Manchester City vs Real Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips (17 April)

Manchester City could be in full force this Wednesday. Absent during the first leg, defense boss Walker should be available for this game. He was on the bench on Saturday in the championship. Playing master Kevin De Bruyne (3 goals, 6 assists in PL), who withdrew at the last minute from Madrid after being ill, should be there after being able to start on Saturday. Preferred over Ederson last week, German goalkeeper Ortega should not be returned to the cages. The Brazilian goalkeeper took some time off after returning from injury but regained his starting place this weekend. In addition, Dutch defender Aké is in the recovery phase.

Aligned at the forefront in the first leg, the cyborg Haaland (26 goals, 6 assists TCC including 6 goals in 7 C1 matches) was well muzzled by the rough Rüdiger. On the other hand, elements like Bernardo Silva or even Foden (21 goals, 10 assists TCC) stood out by finding the fault like the Croatian defender Gvardiol. Like last week, starting goalkeeper Courtois and Austrian defender Alaba will not be operational. In addition, Frenchman Tchouaméni will be suspended after his yellow card received in the first leg. Offensively, Jude Bellingham (20 goals, 10 assists in all competitions and co-top scorer in the championship) should be present but his performance did not really live up to expectations last week. On the other hand, the Brazilian crack Vinicius (12 goals, 4 assists in the league), his compatriot Rodrygo (10 pawns, 5 assists in La Liga), the young French hope Camavinga and the Uruguayan Swiss army knife Federico Valverde (author of the last magnificent goal on a long distance outside signed Vinicius) were there during the first leg.

Clean sheets have been few and far between in recent Champions League fixtures involving Manchester City, with both teams on target in nine of their previous ten games, so they cannot be accused of being dull to watch. Given that 15 of the last 18 Real Madrid away matches at this level have followed the same script, something similar is expected when the teams lock horns.