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Manchester City and Real Madrid meet at Etihad Stadium, in a return match of this stage of the UEFA Champions League (8th Finals), after in the first leg Manchester City won by (1‑2). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 games. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Real Madrid presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Manchester City :
After an away victory by (1‑2), the home team comes to this second leg with a 1-goal lead. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses as a visitor, with 34 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 11 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 36 goals scored and 13 suffered. The team comes to this match after an away loss against Manchester United by (2‑0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Manchester City won 6, drew 2 and lost 2.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 7 matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 5 of the last 7 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 7 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, as 51 of their last 58 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals and 43 out of 58 have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he only got 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (16′ ‑ 30 ‘).
Manchester City comes into this match after a 5-0 victory at Norwich, adding to their second consecutive Premier League victory: the team’s goals were scored by Mahrez, De Bruyne (2), Gabriel Jesus and Sterling. In the first match of this tie, the English club beat Real Madrid 1-2: the team’s goals were scored by Gabriel Jesús and De Bruyne. Now, in this home game, coach Pep Guardiola should favor a style of play that possesses the ball and attacks organized by the flanks. Winger Sterling is one of the top scorers for this team in the Champions League, with five goals scored. For this game the house coach cannot count on Mendy, suspended, as well as Agüero, injured.
Real Madrid :
After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this return match with a 1 goal disadvantage and with the difficult task of recovering this negative result as a visitor. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 30 goals scored and 10 suffered; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 33 goals scored and 14 suffered. In the last match they played, for the First Division, they lost to Real Betis by (2‑1). In their last 10 away matches, Real Madrid have recorded 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 5 of the last 7 games, so it has not had great defensive strength, but its attack has marked regularly, since it has scored goals in 6 of the last 7 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 40 of the last 59 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he only got 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Real Madrid comes to this match after a draw, by 2×2, on the trip to the Leganés stadium, in a game for La Liga. It should be noted that the meringues lost to Manchester City 1-2 in the first game of this Champions League tie: the team’s only goal was scored by Isco. In this game in England, coach Zinédine Zidane must give priority to defensive organization and counterattacks, making the best use of the space on his opponent’s back. French Benzema and Brazilian Rodrygo are Real Madrid’s top scorers, with 4 goals each. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Sergio Ramos, suspended, and he still has Marcelo and Mariano in doubt.
Manchester City vs Real Madrid head to head matches
26.02.20 CL Real Madrid Manchester City 1 : 2
27.07.17 ICC Manchester City Real Madrid 4 : 1
04.05.16 CL Real Madrid Manchester City 1 : 0
26.04.16 CL Manchester City Real Madrid 0 : 0
24.07.15 ICC Manchester City Real Madrid 1 : 4