Real Madrid vs Man City preview & prediction

Match preview

The UEFA Champions League is back in action this week with a new round of games, and on Tuesday at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid will square off against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City team in a pivotal semifinal match.

Real Madrid, which is presently in second position in La Liga, has had a decent start to the current campaign. Ahead of this match, Los Blancos will be confident after edging Osasuna 2-1 in the Copa del Rey final over the weekend.

On the other side, Manchester City is now in first place in the Premier League and has excelled lately. The Cityzens narrowly defeated Leeds United 2-1 in their previous match and will try to improve this week.

Real Madrid vs Man City Head to Head

Real Madrid	3 – 1	Man City
Man City	4 – 3	Real Madrid

Real Madrid vs Man City form guide

Real Madrid’s last 5 games – WWLWL

Real Madrid	2 – 1	Osasuna
Real Madrid	2 – 1	Osasuna
Real Sociedad	2 – 0	Real Madrid
Real Madrid	4 – 2	Almeria
Girona	4 – `2	Real Madrid

Man City’s last 5 games – WWWDW

Man City	2 – 1	Leeds
Man City	3 – 0	West Ham
Fulham	1 – 2	Man City
Man City	0 – 0	Man Utd
Man City	4 – 1	Arsenal

Key stats

When it comes to their head-to-head record, Real Madrid and Manchester City are tied with four victories each in the 10 games that have been played between the two sides.
Manchester City has defeated Real Madrid in three of their previous four UEFA Champions League games, but they did fall short 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu in their most recent meeting.
In their previous three UEFA Champions League games, Real Madrid have held a clean sheet, and in their last 346 minutes of play in the competition, they have not given up a goal.
Pep Guardiola has lost three of his past six meetings as a manager against Real Madrid after going 15 games without a loss against Los Blancos in all competitions.

Real Madrid vs Man city prediction

Manchester City has performed admirably lately and may complete a treble this year. This year, Erling Haaland has broken a number of records, and this week, he plans to break more.

Real Madrid has also improved recently, and last week they won their first prize of the year. On paper, Manchester City is the superior team, therefore they enter this game with a slight advantage.