Manchester City return to Champions League action as they take on Real Madrid on Tuesday night.
If Manchester City are to retain their European trophy, then they will have to do it the hard way as they take on the kings of the Champions League in the quarter-finals.
Tuesday’s first leg will be held in Madrid with the return fixture coming next Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium and the winner will face either Arsenal or Bayern Munich.
Pep Guardiola‘s team have at least returned to winning ways over the past week and warmed up for the trip to Spain with a 4-2 hammering of Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Here’s everything you need to know about the mouth-watering clash, including kick-off time, TV details, team news and more.
Real Madrid vs Man City kick-off time
Real Madrid vs Manchester City kicks off at 8pm on Tuesday, April 9 at the Bernabeu in Madrid.
How to watch Real Madrid vs Man City
Crystal Palace vs Man City will be televised live on TNT Sports 2. The programme will start at 7pm – one hour before kick-off – and runs until 10:45pm.
Can I live stream Real Madrid vs Manchester City?
Yes, you can. The streaming home for TNT Sports is Discovery+.
Those with a subscription will be able to stream Tuesday’s game live on their laptops, smart TVs, smartphones and tablets via the Discovery+ app.
It will cost you £30.99 per month to subscribe to Discovery+.
Real Madrid vs Man City highlights
TNT Sports will share highlights and post-match reaction content from the match on their YouTube channel.
Real Madrid and Man City team news
Manchester City will continue to be without defensive duo Nathan Ake and Kyle Walker for the crucial match-up as they nurse injuries.
Neither have travelled with the squad to Spain but Josko Gvardiol has made the trip despite his own injury concern.
The Croatian was taken off at half-time against Palace and didn’t train on Monday so it remains to be seen if he can play.
Real Madrid have concerns of their own, though, with Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba both out for the season.
Real Madrid and Man City players at risk of suspension
Los Blancos have four key players who are a booking away from suspension, meaning they will miss the second leg if they are shown a yellow card at the Bernabeu.
Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr, Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni will all be walking on a tight rope as the two sides face off.
For City, only Ruben Dias is at risk of missing the second leg, but that is a significant danger given the Blues’ injury woes at the back.
Referee and VAR officials
- Referee: Francois Letexier FRA
- Assistant referees: Cyril Mugnier FRA, Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
- Fourth official: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
- VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
- Assistant VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
Real Madrid vs Man City prediction
With so many injuries at the back, especially losing the best chance to combat Vinicius’ pace with Kyle Walker out injured, it’s going to be a difficult one for City.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side have also enjoyed a week off so will go into the game fresh and raring to go.
The Blues will at least be able to take confidence from the fact they advanced past Madrid last season and will likely try for a draw in the Spanish capital again this time around.
Prediction: Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City.