Get ready for the first of two legs in this Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Manchester City

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 26.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81044 seats)

Real Madrid and Manchester City will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this Champions League 8th Finals battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!

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 Real Madrid and Manchester City.

These teams have little in common geographically as Manchester City have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Ajax.

28 points is a decent return from 12 La Liga games here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu for Real Madrid. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Real Madrid has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Real Madrid tasted defeat here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.

Real Madrid faced defeat in their previous match, away at Levante (0-1). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Celta de Vigo that ended 2-2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Real Madrid as they have a new game in only four days, a La Liga match thankfully also at home. Barcelona are visiting.

Goals decide football matches and Real Madrid are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 12 league matches. Real Madrid have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Manchester City form and stats

Manchester City was sent out of Champions League in the quarter-finals last season.

Manchester City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Manchester City collect 28 points from their 14 away matches in the Premier League. 9 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 4 defeats). Total Champions League statistics for Manchester City: 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Andres Bravo Munoz is eager to challenge this, with his 199 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

It's the second away game in a row for Manchester City, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Leicester City in the Premier League last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs West Ham United.

Gabriel Jesus came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Leicester City last time out, making the manager J. Guardiola i Sala feel like a tactical genius.

A quick return to home after this game, as Manchester City are hosting Arsenal in the Premier League only three days away.

Manchester City are a potent attacking force on the road with their 35 goals in 14 league games. Manchester City have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - two - one (Real Madrid wins - draws - Manchester City wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityS. Agüero del Castillo
S. Agüero del Castillo
16 goals
Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
13 goals
Manchester CityR. Sterling
R. Sterling
11 goals

Real Madrid missing players

Manchester City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Madrid Manchester City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
16 6   Won W   8 16
7 5   Drew D   2 4
2 1   Lost L   3 5
55 26   Scored S   31 56
17 10   Conceded C   16 27
84% 75%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
68% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 88%
60% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   69% 68%
48% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   62% 48%
16% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   31% 20%
44% 42%   BTTS BTTS   69% 68%
52% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 24%
20% 25%   Failed to Score F T   8% 8%
 
5.4 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   6.4 7.7
4.6 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   3.3 2.6
1.9 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.5
2 2   Red cards R C   3 3
 
437 248   Total Shots T S   205 437
173 96   Shots on Target S O   72 147
32% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 38%

  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 25 17 4 4 62 29 13 12 1 0 44 12 12 5 3 4 18 17 33 55
2 Real Madrid 25 15 8 2 46 17 12 8 4 0 25 9 13 7 4 2 21 8 29 53
3 Atlético Madrid 25 11 10 4 28 18 13 8 4 1 18 7 12 3 6 3 10 11 10 43
4 Sevilla 25 12 7 6 34 25 12 5 5 2 16 11 13 7 2 4 18 14 9 43
5 Getafe 25 12 6 7 36 25 13 7 3 3 21 13 12 5 3 4 15 12 11 42
6 Real Sociedad 24 12 4 8 42 31 12 7 2 3 26 12 12 5 2 5 16 19 11 40
7 Villarreal 25 11 5 9 43 35 12 6 4 2 25 15 13 5 1 7 18 20 8 38
8 Valencia 25 10 8 7 35 37 13 7 6 0 21 11 12 3 2 7 14 26 -2 38
9 Granada 25 11 3 11 32 31 12 8 1 3 16 8 13 3 2 8 16 23 1 36
10 Levante 25 10 2 13 31 36 12 7 2 3 18 11 13 3 0 10 13 25 -5 32
11 Athletic Club 25 7 10 8 24 22 12 6 3 3 14 7 13 1 7 5 10 15 2 31
12 Osasuna 25 7 10 8 31 35 13 4 5 4 19 20 12 3 5 4 12 15 -4 31
13 Real Betis 25 7 9 9 35 40 13 6 3 4 25 20 12 1 6 5 10 20 -5 30
14 Deportivo Alavés 25 8 6 11 27 35 13 6 4 3 17 10 12 2 2 8 10 25 -8 30
15 Real Valladolid 25 6 11 8 22 28 12 3 7 2 13 9 13 3 4 6 9 19 -6 29
16 Celta de Vigo 25 5 9 11 22 34 13 4 5 4 10 12 12 1 4 7 12 22 -12 24
17 SD Eibar 24 6 6 12 22 37 11 5 1 5 14 16 13 1 5 7 8 21 -15 24
18 Mallorca 25 6 4 15 26 42 13 6 2 5 16 13 12 0 2 10 10 29 -16 22
19 Leganés 25 4 7 14 18 37 13 4 2 7 12 18 12 0 5 7 6 19 -19 19
20 Espanyol 25 4 7 14 22 44 12 1 4 7 11 23 13 3 3 7 11 21 -22 19
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 26 25 1 0 61 15 13 13 0 0 35 9 13 12 1 0 26 6 46 76
2 Manchester City 27 18 3 6 68 29 13 9 2 2 33 12 14 9 1 4 35 17 39 57
3 Leicester City 27 15 5 7 54 27 14 8 3 3 26 15 13 7 2 4 28 12 27 50
4 Chelsea 27 13 5 9 45 37 14 6 3 5 18 15 13 7 2 4 27 22 8 44
5 Manchester United 27 11 8 8 41 29 14 7 5 2 27 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 41
6 Tottenham Hotspur 27 11 7 9 44 36 13 8 2 3 25 12 14 3 5 6 19 24 8 40
7 Sheffield United 27 10 10 7 29 25 14 6 3 5 16 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 40
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 9 12 6 38 32 14 5 6 3 21 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 6 39
9 Arsenal 27 8 13 6 39 36 14 6 5 3 25 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 3 37
10 Burnley 27 11 4 12 33 39 14 7 1 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 14 21 -6 37
11 Everton 27 10 6 11 36 41 13 7 3 3 18 14 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 36
12 Southampton 27 10 4 13 34 48 14 4 2 8 16 30 13 6 2 5 18 18 -14 34
13 Crystal Palace 27 8 9 10 24 32 14 5 4 5 11 13 13 3 5 5 13 19 -8 33
14 Newcastle United 27 8 7 12 24 41 13 5 5 3 12 12 14 3 2 9 12 29 -17 31
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 6 10 11 32 39 13 4 6 3 17 14 14 2 4 8 15 25 -7 28
16 AFC Bournemouth 27 7 5 15 26 43 13 4 4 5 15 19 14 3 1 10 11 24 -17 26
17 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
18 West Ham United 26 6 6 14 30 45 13 3 3 7 20 25 13 3 3 7 10 20 -15 24
19 Watford 27 5 9 13 24 43 13 3 5 5 13 17 14 2 4 8 11 26 -19 24
20 Norwich City 27 4 6 17 24 51 13 3 3 7 18 26 14 1 3 10 6 25 -27 18

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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 Liverpool 26 25 1 0 61 15 13 13 0 0 35 9 13 12 1 0 26 6 46 76
2 Manchester City 27 18 3 6 68 29 13 9 2 2 33 12 14 9 1 4 35 17 39 57
3 Leicester City 27 15 5 7 54 27 14 8 3 3 26 15 13 7 2 4 28 12 27 50
4 Chelsea 27 13 5 9 45 37 14 6 3 5 18 15 13 7 2 4 27 22 8 44
5 Manchester United 27 11 8 8 41 29 14 7 5 2 27 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 41
6 Tottenham Hotspur 27 11 7 9 44 36 13 8 2 3 25 12 14 3 5 6 19 24 8 40
7 Sheffield United 27 10 10 7 29 25 14 6 3 5 16 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 40
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 9 12 6 38 32 14 5 6 3 21 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 6 39
9 Arsenal 27 8 13 6 39 36 14 6 5 3 25 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 3 37
10 Burnley 27 11 4 12 33 39 14 7 1 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 14 21 -6 37
11 Everton 27 10 6 11 36 41 13 7 3 3 18 14 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 36
12 Southampton 27 10 4 13 34 48 14 4 2 8 16 30 13 6 2 5 18 18 -14 34
13 Crystal Palace 27 8 9 10 24 32 14 5 4 5 11 13 13 3 5 5 13 19 -8 33
14 Newcastle United 27 8 7 12 24 41 13 5 5 3 12 12 14 3 2 9 12 29 -17 31
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 6 10 11 32 39 13 4 6 3 17 14 14 2 4 8 15 25 -7 28
16 AFC Bournemouth 27 7 5 15 26 43 13 4 4 5 15 19 14 3 1 10 11 24 -17 26
17 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
18 West Ham United 26 6 6 14 30 45 13 3 3 7 20 25 13 3 3 7 10 20 -15 24
19 Watford 27 5 9 13 24 43 13 3 5 5 13 17 14 2 4 8 11 26 -19 24
20 Norwich City 27 4 6 17 24 51 13 3 3 7 18 26 14 1 3 10 6 25 -27 18

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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.