Hello everybody and welcome to this MARCA English live blog taking you through the Champions LeagueManchester City vs Real Madrid Round of 16 second leg fixture at the Etihad Stadium, as Los Blancos look to seal passage into the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier club competition.
Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, City return home knowing their Champions League campaign is on the brink. Federico Valverde‘s devastating first half hat trick in Madrid left Pep Guardiola‘s side stunned, and the fallout from that night still lingers as they prepare for a second leg that demands both belief and precision.
Since then, the concerns have only deepened. A frustrating 1-1 draw with West Ham highlighted ongoing attacking issues, with Erling Haaland enduring a rare dip in form and the supporting cast failing to provide consistent output.?The Spanish giants also boast a remarkable record at this stage of the competition, progressing from 13 of their last 15 Round of 16 ties. Against City specifically, they have repeatedly found ways to prevail when it matters most.
Their recent form reflects that confidence. A convincing 4-1 win over Elche extended a strong run, and even with several key injuries, Real Madrid remain a team capable of controlling the tempo and punishing mistakes.
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GOAL! Manchester City 1-2 Real Madrid
Vinicius Junior gets his second of the night to snatch the win.
Match ends, Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 2.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 2.
Goal! Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range.
VAR Checking: Real Madrid Goal (Vinícius Júnior).
Goal! Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range.
Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov.
Foul by Fran García (Real Madrid).
Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid).
Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Manuel Ángel (Real Madrid).
Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid). Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Manuel Ángel replaces Thiago Pitarch.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Arda Güler.
Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Rodri.
Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box following a corner.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé replaces Brahim Díaz.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
Attempt missed. Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box.
Handball by Rayan Cherki (Manchester City).
Substitution, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo replaces Matheus Nunes.
Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Offside, Real Madrid. Fran García is caught offside.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dean Huijsen.
Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
Substitution, Manchester City. Marc Guéhi replaces Rúben Dias.
HALFTIME: Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid
Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
GOAL! Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid
Haaland equalises and City have a very small glimmer of hope!
Goal! Manchester City 1, Real Madrid 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range following a corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Erling Haaland.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Erling Haaland.
Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Arda Güler.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brahim Díaz following a fast break.
Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
GOAL! Manchester City 0-1 Real Madrid
Vinicius Junior scores from the penalty spot against 10-man Man City.
Goal! Manchester City 0, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the red card.
VAR Checking: Real Madrid Penalty.
Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Fran García.
Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
Attempt saved. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Lineups confirmed
Man City XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, Bernardo Silva (C), Reijnders; Cherki, Haaland, Doku.
Lineups confirmed
Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Trent, Huijsen, Rüdiger, Fran García; Tchouaméni, Thiago Pitarch, Valverde; Güler, Brahim, Vinicius.
Man City vs Real Madrid – Possible Lineups
Manchester City head into the second leg with relatively few injury concerns, offering Pep Guardiola the opportunity to return to a more familiar and settled lineup. Josko Gvardiol remains sidelined with a tibial fracture, while Rico Lewis is also unavailable due to an ankle injury. There is, however, a boost with Mateo Kovacic back in contention after recently returning to the bench.
Real Madrid arrive in Manchester with a number of significant absentees that could shape their approach. Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham are both expected to miss out again due to knee and hamstring injuries respectively, while Rodrygo remains sidelined with a long-term ACL injury.
Further defensive concerns include David Alaba, who is unavailable with a muscle problem, and Ferland Mendy, who is also ruled out. Dani Ceballos and Alvaro Carreras are dealing with calf issues, while Eder Militao remains a doubt as he continues his recovery.
Man City possible starting XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Ait-Nouri; Bernardo, Rodri, O’Reilly; Semenyo, Haaland, Cherki
Real Madrid possible starting XI: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Huijsen, Rudiger, Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Diaz, Guler, Vinicius Jr
What time is Manchester City vs Real Madrid?
Manchester City vs Real Madrid is scheduled to kick-off at the Etihad Stadium in England on Tuesday, March 71 at 20:00 local time (GMT).
For fans in the United States, this translates to a 15:00 ET/12:00 PT start as these two European juggernauts clash in soccer’s most illustrious club competition.
Where to watch Manchester City vs Real Madrid?
As for television options when it comes to viewing Manchester City vs Real Madrid, fans are not short of TV and Streaming choices.
US fans should tune into Paramount+, with further options available through DAZN USA, CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo. Spanish-language broadcasts are available at TUDN, UniMas and VIX.
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FULL TIME: Manchester City 1-2 Real Madrid
A comfortable win in the end for the visitors and they advance 5-1 on aggregate.