Carlo Ancelotti’s men receive the ‘citizens’ in style with swords in the first leg of the ‘semi-finals’
Without barely time to enjoy that hard-earned Copa del Rey title which he got on Saturday, andhe Real Madrid have already put on their work overalls again. And all the way up: well the whites return to their fetish competition, the UEFA Champions League, this Tuesday. They additionally do it with a very hard touchstone as Carlo Ancelotti’s men face each other in the Spanish coach Pep Guardiola’s semi-final first leg against Manchester City, at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Madrid, waiting for Modric… and without Militao
Expected. therefore, that the madrid fief dies with its teamwhich he will try to spread his wings to a new final, with the dream to live another great European evening. Of course, in front of his eleven, ‘Carletto’ has the very important loss of the central Eder Militao, who has been sanctioned and who will replace Anthony Rudiger, and keeps the doubts with Luka Modric, who could play a few minutes against Osasuna, but it’s not 100%. Everything indicates that the Croat could force, although if he did not, Aurélien Tchouaméni has every opportunity to take his place in the middle of the field, which would see Madrid repeat the same eleven they fielded on Saturday night, in the cup final.
Another possibility is that Eduardo Camavinga moves his position to the average, leaving the left hand side for the always right Nacho Fernandez, However, it doesn’t seem very feasible. Somehow that is the reality Ancelotti, little friend of shaking the tree, will trust in its hard core: Dani Carvajal, Alaba, Camavinga, Fede Valverde, Toni Kroos, Rodrygo goesKarim Benzema and the irrepressible Vinicius Junior, with Thibaut Courtois under the bar.
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The City, with Ake’s doubt
On his side, he Manchester City will appear at the Bernabéu with Nathan Aké’s great doubt. The Dutch defender indisputably with Guardiola, he hurt himself on Saturday against Leeds United, and was unable to start in Madrid. If it doesn’t arrive, your A gap in the rear axle could be filled by Spanish-French Aymeric Laporte, in that 1-3-5-1-1 on which the ‘citizens’ could bet. Although there is the possibility that Guardiola will come out with a 1-4-3-3, to try to contain Vinicius.
Somehow the Catalan coach will trust the corner pieces of your project. Ederson Moraes will play in goal, with Rúben Dias and Manuel Akanji iRemovable in defense. for the brunning on the left, as a winger, will be the talented Bernardo Silva, with the doubt of knowing if it will be Kyle Walker or just Jack Grealish who strikes from the right. The former has more playing options, taking into account Madrid’s strength on the white side ‘Vini’ and Camavinga. In the meantime r.Odri Hernández and Ilkay Gundogan will support City, of John Stones as ‘Broom Wagon’. above, Kevin De Bruyne will set the magic. And the ‘cyborg’ Erling Haaland, who has scored 51 goals in 46 games this season, will keep the Bernabéu in check. In fact, taking into account the absence of Militao.
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LINEUPS OF REAL MADRID VS. THE CITY OF MANCHESTER
Real Madrid (1-4-3-3): Courtois; Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba, Camavinga; Fede Valverde, Modric/Tchouaméni, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema and Vinicius
Manchester City (1-3-5-1-1): Ederson; Ruben Dias, Ake/Laporte, Akanji; Walker/Grealish, Rodri, Gundoganl Stones, Bernardo Silva; DeBruyne; Haaland
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