Real Madrid vs Manchester City
One of the most awaited matches by football lovers is the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League round of 32 first leg. Where the match was held at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Playing in front of his own supporters Sergio Ramos et al will try hard to achieve the best results, because the second leg will certainly not be easy to walk, especially in the hands of Pep Guardiola Manchester City has a tiki taka style game.
Real Madrid’s mainstay striker Karim Benzema believes that the match against The Citizens is a balanced match on every front, “Manchester City are a really good team, and have excellent ball possession. This will be a balanced duel on every front. “We certainly want to win,” Benzema was quoted as saying by the official Real Madrid website.
Interestingly the good news comes from Manchester City that their young striker Sterling has been able to be deployed and of course this becomes additional ammunition for Sergio Aguero et al.
“Raheem Sterling is most likely to be played when facing Real Madrid. Only Leroy San is not available in the squad,” the statement on the official website of Manchester City
Real Madrid did appear disappointing in the last 2 matches, they drew against Celta de Vigo then fell 1-0 to Levante while Manchester City won consecutive wins over West Ham United 2-0 and also defeated Leicester City 0-1.
However, Real Madrid are known for their status as King of Europe, the team nicknamed Los Blancos under Zidane successfully won 4 Champions League trophies and 3 trophies were won in a row. In other words Real Madrid can be stronger when appearing in this event, most likely the visitors will fall.
Our Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
Odds: 2.10