Champions League: Get ready for the second leg of the Manchester City - Real Madrid clash

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 17.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

Get ready for the return leg of the Champions League Semi-finals between Manchester City and Real Madrid. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!

It's quite the trip for Real Madrid when visiting City as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Manchester City and Real Madrid.

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Manchester City form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the semi-finals against Real Madrid.

Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Manchester City so far, with 49 points won from 18 matches; 16 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 6 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses in this competition.

Manchester City enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Everton's place. The match ended 3-0 with Haaland and Gündoğan (2) scoring. Midfield player Gündoğan got a match rating of 8.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Gündoğan scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).

In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Real Madrid (Champions League).

The match schedule is unforgiving for City as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Chelsea are visiting.

Manchester City always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Etihad Stadium with 59 goals in 18 league games. Manchester City have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Nothing but glory last season for Real Madrid, as they won the Champions League.

The visitors are W10-D1-L6 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. Total Champions League statistics for Real Madrid: 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Madrid are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against Getafe. Midfield player Tchouaméni was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. Tchouaméni hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 92 successful passes (of 96 total).

One game before, 1-1 at home against Manchester City in the Champions League.

The schedule is very tough for Real Madrid now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga game at Valencia is waiting in only four days.

Real Madrid are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 17 away games so far. Madrid have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other already this season, with the result Real Madrid - Manchester City 1-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Manchester City victories, three draws and three Real Madrid wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityE. Håland
E. Håland
36 goals
Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
17 goals
Manchester CityP. Foden
P. Foden
10 goals

Manchester City missing players

Real Madrid missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester City Real Madrid
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
20 13   Won W   6 16
4 0   Drew D   1 3
1 0   Lost L   4 6
68 44   Scored S   22 56
14 5   Conceded C   12 25
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 96%
88% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 80%
68% 85%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 48%
36% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 40%
24% 31%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   27% 28%
52% 38%   BTTS BTTS   36% 44%
44% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   45% 44%
4% 0%   Failed to Score F T   27% 16%
 
6 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.8
3 2.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4
1.5 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.1
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
14.4 15.5   Shots (avg) S (   15.2 17
6.4 7.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.9 6.7
43% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 34%
 
7.5 6.4   Shots against (avg) S A   11.8 10.7
2.2 2.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 35 27 4 4 92 31 18 16 1 1 59 17 17 11 3 3 33 14 61 85
2 Arsenal 36 25 6 5 83 42 18 13 3 2 48 25 18 12 3 3 35 17 41 81
3 Newcastle United 35 18 12 5 63 31 17 10 5 2 32 13 18 8 7 3 31 18 32 66
4 Manchester United 35 20 6 9 51 41 17 13 3 1 30 8 18 7 3 8 21 33 10 66
5 Liverpool 35 18 8 9 67 42 18 13 4 1 45 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 25 62
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 17 7 10 66 45 17 9 3 5 33 19 17 8 4 5 33 26 21 58
7 Tottenham Hotspur 36 17 6 13 65 59 18 12 1 5 36 22 18 5 5 8 29 37 6 57
8 Aston Villa 36 17 6 13 48 44 18 11 2 5 31 20 18 6 4 8 17 24 4 57
9 Brentford 36 13 14 9 54 45 18 9 7 2 34 18 18 4 7 7 20 27 9 53
10 Fulham 36 15 6 15 52 49 18 8 4 6 29 27 18 7 2 9 23 22 3 51
11 Chelsea 35 11 10 14 36 41 18 6 6 6 19 18 17 5 4 8 17 23 -5 43
12 Crystal Palace 36 11 10 15 37 46 18 7 6 5 20 22 18 4 4 10 17 24 -9 43
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 11 7 18 30 52 18 9 2 7 18 19 18 2 5 11 12 33 -22 40
14 AFC Bournemouth 36 11 6 19 37 69 18 6 4 8 20 27 18 5 2 11 17 42 -32 39
15 West Ham United 36 10 7 19 38 52 18 7 4 7 23 23 18 3 3 12 15 29 -14 37
16 Nottingham Forest 36 8 10 18 36 67 18 7 6 5 26 24 18 1 4 13 10 43 -31 34
17 Everton 36 7 11 18 32 56 18 5 3 10 15 27 18 2 8 8 17 29 -24 32
18 Leeds United 36 7 10 19 46 71 18 5 7 6 25 33 18 2 3 13 21 38 -25 31
19 Leicester City 35 8 6 21 49 64 17 4 4 9 21 23 18 4 2 12 28 41 -15 30
20 Southampton 36 6 6 24 31 66 18 2 4 12 15 33 18 4 2 12 16 33 -35 24
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 34 27 4 3 64 13 17 14 3 0 33 2 17 13 1 3 31 11 51 85
2 Real Madrid 34 22 5 7 70 32 17 12 4 1 41 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 38 71
3 Atletico Madrid 34 21 6 7 60 27 17 11 3 3 36 14 17 10 3 4 24 13 33 69
4 Real Sociedad 34 18 8 8 45 31 17 9 5 3 23 15 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 62
5 Villarreal 34 17 6 11 52 35 17 11 2 4 32 16 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 57
6 Real Betis 33 15 7 11 40 37 16 8 4 4 22 15 17 7 3 7 18 22 3 52
7 Girona 34 13 9 12 54 48 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 6 8 21 26 6 48
8 Sevilla 34 13 8 13 44 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 21 26 -5 47
9 Osasuna 34 13 8 13 32 36 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 4 7 6 12 16 -4 47
10 Athletic Club 34 13 8 13 44 38 17 7 3 7 20 13 17 6 5 6 24 25 6 47
11 Rayo Vallecano 33 12 10 11 40 42 17 8 5 4 25 19 16 4 5 7 15 23 -2 46
12 Mallorca 34 12 8 14 33 37 17 8 5 4 18 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -4 44
13 Celta de Vigo 34 10 9 15 39 48 17 6 5 6 23 19 17 4 4 9 16 29 -9 39
14 Valencia 34 10 7 17 38 41 17 7 4 6 24 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -3 37
15 Almería 34 10 6 18 43 61 17 9 2 6 26 22 17 1 4 12 17 39 -18 36
16 Cadiz 34 8 11 15 26 50 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 3 5 9 10 27 -24 35
17 Real Valladolid 34 10 5 19 30 60 17 7 3 7 18 24 17 3 2 12 12 36 -30 35
18 Getafe 34 8 10 16 30 43 17 6 5 6 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 25 -13 34
19 Espanyol 34 7 10 17 42 60 17 4 5 8 21 29 17 3 5 9 21 31 -18 31
20 Elche 34 4 7 23 26 64 17 3 4 10 16 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -38 19

Manchester City:
Real Madrid:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 34 27 4 3 64 13 17 14 3 0 33 2 17 13 1 3 31 11 51 85
2 Real Madrid 34 22 5 7 70 32 17 12 4 1 41 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 38 71
3 Atletico Madrid 34 21 6 7 60 27 17 11 3 3 36 14 17 10 3 4 24 13 33 69
4 Real Sociedad 34 18 8 8 45 31 17 9 5 3 23 15 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 62
5 Villarreal 34 17 6 11 52 35 17 11 2 4 32 16 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 57
6 Real Betis 33 15 7 11 40 37 16 8 4 4 22 15 17 7 3 7 18 22 3 52
7 Girona 34 13 9 12 54 48 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 6 8 21 26 6 48
8 Sevilla 34 13 8 13 44 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 21 26 -5 47
9 Osasuna 34 13 8 13 32 36 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 4 7 6 12 16 -4 47
10 Athletic Club 34 13 8 13 44 38 17 7 3 7 20 13 17 6 5 6 24 25 6 47
11 Rayo Vallecano 33 12 10 11 40 42 17 8 5 4 25 19 16 4 5 7 15 23 -2 46
12 Mallorca 34 12 8 14 33 37 17 8 5 4 18 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -4 44
13 Celta de Vigo 34 10 9 15 39 48 17 6 5 6 23 19 17 4 4 9 16 29 -9 39
14 Valencia 34 10 7 17 38 41 17 7 4 6 24 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -3 37
15 Almería 34 10 6 18 43 61 17 9 2 6 26 22 17 1 4 12 17 39 -18 36
16 Cadiz 34 8 11 15 26 50 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 3 5 9 10 27 -24 35
17 Real Valladolid 34 10 5 19 30 60 17 7 3 7 18 24 17 3 2 12 12 36 -30 35
18 Getafe 34 8 10 16 30 43 17 6 5 6 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 25 -13 34
19 Espanyol 34 7 10 17 42 60 17 4 5 8 21 29 17 3 5 9 21 31 -18 31
20 Elche 34 4 7 23 26 64 17 3 4 10 16 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -38 19

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.