Asahi Zhancheng: Manchester City is unbeaten in 30 games at home in the Champions League and will stage a battle with Real Madrid!
At 3 o'clock in the morning on April 18, Beijing time, Manchester City will play Real Madrid at home in the second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals. In the first leg, the two sides played a heart-wrenching 3-3 at the Bernabeu.
In the first leg of the Bernabeu, B opened the scoring, Camavinga made an own, Rodrygo scored, Real Madrid scored two goals in 3 minutes, Foden and Gvardiol scored two world waves in 5 minutes in the second half, and Valverde fixed the score at 3-3.
Back at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City have strong home confidence. Manchester City are unbeaten in 41 home games in all competitions, with Arsenal keeping clean sheets in their last 60 home games. The last time City lost at home in the Champions League was in September 2018, when they lost 2-1 at home to Lyon.
Since then, Manchester City have gone 30 games unbeaten at home in the Champions League. In these 30 Champions League home games, Manchester City's record is a terrifying 28 wins and 2 draws, and they were only kept 0-0 clean sheets by Sporting de Portugal. Since then, City have won 12 consecutive Champions League home games, scoring 41 goals in 12 games, an average of more than three goals per game.
Manchester City have met Real Madrid 11 times in the Champions League, with a slight advantage with 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. At home in the Champions League, Manchester City has faced Real Madrid 5 times, namely 1-1 Real Madrid in the group stage in the 12-13 season, 0-0 Real Madrid in the semi-finals in the 15-16 season, 2-1 Real Madrid in the 1/8 finals in the 19-20 season, 4-3 Real Madrid in the semi-finals in the 21-22 season, and 4-0 Real Madrid in the semi-finals in the 22-23 season. The two teams have met four times in the knockout rounds, advancing twice each, with the away side and the home side eventually qualifying at home.
Manchester City thrashed Luton Town 5-1 last weekend and returned to the top of the Premier League with two points of the good news of successive defeats for Liverpool and Arsenal after a matchday.
Real Madrid beat Mallorca 1-0 in the league at the weekend to still lead by eight points, making it easier than Manchester City at home. Real Madrid have lost just two games this season, 1-3 away at Atletico in the league and 2-4 away at Atletico in the Copa del Rey.
At the end of last week, Manchester City's Rodri, B, Foden and Grealish were all rested, and Walker and Ake were close to returning. For Real Madrid, Rodrygo and Kroos are rested, Vinicius, Camavinga, Carvajal and Militão are all substitutes, and the team has only two long-term injuries, Courtois and Alaba have been injured.
In this campaign, Manchester City and Real Madrid are almost full of blood. One is the new king of the Champions League, one is the king of the Champions League, one is the top of the Premier League, the other is the top of La Liga, and the two teams are the most favored favorites to win the Champions League, but only one can reach the last four.
This campaign, Manchester City will continue their quest for an incredible treble title against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals this weekend. Real Madrid will face Barcelona in La Liga, and a win will almost seal the title.
Manchester City are still expected to defend their treble title heading into mid-April, and are still expected to challenge for an unprecedented fourth consecutive top-flight title in England. At the critical sprint moment, Asahi Beer will continue to accompany the city.
Asahi Super Dry is the official partner of Manchester City Football Club, and now launches Asahi Super Dry Asahi Super Dry "Manchester City Champions Limited Edition", the product packaging adopts Manchester City's iconic blue color and the club's logo, and continues to cheer for Manchester City to hit the Premier League for four consecutive years!