Two European behemoths lock horns in Tuesday's mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu, as Real Madrid and Manchester City reunite in the Spanish capital.
Meeting in the knockout rounds for the third year running, Los Blancos fell to a 5-1 loss to the holders over two legs in last year's semis, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two clubs.
REAL MADRID vs. MANCHESTER CITY
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REAL MADRID
Out: David Alaba (ACL), Thibaut Courtois (knee)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Kroos; Bellingham; Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo
MANCHESTER CITY
Out: Kyle Walker (hamstring), Nathan Ake (calf)
Doubtful: Josko Gvardiol (knock)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ederson; Lewis, Stones, Dias, Akanji; Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Doku, Haaland, Foden
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
