Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the first leg of his draw of the Champions League qualifiers at Etihad.
The heavy goods vehicle duo is used to facing the last stages of this competition – having played in the quarter -finals last season and semi -finals in the two previous campaigns – but are just fighting to reach the last 16 this time.
The two missed automatic progression after finishing outside the first eight of the league phase, with a city outside the doors which only avoided the elimination of the competition graceful of a victory on the Brugge club during The last round of the matches.
Even so, this duo has played certain thrillers in the past and we should be in an exciting tie.
Chekc released the team news for the first stage tonight below.
Manchester City team news
Your city team to face Real Madrid 🩵
XI | Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Stones, de Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Savinho, Greallish, Haaland
Subs | Ortega Moreno, Marmoush, Kovacic, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Nunes, Khusanov, Foden, O’Reilly, Lewis, McATEE#Mandity | #Ucl pic.twitter.com/hw42t8fgaf
– Manchester City (@Mancity) February 11, 2025
The big cannons of Man City are back in their XI after being rested for their FA Cup tie in Leyton Orient.
This means that Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne enter the side, Jack Grenish was also rare.
Ederson with the goal and one rear four from Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Josko Gvardiol while John Stones seems ready in the midfield.
Manchester City XI: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Stones, de Bruyne, Bernardo, Savinho, Grenise, Haaland
News from the Real Madrid team
📋✅ Our departure XI!
🆚 @Mandity pic.twitter.com/r9audedlb– Real Madrid Cf 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 11, 2025
A defensive crisis sees the real name one of fortune four for this crucial confrontation while Federico Valverde Slots in the right back and Aurelien Tchouameni is named central rear.
The French midfielder Tchouameni plays alongside the young Raul Asencio, with Farland Mendy to the left of La Défense.
Edouardo Camavonga and the former Low of Arsenal Dani Ceballos begin in the midfield, with the first deadly front by Real by Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Kylian Mbappe all selected.
Luka Modric is appointed to the bench.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Valverde, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy, Camavong, Ceballos, Bellingham, Roddrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius
