A rematch between Manchester City and Real Madrid (data and expectations)
A rematch between Manchester City and Real Madrid (data and expectations) the exciting first leg, English club Manchester City will meet its Spanish opponent, Real Madrid, again in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Al-Ittihad Stadium.
The amazing summit in the first leg last week at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the capital, Madrid, witnessed the two European giants tied with a score of (3-3), and it will be difficult to predict the identity of the team that will snatch the ticket to the semi-finals to face the winner of the other clash between the English Arsenal and Bayern Munich. German.
Confrontation data
Coincidentally, Manchester City ‘s last two Premier League matches scored six goals in each match, but it emerged victorious in both, at the expense of Crystal Palace (4-2) ten days ago, and then Luton Town (5-2). 1) Last weekend.
The recent victory over Luton meant topping the Premier League table, after coach Pep Guardiola’s men benefited from the losses of both Arsenal and Liverpool in their home stadiums, moving them away by two points from their direct pursuers, the Gunners, only five rounds away from the end of the league season.
City has not lost in 27 matches in all tournaments since the modest defeat last December against Aston Villa, and if they win on Wednesday, they will equal the club record of 42 matches without defeat at home, an achievement dating back to 1921.
In turn, the Spanish club Real Madrid did not taste defeat in the 2023-24 Champions League, and heads to Manchester with a 100% record in its four matches away from home in the current edition, despite winning all of these matches by one goal, and it also has a series of 15 match unbeaten streak in all competitions.
The only goal scored by Aurelien Chouamini – suspended for Wednesday’s match – was enough to lead coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team to a 1-0 victory over its host Real Mallorca in the Spanish League last weekend, which kept it in the lead, eight points away from second-placed Barcelona, with Seven matches remaining.
The Royal Club was able to qualify in only two of the last 10 matches in the knockout stage of the Champions League without being able to win the first leg at home, and both were against Manchester United in the 1999-00 and 2012-2013 seasons.
Possible formations of the two teams
Manchester City : Ederson / Walker, Dias, Stones, Gvardiol / Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne / Foden, Haaland, Doku
Real Madrid : Lunin / Carvajal, Nacho, Rudiger, Mendy / Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos / Bellingham / Rodrigo, Vinicius
Coralogy predictions: Manchester City win / The correct score for Manchester City win (3-1) / More than 2.5 goals scored in the match / A goal scored by Phil Foden
