2023-05-08 17:40:46
Madrid: In the first leg of the first semi-final of the UEFA Champions League, the reigning champions and Spanish giants Real Madrid will face off once morest English Premier League champions Manchester City today. The first leg of the semi-final will be played at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu. The kickoff of the match is at 12.30 pm Indian time. In the first leg of the second semi-final tomorrow, Italian clubs AC Milan and Inter Milan will meet at AC Milan’s stadium.
The whistle blows today at the Bernabeu for a clash between two of Europe’s powerhouses. Real Madrid, who are at the height of their excitement following winning the Spanish King’s Cup the other day, are determined to secure their dominance with a good win at home. At the same time, Manchester City is making a strategy to put pressure on the opponents by hitting them in the away match.
Real Madrid secured a semi-final berth by defeating English club Chelsea in both legs of the quarter-finals. Real won the first quarter and the second quarter with a score of 2-0. After beating Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg of the quarter-final, Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw in the second leg.
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This is the 11th time in the last 13 seasons that the Royals have won the title. 2013 Final Five Royal Champions League winners.
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Manchester City are champions for the third consecutive season. Reaching the semi-finals of the league. Chelsea reached the final in the 2020-21 season. Lost to Real Madrid in the semis last season. Failed in
This is the third time Manchester City have met Royal in the semis. Head-to-head. First two times Royal City In the 2015-16 season, they were in the semis for the first time. It was a close fight last season.
The fight is between them
Angelotti Vs Guardiola
Carlos Angelotti, the giant of Real Madrid, is proud to have won all six possible titles in his last 475 days as coach of Real Madrid. Angelotti has the experience of nine Champions League semi-finals. On the other hand, Pep Guardiola is behind in age but ahead in experience. Pep has seen 10 Champions League semi-finals in clubs like Barcelona, Bayern and City. City have been crowned champions of the Premier League but the Champions League is still a dream.
Haaland Vs Benzema
Both teams have the two best goalscorers in Europe. Erling Haaland for City and Karim Benzema for Real. Haaland is on pace to top the Premier League goalscoring record this season. He has scored 48 goals for Haaland City in all competitions this season. 35 of these are in the Premier League and 12 in the Champions League. Benzema scored a total of 24 goals in the season. Four of these are in the Champions League.
De Bruyne Vs Modric
The midfield of both the teams will also stand together. Real’s experienced Croatian player Luka Modric is making strategies. Lined up in that role for City is Belgian Kevin De Bruyne. Vinicius Jr., Rodrigo, Carvajal, Asuncion, Valvede, Militao, Toni Kroos, Goalie Thibaut Courtois will be lined up, while Ike Gundogan, Riyad Mahrez, Julian Alvarez, Phil Foden, Laporte, Goalie Ederson, etc.
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Real and City have met in 5 matches before this.
Manchester City won in 3 games
Royal managed to win 2 of them.
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