Manchester City vs Real Madrid: Champions League life and death, Rodri + B seat sitting, Ding Ding Foden leads the attacking line
At 03:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 18, the second leg of the Champions League 1|4 finals will stage a much-anticipated pinnacle battle, and the Blue Moon Army Manchester City will return to their home stadium to play La Liga Galaxy battleship Real Madrid.
In the first leg between the two sides in midweek, Manchester City drew 3-3 away at Real Madrid, leaving the second leg very suspenseful. In this round of the home game against Real Madrid, Manchester City is facing a real battle of life and death, and once there is a mistake, it may be eliminated by Real Madrid.
Although the overall strength of the two teams is in between, Manchester City has encountered Real Madrid in the last 8 times, with a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and has a clear psychological advantage. In addition, the Blue Moon Army is playing at home, so as long as Manchester City plays at a normal level, and Gua Shuai is not working steadily, it is expected that the home team will win the enemy and laugh in the end. Of course, in such an important life-and-death battle, Guardiola will definitely unreservedly sacrifice the strongest squad in his mind.
In goal, it is expected that the main goalkeeper Ederson, who has returned from injury, will continue to guard the Manchester City goal, and at the back, it is no surprise that Pep Guardiola will continue to play a steady back four, and the four expected to start will be Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Ake and Akanji. Ruben Dias and Ake will play in a two-man centre-back pairing, while Gvardiol and Akanji will play at wing-back.
In midfield, Rodri, the Spanish iron who was recuperated in the last round of the Premier League, will return strongly, continuing to sit in Manchester City's central midfield to intercept tackles and serve as the main midfielder, while Rodri should be paired with Portuguese ace Bernardo Silva to form a two-man midfield combination. In front of the two midfielders, it is natural that midfield king Kevin De Bruyne sits in front of the team and dominates the team's attacking line, while the two wingers who form a strategy next to Tintin should be Belgian star Doku and Manchester City's prince Foden.
On the forward line, it is not surprising that Haaland is naturally the leading striker, charging forward, cutting the pass for the Blue Moon Army in the frontcourt, and carrying the banner of the offensive end. Based on the above analysis, the final 11 people who are expected to start Manchester City against Real Madrid in this Champions League match are: Ederson, Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Ake, Akanji, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Doku, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland