Skip to main content

Manchester City V/S Real Madrid : Preview

 

Real Madrid will enter the Etihad stadium hoping to defeat a Manchester City side which had defeated them 2-1 in the first leg held at the Bernabeu when a goal from Isco was cancelled out by Gabriel Jesus and then Kevin de Bryune scored a penalty to give Manchester City a one goal lead and two precious away goals. This has set up a blockbuster clash at the Etihad.

Players missing out - 


Real Madrid    


Real Madrid will be missing their captain Sergio Ramos for the second leg after he picked up a red card in the first leg. This would be a very big miss both in terms of quality and mentality of the team. He drives his team forward when he is on the pitch. We have seen how Real crumbled during his absence against Ajax. He will most likely be replaced by Eder Militao, who is a good defender but isn’t of the quality of Sergio Ramos.


Manchester City


Manchester City will miss the services of Sergio Aguero upfront as he is injured. Although he is a brilliant forward, Jesus has filled in quite well and this would not affect the tie much. The return of Aymeric Laporte is crucial for City.


Players to watch out for-


Manchester City -

Aymeric Laporte and Kyle Walker

Yeah, it’s two players together and not one. This is because other than these two, Manchester City don’t really have in-form defenders. Walker will be entrusted with keeping Eden Hazard quiet. Most Real attackers tend to drift left and hence Kyle Walker will have a very difficult time. Aymeric Laporte is their best centre back. He will be responsible for stopping Karim Benzema. 


Kevin de Bryune

Kevin de Bryune is one of the best players in the world. He will be integral for City’s attacks. If City decides to sit back and defend then he will be the source of their counter attacks while if they play their normal style of football, then also de Bruyne is indispensable to Pep Guardiola. His form will be a worry for Real Madrid.


Real Madrid - 

Raphael Varane

For any Real Madrid match preview, Raphael Varane won’t be among their two best and most influential players but due to the absence of Sergio Ramos, he will partner, most likely, an inexperienced Eder Militao, hence he will have to lead the defence. He has to take up the role of Sergio Ramos for this match.

Karim Benzema

Benzema has scored 21 goals in this season’s LaLiga and is Real’s main source of goals. He will have to be in top form as Real will need to score goals in this match. He will have to continue the form he has shown throughout the season for Real to stand a chance. 


Preview - 

Both Manchester City and Real Madrid are in good form coming into this fixture. They will look to advance. Zidane has never been knocked out at this stage of the competition while Manchester City have a good record at defending first leg leads. City have also conceded most shots from outside the box, in front of the two centrebacks and this will enable the likes of Kroos to try a few from far out. Hence, it would be a neck to neck tie. This tie is very much open. 







Comments

Post a Comment



______________________________________________________________________________________
Hey User,
Great to see you here. Hope you are enjoying our content. If you want to follow us on Instagram and Facebook , you can do so. If you follow us on these platforms then you'll get access to original memes, transfer updates, and most importantly, updates on our latest blog-posts.Hope to see you there.Your support keeps us going.
Regards,
Team Quad Kicks!
______________________________________________________________________________________

Popular posts from this blog

VAR: Boon or Bane?

  Ever since its introduction, VAR has sparked controversies all around the globe. While it was believed before its introduction that it would reduce the human errors and provide the referees a second chance to rectify their mistakes, it now has left us pondering whether technology intervention was required in the first place.      The good point is that no foul committed can possibly go unnoticed but the disadvantages are far more with the most disturbing being it stops the flow of the game every now and then and this doesn’t augur well for the beautiful game as the frequent stoppages are disturbing both for the players and the audiences. By this time, we already know there have been a record number of penalties awarded in this season’s Premier League and credit goes to VAR for awarding them without much hesitation. For the first time ever we saw a team score after the final whistle. Yes, you heard that right. Manchester United’ s game against Brighton was completed...
Post a Comment
Read more

EL CLASICO : PREVIEW

As Camp Nou gets ready to host the first Clasico of the season, both clubs in their own rebuilding phase will look to get one over their arch rivals. Both clubs have had rather inconsistent starts to the season, by their lofty standards. With the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, this fixture has somewhat lost its glory but the political reasons behind the rivalry will continue to fuel this fixture.  FC Barcelona have come from a nightmare season,not winning any trophy and conceding 8 against Bayern Munich. With renewed hope, under Dutch boss Ronald Koeman, they have started pretty poorly in La Liga, winning two of their four matches. Although it is very early in the season, Barcelona are languishing at tenth in the table. With all the behind the scenes drama, they have coped pretty well. Lionel Messi will be their star man as usual. Coutinho has done well on his return to the club. Griezmann hasn’t yet found his feet in Catalonia. All eyes would be on Gerrard Pique, who got a red ca...
Post a Comment
Read more

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 2020-21

It's already been two months since that famous night in Lisbon where Bayern conquered their 2nd treble equalling the record of Barcelona in the process of highest number of trebles.         Now, the group stages has some mouth watering fixtures, the most notable being PSG v/s Man U. After that embarrassing night in Paris where the French outfit lost to a young Man U team even after having a healthy lead in the first leg, PSG have come a long way and were only second to Bayern Munich last time around. PSG have a strong team and their only main concern would be their defence after their long serving captain played his last match in the UCL final. Their forward and midfield line do not have much change and will look forward to carry on the form that they displayed last time around. On the other hand United have plenty of problems from their defence to attack. Their uninspiring captain Maguire has led them down more than once with the attackers struggling ...
Post a Comment
Read more