Comments and predictions for Man City vs Real Madrid: Deposing the king
The match between Man City vs Real Madrid Champions League takes place at 3:00 am on February 12. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Man City vs Real Madrid squad information
New signing Nico Gonzalez endured a disastrous debut, picking up an injury in the first half of Saturday's FA Cup win, and was also dispossessed in the build-up to Leyton Orient's bizarre opener.
Guardiola was unable to confirm the severity of the Spaniard's injury immediately after the match. However, he joins a list of players with fitness problems such as Oscar Bobb (leg), Nathan Ake (muscle), Jeremy Doku (unknown) and Ederson (unknown). Meanwhile, Rodri (ACL) remains on the sidelines for the long term.
Kevin De Bruyne (who scored the winner on Saturday) has the chance to make Champions League history. The Belgian's next goal or assist against Real Madrid will be his ninth in the competition - more than any other player.
Los Blancos arrive in Manchester amid a defensive crisis. Lucas Vazquez has picked up a fresh hamstring injury. He joins an already long injury list that includes Antonio Rudiger (thigh), Dani Carvajal (knee), Eder Militao (knee) and David Alaba (ACL).
Several Real Madrid players are also in danger of suspension. If they receive more yellow cards, Jude Bellingham, Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick and Aurelien Tchouameni will miss the return leg (along with coach Ancelotti).
However, the Italian coach will probably put those worries aside and field his strongest lineup. Tchouameni will once again have to patch things up at center-back alongside youngster Raul Asencio.
Latest expected lineup for Man City vs Real Madrid
Manchester City:
Ederson; Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Silva, Kovacic; Foden, De Bruyne, Savinho; Haaland
Real Madrid:
Courtois; Valverde, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy; Camavinga, Modric; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius Junior; Mbappe
Latest Man City vs Real Madrid football review
In stark contrast to the image of a team dominating Europe, the champions under the leadership of Pep Guardiola are facing the risk of being eliminated from the Champions League group stage. It should be noted that they had an excellent 22-match unbeaten streak in this arena (from September 2022 to April 2024).
Only two of the first seven games of this season’s Champions League have been won by the 2022-23 champions. Even giants Club Brugge almost caused a shock at the Etihad in the final game. However, a remarkable comeback (3-1 win) has secured City a place in the top 24.
However, since their lucky exit from the group stage, the Sky Blues have continued to show a lacklustre side. After a 5-1 defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League, Guardiola's side struggled to a 2-1 win at Leyton Orient (a team playing in the third tier) in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Overall, though, Man City’s form has been pretty good. The team, who recently won the League Cup, have won seven of their last 10 games. They have also found the back of the net in 13 consecutive games.
Furthermore, the Citizens are still unbeaten at home in 2025. They have beaten Chelsea, Club Brugge, Salford City and West Ham United in turn. Remarkably, The Citizens have scored at least 3 goals in each match. Man City are on the verge of winning 5 consecutive home games (the first time since 2023).
Like Man City, Real Madrid's form has also dipped since winning their 15th title at Wembley last season. Their usual place in the knockout stages has been threatened after three defeats in their first five European games.
Despite this, Carlo Ancelotti's experienced team have swept aside Atalanta BC, Red Bull Salzburg and Brest in their final three games and are just one point behind the top eight. However, failing to secure a direct ticket to the round of 16 is still considered a setback for the defending champions.
Since the 3-0 win over Brest (in the last UCL match), Real Madrid's luck has been quite erratic (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in all competitions). Last weekend, they accepted a controversial 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid (Madrid derby).
A controversial penalty from Julian Alvarez gave Los Blancos the lead, but Kylian Mbappe then equalised for Atletico. Despite being the better side in the second half, Jan Oblak's brilliance and poor finishing meant they had to settle for a share of the spoils.
However, a point was enough to keep Real Madrid at the top of La Liga ahead of Diego Simeone's side. Los Blancos are preparing to face Man City for the fourth consecutive time in the Champions League. The fond memories of beating the Sky Blues on penalties (last season) will surely give the Spanish side a boost.
Latest Man City vs Real Madrid score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Man City vs Real Madridas follows:
- Sportsmole:Man City 2-2 Real Madrid
- WhoScore:Man City 1-2 Real Madrid
- Our newspaper predicts:Man City 2-2 Real Madrid
When and where to watch Man City vs Real Madrid live?
To watch live the Man City vs Real Madrid match in the Champions League taking place at 3:00 a.m. on February 12, viewers can watch onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
