This evening you must tune into the great semi-final UEFA Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Manchester City. Most football lovers presume this match is the final before the actual final.
Last year Real Madrid and Man City faced each other in the semi-finals and performed a spectacular football show in which the Spanish squad won the double match.
So tonight’s duel will absolutely be another amazing match that might determine who’s going to end up as the winner of the tournament.
Real Madrid CF
In the quarter-finals, the Madridians faced the Blues from London. In the first duel that took place in Santiago Bernabéu, the final score was 2:0 in favor of Real Madrid. Then, in the rematch at Stamford Bridge, Real Madrid outscored Chelsea once again with a final score of 0:2.
But last Saturday Real Madrid played in the Copa Del Rey final against Osasuna and won the match by 2:1.
This definitely proved that the reigning champions are in a good state of mind, so tonight they will absolutely do their best to win this 1st leg duel against the visitors from England.
Manchester City FC
The Sky Blues on the other hand was the better opponent in the quarter-finals against Bayern Munich. In the first match in Etihad Stadium, the Citizens did a great job and won the match by 3:0. Then, in the rematch at Allianz Arena, the final score was 1:1, which made the total score of 4:1 in favor of Manchester City.
But after this tied duel, the Citizens won their following 5 duels. The last one was last Saturday against Leeds United by 2:1.
So tonight Man City will definitely set another offensive formation and try to outscore Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu.
H2H Brief History
In the last year’s semi-finals, Manchester City did great in the first duel against Real Madrid and won the match by 4:3. But in the rematch, the final score after 90 minutes was 2:1 for the Madridians. So Real Madrid scored the winning goal in the extra time and won the double match by a total score of 6:5.
Verdict
We are looking forward to another super dramatic football match with many goal-scoring chances on both sides of the pitch. The slight favorite for the win will be Real Madrid because of their home arena’s upper hand.
Our prediction for this match: Market (BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE) Tip: YES
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