Man City vs Real Madrid

Man City host European heavyweights Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal. City are looking for their first major European trophy ...

Paramount+ will stream the match in English. Casemiro was in the same position, but is only judged fit enough to make the bench. The trio that have seen Madrid to European success in the past has been broken up by the change, but it remains to be seen whether Pep Guardiola can find a way to take advantage. 20 mins from kickoff: With his history in this competition, you'd think that Karim Benzema will have a large part to play in this tie. Valverde has done a good job filling in gaps in the defensive line. He passes the ball across goal for a teammate to get a touch, but Carvajal is in position to clear. It comes to him quickly, and he manages to divert the ball towards the centre of goal, but Carvajal has got himself in the way, and City can't convert. Mahrez showed quick feet in the area to dance through the Madrid defenders, but his shot is just wide of the post. Play pauses as Zinchenko is tripped, but the referee plays advantage, and Bernardo Silva is the quickest thinker in Manchester! He latches onto the loose ball and flashes a shot past Courtois, at the 'keeper's near post. A ball in from the right takes a little flick from Sterling, who came on for Jesus, and Dias stretches for it at the far post. When his side have been in this position in the past, Guardiola has perhaps made one change too many. Karim Benzema has already shown his class in this competition, and his performance against Paris Saint-Germain was eye-catching.

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Since riding the rollercoaster to victory against holders Chelsea, Madrid have moved within a point of becoming domestic champions and now face a fresh English challenge in what is their record 31st semi-final in this competition. Real Madrid could not live with City's fierce pressing on their last visit to east Manchester in August 2020, when Gabriel Jesus scored one and laid on another in a 2-1 last-16 second-leg victory. Losing finalists last season, City are eager to make amends, but the 13-time European champions are a huge obstacle in their path.