room preparing for warm-ups.

THE BANKS OF MADRID AND THE CITY
We examine the substitutes for Real Madrid and Manchester City for the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals at the Santiago Bernabéu:

Real Madrid: Kepa, Fran González, Nacho, Lucas, Militao, Fran García, Ceballos, Modric, Güler, Joselu and Brahim.

Manchester City: Ederson, Carson, Lewis, Sergio Gómez, Susoho, De Bruyne, Nunes, Doku, Julián Álvarez and Bobb.

ELEVEN FROM THE CITY WITH A SURPRISE!
Manchester City announced the eleven with a big surprise: Kevin De Bruyne is a substitute. This is how Pep Guardiola’s team came out at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Ortega Akanji, Stones, Dias, Guardiol; Rodrigo, Kovacic; Foden, Bernardo, Grealish; Haaland.

COME TO THE ENTIRE TOP OF MADRID
Thousands of Real Madrid fans took the last few meters of the journey to board the white bus to the Santiago Bernabéu. The game has begun around Chamartín.
HOSTILE RECEPTION IN THE CITY
The bus carrying Manchester City’s expedition arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu amid a blaring whistle and plenty of boos. The Bernabéu will be pushing hard tonight for Real Madrid to get a positive result ahead of the return leg at the Etihad Stadium.
ANCELOTTI NEVER FORGETS
Carlo Ancelotti recalled what happened last year at the Etihad, when Manchester City beat Real Madrid (4-0) to qualify for the Champions League finals. “We played without courage or personality. Key aspects in this type of match and we lacked them in the second leg. We obviously lacked football in many situations of the game, in addition to the fact that courage and personality were not handled in the best way. It’s a problem “mentally, but also technically. They put a lot of pressure on us from above and we couldn’t find solutions. We want to avoid this in this tie,” he added.

GUARDIOLA, GOOD AT THE PREVIEW
Pep Guardiola, coach of Manchester City, does not want to call himself the favorite in the tie. “Win at true Madrid twice in a row is almost impossible in this competition. The goal is not easy. Last season we won and last season we lost. It’s like a classic between us. I don’t feel like it’s the same situation as last season. We have new players and it’s a completely different game. “We feel very strong and very confident about playing the second leg at home, but here the games are very long for different reasons,” he said.
THE CALENDAR, UP FOR DEBATE
Real Madrid had a nine-day break to prepare for the match with Manchester City. The whites were without a match in the Liga last weekend due to the Copa del Rey final. Manchester City, on the other hand, have played just two games this season: against Aston Villa on a weekday and against Crystal Palace at the weekend, both of which ended in comfortable victories. Guardiola protested a few days ago about the difference in rest time between the two teams.

THERE ARE ALREADY ELEVEN FROM MADRID
Real Madrid have just made the lineup against Manchester City official. The main news is the presence of Tchouaméni in the rearguard axis forming a duo with Rüdiger. Nacho was sacrificed by Carlo Ancelotti and will start the game on the bench.

Madrid’s eleven consists of:

Lunar; Carvajal, Tchouaméni, Rüdiger, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos; Bellingham, Vinicius and Rodrygo.

WITH WALKER, WHO WILL BE ANTI VINICIUS
Kyle Walker’s injury represents a major setback for Guardiola, as the City captain kept Vinicius dry for most of last season’s semi-final tie. The Brazilian himself has stated on more than one occasion that the English full-back is the toughest rival he has faced. Certainly, the choice to mark the Brazilian is Akanji.
THE BERNABÉU, READY AND CLOSED
The Santiago Bernabéu stadium shows its best when there are only a few minutes left before its doors open. 80,000 fans are expected in the stands of the white coliseum, which will be covered after UEFA allowed Madrid to deploy the retractable roof.

THE DUELS OF MADRID-CITY
The match between Real Madrid and Manchester City brings together some of the best footballers in the world, with special attention to forwards and midfielders. The key to the tie will be who can impose their quality and how they stack up against each other in defence.

Rüdiger-Haaland:

The German and the Norwegian starred in an impressive clash in the first leg last year, when the white centre-back drained City’s tank. In the second leg he did not play and Carlo Ancelotti’s team paid more for it. Tonight a high-profile one-on-one between Rüdiger and Haaland is again expected.
Kroos-De Bruyne:
The main midfield pieces of both teams. The German is the conductor of Madrid’s orchestra and by his boots he spends the whole game with Ancelotti’s team. The Belgian, for his part, came into the event fired up after missing the first half of the season through injury. His arrival, his vision of the game and his lack of balance are the assets he will try to hurt Madrid.

Bellingham-Rodrigo:
The Englishman, who has declined in recent weeks, is still the white team’s top scorer with 20 goals in his first season at the Santiago Bernabéu. Bellingham is one of the unknown factors that Guardiola has to deal with. Rodrigo, for his part, is the anchor and helm of Manchester City and his influence on the game grows with each game. The two face each other in the wide zone.

GREAT ATMOSPHERE AT THE BERNABÉU
There is still two and a half hours before the ball rolls around but the surroundings of the Santiago Bernabéu are already buzzing with excitement and anticipation. Expect a big reception for Carlo Ancelotti’s team. In addition, the club called for all fans attending the match to wear white. There will also be a 360 tifo that will be shown when the protagonists jump on the playing field.
THE LOSS OF TWO TEAMS
Real Madrid reached the quarterfinals with only two players absent due to injury: Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba.

Manchester City, for its part, have major losses in defense: Kyle Walker and Nathan Ake did not go to Madrid while Josko Gvardiol and Ederson were doubts until the last minute. The Brazilian goalkeeper has been out for a month and it will be Guardiola’s decision to put him on or not tonight in Chamartín.

REAL MADRID-CITY, A CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC
Real Madrid and Manchester City meet in the Champions League for the third consecutive season. This is the fifth draw in total that both teams have played. The first time they met in the KO phase was in the semifinals of the 2015-2016 season. In 2019/20 they met in the round of 16 in a tie split due to the pandemic, as the first leg was played in February and the second leg, after imprisonment, in August.
In the 2021/22 campaign, Madrid reached the grand final in a historic comeback and last season Guardiola’s team took revenge by winning the second leg with a memorable defeat: 4-0.
18:24 GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO REAL MADRID-MANCHESTER CITY!
We start today live on MD the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals between Real Madrid and Manchester City (9:00 pm). The Santiago Bernabéu hosts a power-to-power match between the last two Champions League champions. The result will take place next Wednesday at the Etihad.

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Source: La Verdad

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