Manchester City hopes to keep their hopes for a treble alive as they host defending champions Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola’s club drew 1-1 in the first leg thanks to a contentious equalizer from Kevin De Bruyne, and now that away goals are no longer a consideration, it’s really a winner-takes-all contest against the best team in tournament history. Find the Manchester City predicted lineup for the Champions League below.
GK: Ederson – Ederson now leads the league with five clean sheets, but needs two more to share the Golden Glove.
CB: Kyle Walker – In the victory over Everton, they sensational against the menace of Dwight McNeil, who represents essentially the same challenge as Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid. Kind of.
CB: Ruben Dias – Dias, who plays well in a three-man defense, will have to put up a lot of effort to monitor Karim Benzema.
CB: Manuel Akanji – Given that Nathan Ake is still not completely healthy, Guardiola is content to rely on Akanji, who ought to start.
DM: John Stones – Stones took the weekend off to rest up for this start.
DM: Rodri – Given how crucial Rodri is to the club, City supporters were frightened to see him play the entire 88 minutes against Everton. It’s possible that his legs aren’t as fresh as they might be, but that shouldn’t be an issue.
RM: Riyad Mahrez – Mahrez merits a starting spot since he is a dangerous dribbler who will try to move things in the correct direction.
CM: Kevin De Bruyne –Because Guardiola understands how crucial it is to keep the Belgian safe and healthy, De Bruyne was left on the bench over the weekend.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – Is Gundogan currently the best midfielder in the world?
LM: Jack Grealish – If Grealish has adequate rest at Goodison Park, he should be ready for this match.
ST: Erling Haaland –In the future, Real Madrid would like to sign Haaland, but the Norwegian would be content to kick his European pursuers out of this country.
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