Manchester City and Real Madrid meet in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday 26 April at 9pm.
Where to watch the game
What there is to know
Beaten in the final last year, City want to take revenge on the fate, but facing him stands a major obstacle, a formation which has won the event 13 times. The two teams have already met in the semi-finals, in 2015/16: following a 0-0 draw in Manchesterand but once morest the camp of Fernando to Santiago Bernabéu sent Real Madrid to the final in which they won once morest local rivals Atlético on penalties. Pep Guardiola’s side got their revenge in 2019/20 with, a victory in Madrid (2-1) et back to Manchester in the round of 16.
Composition in the quarter-final second leg
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, João Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundoğan; Mahrez, Foden, Bernardo Silva
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Nacho, Alaba, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Modrić; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Junior
More away goals
There has been a rule change for 2021/22: in the event of a draw following the return, extra time and possibly a penalty shootout are played, regardless of the number of away goals scored by a team.
Fitness condition
Manchester City
Since the round of 16 (in all competitions, most recent first): DNNVVVN
The current season: leader en Premier League
Real Madrid
Since the Round of 16 (in all competitions, most recent first): VDVVVDV
The current season: leader in League
The words of the coaches
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City
This will be the third semi-final in our history. Atlético de Madrid were excellent in the second half [du quart de finale retour] but we are in the semi-finals and for our club, it is a great achievement. If we play like we did in this second half, we won’t have a chance. [face au Real Madrid]. If we play like in the first leg or the first half, then we can fight. And we will have to live through periods of suffering.
Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid
[Eduardo Camavinga] can play from the kick-off but it is clear that as soon as he comes on he gives the team extra energy. When the intensity drops, if you have fresh players like Camavinga, Rodrygo and Valverde you can change the game with the energy they bring.
The venue for the 2022 final
The Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, will host the final on Saturday May 28 at 9 p.m.
The winners earn a place in the group stage of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League, if they did not qualify through their domestic competition.
