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Real Madridvs.Man City

sportsmole.co.uk, 8 April 2024, 19:00
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

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: Nathan Ake (calf)

Doubtful: Kyle Walker (hamstring), 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.

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