The pair sat out our 4-0 victory over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, with Abdukodir Khusanov and John Stones impressing in central defence.
However, Guardiola believes there’s a chance the defensive pair could feature at the Bernabeu where we will attempt to overturn a 3-2 first leg defeat to the defending champions.
City 4-0 Newcastle | Match report
Speaking after Saturday’s game, Guardiola said: “I hope so [they will be fit for Real Madrid].
“Today they were not good. Ruben said I’m not ready to play 90 minutes - maybe 15, 20 - but having Vitor [Reis] on the bench I didn’t want to risk it.
“Nathan had problems after the game against Madrid so both were not ready to play.”
Watch the full embargoed section of his press conference on Saturday at the top of the page…
