Manchester City hosts Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. It was 3:3 in the first leg. The live ticker for the game.
Manchester City – Real Madrid, Wednesday, 9 p.m
Champions League quarter-finals: Who will keep their nerve after the first leg spectacle?
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Update from April 17th, 6:25 p.m.:
Welcome to the live ticker! Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. We're there live.
Manchester City against Real Madrid in the live ticker: Will the defending champions knock the Spaniards out of the competition again?
First report from April 17th:
Manchester - For many observers, the pairing of Manchester City against Real Madrid is an early final in this year's Champions League season. Anyone who had already warned about this before the spectacular first leg probably felt even more confirmed after the 3-3 draw in Madrid. In the legendary Bernabeu, football enthusiasts got their money's worth last week and were able to click their tongues with pleasure.
Both colors had an impressive exchange of blows with a whopping three lead changes within 90 minutes. Eight days later, the Skyblues led by star coach Pep Guardiola and the La Liga leaders from Madrid, coached by Carlo Ancelotti, meet again (TV information can be found here) to decide on the available semi-final slot.
Manchester City versus Real Madrid in the live ticker today: Who will advance to the semi-finals?
The two teams had already clashed in the Champions League knockout phase last year. At that time, the English, who ultimately secured the title, triumphed confidently 4-0 in the semi-final second leg after a 1-1 draw in their first meeting.
This time too, the Guardiola team are doing something impressive in front of their home crowd, especially since they have been unbeaten in 41 home games. The fact that ManCity was able to climb to the top spot in the Premier League last weekend should also provide a boost - also thanks to the mistakes made by Arsenal and Liverpool.
Real Madrid believes in itself, Rüdiger meets Haaland again
On the other hand, Real are of course optimistic that they can make up for last year's playoff disgrace against Manchester. "It's not a fantastic starting situation, but everything is still open," says Carlo Ancelotti, who has won the Champions League four times as a coach, according to
Sportschau
and adds: "We'll win it because of our attitude."
It will be exciting to see whether Real will again be able to neutralize City's exceptional striker Erling Haaland over long stretches. Last week it was mainly thanks to the efforts of German international Antonio Rüdiger that the Norwegian remained rather pale. Ancelotti already promised: “Rüdiger will play the second leg.”
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