WHEN AND WHERE
We travel to the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday 19 February, with kick-off scheduled in Madrid for 20:00 (UK).
The game will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1. You can also keep across all of the action via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on X/Twitter: @ManCity.
Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global TV listings, courtesy of liversoccertv.com
TEAMS
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Valverde (C), Rudiger, Asencio, Mendy, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Junior.
Subs: Lunin, Sergio Mestre, Alaba, Camavinga, Modric, Arda Guler, Endrick, Vasquez, Vallejo, Fran Garcia, Brahim
CITY XI: Ederson, Khusanov, Stones, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Nico, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Savinho, Marmoush
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Ake, Kovacic, Haaland, Grealish, Doku, De Bruyne, Nunes, Lewis, McAtee
Next Fixture
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MAN CITY APP COVERAGE
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from Madrid in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, whilst our Matchday Live show will begin at 18:45 (UK).
David James and Steve Howey are the special guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before the game, at half-time and in greater detail after the final whistle.
During the game you can listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Nicky Weaver, while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
Highlights from the match, as well as a full-match replay [available on CITY+] will also be available.
PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW
Pep Guardiola held his pre-match press conference on Tuesday 18 February, and is expecting a tough test.
“You have to make an almost perfect game, obviously,” the City boss. “The result is not the perfect situation.
“We have to attack and score goals, this is the idea. We will have to play an almost perfect game to go through.”
He previewed the game alongside Bernardo Silva, who said: “The right approach first of all is belief. Even though the task is difficult, always believe it is possible.
“No matter what happens in the first 20-30 minutes stay in the tie and then follow the plan.
“We know how good they are at running, countering and putting you under pressure. But we need to deal with those situations.”
PREVIOUS MEETING
Our last visit to the Bernabeu was a thrilling Champions League quarter-final first leg last April which ended 3-3. Bernardo Silva fired City ahead inside two minutes before the home side hit back quickly with a an own goal from Ruben Dias and deflected prod from Rodrygo.
Pep Guardiola’s side enjoyed the better of the second half and wonderful goals from Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol regained our advantage.
But Federico Valverde’s brilliant volley rescued a draw as we extended our unbeaten run in the Champions League to 22 matches.
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LAST TIME OUT
Carlo Ancelotti’s men secured a 3-2 victory at the Etihad last week in the first leg to hold a slender advantage in the tie.
Erling Haaland scored either side of Kylian Mbappe’s goal to have us ahead, before late goals from Brahim Diaz and Jude Bellingham secured a precious away win for the Spanish side.
In league terms, we cruised to an impressive 4-0 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon, with Omar Marmoush bagging a hat-trick.
As for Real, they were also in league action on Saturday and were held to a 1-1 draw away to Osasuna. Kylian Mbappe got the goal for Real, whilst Jude Bellingham was sent off.
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GLOBAL TV LISTINGS
Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global TV listings by clicking here, courtesy of liversoccertv.com.
(Listings correct as of 16 February)
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