At 3 a.m. on the 18th, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals continued, and the defending champion Blue Moon Manchester City will face the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid at home.
The last game was played at the Bernabeu, the two sides fought against each other, and finally drew 3:3, and returned to the Etihad Stadium this time, whether Manchester City continued to attack the consecutive championships, or Real Madrid won the defending champions away from home, and it remains to be seen.
Manchester City played against Luton on the weekend Foden, Rodri, B, Grealish and many other main players rotated, and finally won 5-1 at home, and the attacking firepower was not reduced at all, which shows that Manchester City's family is quite solid, and Haaland, who has been in a slump recently, finally scored with a penalty. At the same time, due to the upset losses of Arsenal and Liverpool in this round of the Premier League, Manchester City has successfully led by two points to the top of the Premier League, and the situation of winning the championship is very good.
Real Madrid's league personnel at the weekend also carried out a wide range of rotations, with a narrow 1-0 away win, and many of the main players were limited in playing time, which was equivalent to a warm-up in advance and actively preparing for the game against Manchester City. With the La Liga title almost in the league eight points ahead of second-placed Barcelona and Ancelotti's side set to focus on the Champions League.
Both sides are basically fully fit for this game, and Foden, who was injured in the last game, has been confirmed to be fine, and after a few days of rest, this game is expected to still start. In the last game, the top stars of both teams, Haaland and Bellingham, both played poorly, and they were also criticized by major media after the game, and the pressure was huge, and even many fans ridiculed Haaland for boasting as soon as he arrived at the tournament.
In fact, fans who watched the game should be rational, Haaland's left and right for Manchester City is not just a goal, although there is no goal in some key games, but it is more of a fulcrum, such as the last game, if there is no Haaland's containment, in fact, Manchester City's attack is difficult to open.
There is also Bellingham, as a midfielder, with a particularly large range of movement, and often as the team's second or third attack option, has scored 20 goals and 10 assists this season, both of which are the first in the team, so he will also be used as a key defensive target for opponents in games, so he will occasionally play poorly.
Due to the draw in the first leg, this game is equivalent to the two sides standing on the same running line, but this game comes to Manchester City's home stadium, Real Madrid is expected to be difficult to get out of the whole body, the two strongest teams in the current five major leagues are Manchester City and Real Madrid, but the overall strength is definitely Manchester City has a slight advantage. I hope that both sides will play well in this game and dedicate a hearty football feast to everyone.
Predict a 3:1 or 3:2 win for Manchester City at home.