UCL Semi-Final 2nd Leg: Real Madrid vs Manchester City Match Preview And Prediction 04/05/2022
Real Madrid come into the match having recorded a comfortable 4-0 home win over Espanyol on the weekend. Carlo Ancelotti was afforded the opportunity to rotate his team with the title as good as won prior to kick off but Real Madrid still produced a good performance. They were 2-0 up at the interval and added 2 more goals in the second half.
That result means Real Madrid have won 3 of their 4 most recent games in all competitions. There have been wins over Sevilla and Osasuna away in La Liga but the only fixture they failed to win was the first leg of this Champions League tie in Manchester.
Form in the Champions League shows Real Madrid have won only 2 of their last 5 matches. The wins have come at home against Paris Saint-Germain and away to Chelsea.
Real Madrid have won 7 of their last 10 Champions League games on home soil. They have been scoring plenty of goals but struggling to keep clean sheets, with both teams scoring in 7 of Real Madrid’s last 8 home Champions League matches.
Manchester City make the trip to the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on the back of a good 4-0 win at Leeds United in the English Premier League. With Liverpool continuing to win, the pressure was on for Manchester City but they also rested some players yet still delivered the goods.
Manchester City have won each of their last 4 games in all competitions. In addition to the win at the weekend, there have been wins over Brighton and Watford at home in the Premier League plus the victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of this tie.
Trends show Manchester City are undefeated in each of their last 5 Champions League fixtures. However, they have recorded only 2 wins from their last 5 on the road in the competition. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Manchester City’s last 4 away Champions League games.
Team News:
Real Madrid are without the injured quartet of Gareth Bale, Eden Hazard, David Alaba, and Luka Jović. They also have doubts over the fitness of Nacho Fernandez but Casemiro should be fit to start.
Manchester City have some concerns in defence, with John Stones and Kyle Walker both on the treatment table. Nathan Aké could also miss out having picked up an injury on the weekend.
PREDICTION: MANCHESTER CITY TO GO THROUGH TO THE FINALS.
