Manchester City – Real Madrid: Ancelotti has a surprise in store for this clash

In the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League, this Wednesday April 17, Manchester City receives, à the Etihad Stadium, Real Madrid. À on the way out, Citizens and Merengue had shared; the draw (3-3).

After the spectacle of the first leg, here is the suspense of the second leg. À following a first duel rich in goals (3-3), Manchester City and Real Madrid find themselves in England, & the Etihad Stadium, to decide between this quarter-final of the Champions League. 

Before this shock, Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, faced & a puzzle to make its central hinge. Private; of Alaba (victim of a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee last December), the Italian manager lost Aur'lien Tchouam& eacute;ni. Warned after 50 seconds of play, a week ago, the French international is suspended for this return match, to the great displeasure of the Italian manager who before&eac; his merits: "He understands well what the team needs at the moment. He covers this position spectacularly. It seems like he has always played the game. there. He is strong on aerial balls, in duels, he is intelligent in his positioning. He can play there, as a recovering midfielder. We needed the emergence of certain defenders, it was necessary, condition of having the support of everyone." Without his new rock, the ex-PSG coach has decided in favor of the experimental Nacho, who has more than 300 matches at Real Madrid, to the detriment of Militao.

The news, however, is very good for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City. Victim of food poisoning Upon his arrival in Spain, Kevin De Bruyne recovered quickly and also took part in the tournament. to the great success of his team against Luton (5-1). À new leader of the Premier League, the defending champion in the Champions League arrives wary at the start of the season. this meeting against Real Madrid: "We both wanted to attack but in different ways, that was the point´ Pep Guardiola at a press conference. You spend the day at home. Worrying about how to control Real Madrid's transitions, but it's impossible, really impossible, you end up focusing on minimizing. We have conceded; few things &agrav; the first leg, even though we had a lot of turnovers. The match ended up going crazy. The best wasé our reaction to this 2-1. On this pitch, the matches never end and we have shown how well we can. of personality. And quality." A good omen before the final battle. 

As part of the quarter-final return, the Champions League offers a five-star shock: Manchester City – Real Madrid. The kick-off for this part will be given at &agrav; 9:00 p.m.

As is the case with certain Champions League posters, you will have the choice to see Manchester City – Real Madrid. This poster will be broadcast by Canal +Foot and RMC Sport 1.

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• Manchester City's probable line-up: Ederson – Walker, Dias, Akanji – Stones, Rodri – Grealish, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Foden – Haaland.
• The probable composition of Real Madrid: Lunin – Carvajal, Rüdiger, Nacho, Mendy – Kroos, Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham – Rodrygo, Vinicius. 

• Winamax: Manchester City (1.65) – Draw (4.30) – Real Madrid (4.75).
• Betclic : Manchester City (1.64) – Draw (4.15) – Real Madrid (4.60).
• Unibet: Manchester City (1.63) – Draw (4.20) – Real Madrid (4.60).