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Real Madrid looking soft and disappointing in tonight game and it appears that the bookies were right that favored Manchester City since this first leg,as things stand right now and if City qualifies further then most likely they are going to be the Champions League winners this year which would be the greatest achievement for Pep Guardiola after being so near winning it for several years now.They have beaten Bayern Munchen,one of the teams that had 0 lost games in Champions League until they met Manchester City and now they are playing much better against the queen of Europe and if they eliminate Real,they fully deserve the title.
Real Madrid are not weak, but they may struggle a bit with the pressure from Manchester City. Real Madrid's defense hasn't looked too tight as Manchester City have managed to create some good chances so far. Manchester City dominated this match and managed to close the gap. Real Madrid created chances, but unfortunately Manchester City had to concede first to Real Madrid.

1-0 now, the game is getting hotter and I think Manchester City will be tighter now. Both teams are expected to score goals, so I'll be waiting for that.
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Haaland to me is just a good striker like others, any striker can perform well in this Manchester's city squad. last season they played without a striker and they had the highest goals in the league. i will choose Benzema over Haaland many times, today's game will determine alot of arguments, would all agree that Real Madrid is indeed the king of champions league football. 
the second half is ongoing and Manchester city is dominating but Real madrid will win this first half.

Haaland is a good striker indeed but he has some unique feature that Benzema lack, Haaland is faster than Benzema, he is stronger has more stamina than Benzema and doesn't fall easily when they push him especially when there 2-3 defenders as last men, he make sure to pass through them and that is what he is strategizing in todays match but Carvajal and Rudiger are prepared for him, they didn't give him chance and the ones he is having are not enough to trick Cortois, but very soon, I expect him to tear that net either in first or second half.

Benzema has been having chances but he is not that fast like Haaland, if that ball that was pass to him from Rodrigo was the same thing Haaland have, Real Madrid by now will be weak because I believe Mancherster City will be pushing for their second goals by now, but not late yet, Cortois will soon wear out with that energy.
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Kick off is almost now and of course we can't wait for it.
Judging from his current condition, the two teams don't want them to concede for the first leg because we can see from the players who will be fielded today, almost all of them are core players. This is really really worth watching because this match will definitely be very exciting.

They didn't want to play around in the first Leg this time around.
Madrid is still with the 4-3-3 scheme and the best players are indeed in the line-up this time even though Camavinga had to be forced back a bit in the position that should belong to Mendy there but because it was a long vacancy and with Camavinga's condition he was quite comfortable too being in this position then I don't think this is too problematic.

On the other hand, Manchester City with 5 clear midfielders wants to make them more flexible when in control of the ball besides that, their midfielders can also be flexible in attack and defense which makes it a little difficult for Madrid if they have to follow the rhythm of Manchester City later because when it falls to the rhythm of the game created by Manchester City, this possibility will not go well for Madrid.
Manchester City know that if they win the midfield then they will be more dominant in attack and that has been proven, since kick off they have managed to create several chances and of course this is very good to watch.
Camavinga is still quite good in that position because he is also a little more used to it. the good thing is that in this match Modric was also very ready to play even though previously he was planned to rest for 4 weeks and missed this match.

Madrid must now get out of this condition because if it is allowed to drag on, it will not be safe for them.


Bookies seem to be looking too far into Manchester City but indeed that is not wrong either and can be taken advantage of now. Even though, on the other hand, it is clear that belief is too early, it doesn't always go well, of course, especially since the two of them will return to compete with high tension..
Kick off is almost now and of course we can't wait for it.
Judging from his current condition, the two teams don't want them to concede for the first leg because we can see from the players who will be fielded today, almost all of them are core players. This is really really worth watching because this match will definitely be very exciting.
both coaches are aware of the current state of their opponents. both are in good form and of course, they will not take this first leg lightly. because this is indeed important to continue in the second leg which might be equally difficult for both teams.
Madrid appears at home, of course, they do not want to be humiliated by City. they appeared with their best squad from the first round. this is going to be an interesting fight.
Now Manchester City want to try to get their revenge on the previous season.
They have been passionate from the start of the kick of until the 25th minute. but Madrid are also aware that they don't want to let their guard down and concede the ball just like that.
There are some things that are quite risky now, because if they defend continuously this won't be good either, but on the other hand when they try to get out of rhythm and try to catch up with Manchester City then it's also very risky with the defense they leave.
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Actually, if I look at the characteristics of the game of both teams, I prefer Man City's pattern of play. They look more fluid and very entertaining. But nowadays the effectiveness of the game is much more important, in the end only winning and losing is not a matter of entertainment. Madrid should be more confident now because the first leg will be in Spain, of course there is great hope for them to win and score goals by a big margin. Because of the second leg they have to go to the Etihad and that benefits Man City a lot.
I honestly don't know who will win the first leg, even if Real Madrid have the advantage of playing at home. But either way, Manchester City travels to win in order to have a chance of reaching the final. Manchester City miserably failed in the semi-finals last season against Real Madrid, so this season I don't think they can make the same mistake unless they are damned.

It's just that I hope Manchester City this season succeeds in stopping Real Madrid's dominance of the Champions League. Real Madrid have won 3 titles in a row in the Zidane era, but I don't expect them to repeat it in the Ancelotti era.
For Real Madrid, it doesn't matter who they play. Even if this semi-final can be called revenge for Manchester City, Real Madrid also play only to win, and they are good at it. Last year's final was also a revenge game for Liverpool, but they couldn't win. I think it will be something like that now. The game starts soon and I'm sure Madrid will win at home.
In this match I am trying to predict that there is a possibility that in the first leg Manchester City will win and in the second leg Real Madrid will win on aggregate and be able to qualify for the finals.
This is just my own prediction, maybe a little contrary to the others, but Manchester City and Real Madrid are equally strong and difficult to predict.
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Real Madrid looking soft and disappointing in tonight game and it appears that the bookies were right that favored Manchester City since this first leg,as things stand right now and if City qualifies further then most likely they are going to be the Champions League winners this year which would be the greatest achievement for Pep Guardiola after being so near winning it for several years now.They have beaten Bayern Munchen,one of the teams that had 0 lost games in Champions League until they met Manchester City and now they are playing much better against the queen of Europe and if they eliminate Real,they fully deserve the title.
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Real Madrid and Manchester City played in the semifinals exactly one year ago. And that time the Spaniards beat the English. Guardiola remembers that match and today he will try to take revenge. I think it will be a good option for City to play today in a draw, and decide the outcome in their favor in the return match. Moreover, the teams will play the second match in Manchester, it will help the city.
What is certain is that he will be eager for this match especially since apart from them meeting many times before when Pep coached at Barcelona, another spark also occurred last season and this allows for revenge of course.

20 minutes in, as predicted by many, Manchester City's dominance was still very much felt at the start of the first half and Madrid were still unable to develop the schemes they wanted to run.
There have been some decent chances but Madrid's defense is still very good right now.
Courtois will have his hands full in this match but Manchester City should not be too complacent in their attack, as Madrid could immediately shoot out with a quick counter-attack like they always did last season, especially since Madrid's young players are still very dangerous in midfield and on the wings.
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Haaland to me is just a good striker like others, any striker can perform well in this Manchester's city squad. last season they played without a striker and they had the highest goals in the league. i will choose Benzema over Haaland many times, today's game will determine alot of arguments, would all agree that Real Madrid is indeed the king of champions league football. 
the second half is ongoing and Manchester city is dominating but Real madrid will win this first half.
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Real Madrid and Manchester City played in the semifinals exactly one year ago. And that time the Spaniards beat the English. Guardiola remembers that match and today he will try to take revenge. I think it will be a good option for City to play today in a draw, and decide the outcome in their favor in the return match. Moreover, the teams will play the second match in Manchester, it will help the city.
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Its clear that Manchester city on paper are clear favorite but real Madrid like you said are quite effective when it comes to winning of matches and the semifinals is exactly the stage they find  a way out no matter the opponent given to them and last season they did the same and conquer Manchester city and I believe they can likely do it again the same season and if there is one team I would vouch for in the champions league would be this exact Madrid squad.
Bookies seem to be looking too far into Manchester City but indeed that is not wrong either and can be taken advantage of now. Even though, on the other hand, it is clear that belief is too early, it doesn't always go well, of course, especially since the two of them will return to compete with high tension..
Kick off is almost now and of course we can't wait for it.
Judging from his current condition, the two teams don't want them to concede for the first leg because we can see from the players who will be fielded today, almost all of them are core players. This is really really worth watching because this match will definitely be very exciting.
both coaches are aware of the current state of their opponents. both are in good form and of course, they will not take this first leg lightly. because this is indeed important to continue in the second leg which might be equally difficult for both teams.
Madrid appears at home, of course, they do not want to be humiliated by City. they appeared with their best squad from the first round. this is going to be an interesting fight.
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Kick off is almost now and of course we can't wait for it.
Judging from his current condition, the two teams don't want them to concede for the first leg because we can see from the players who will be fielded today, almost all of them are core players. This is really really worth watching because this match will definitely be very exciting.


They didn't want to play around in the first Leg this time around.
Madrid is still with the 4-3-3 scheme and the best players are indeed in the line-up this time even though Camavinga had to be forced back a bit in the position that should belong to Mendy there but because it was a long vacancy and with Camavinga's condition he was quite comfortable too being in this position then I don't think this is too problematic.

On the other hand, Manchester City with 5 clear midfielders wants to make them more flexible when in control of the ball besides that, their midfielders can also be flexible in attack and defense which makes it a little difficult for Madrid if they have to follow the rhythm of Manchester City later because when it falls to the rhythm of the game created by Manchester City, this possibility will not go well for Madrid.
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Real Madrid Vs Manchester City
Experience Vs Form


This is not the first of this kind of battle between experience and great form. I don't know if history is about to repeat itself. Who do you think will carry the day? Is it experience or the form?  for me I am going for the experience. As usual, many people will go for the form in the end experience will win.

The bookmakers favoured the form.

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Looking at current market price for Real Madrid @3 odds to win this game does tell you the current affairs of what's going to happen tonight, I know these guys tend to pull surprises when we least expect them to, but today is different, and that beast of a player named Halaad should be fired up for this game to make a mark in the UEFA competition and their current form should help them cross the line...




My prediction, Real Madrid 0-2 Manchester City
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Its clear that Manchester city on paper are clear favorite but real Madrid like you said are quite effective when it comes to winning of matches and the semifinals is exactly the stage they find  a way out no matter the opponent given to them and last season they did the same and conquer Manchester city and I believe they can likely do it again the same season and if there is one team I would vouch for in the champions league would be this exact Madrid squad.
Bookies seem to be looking too far into Manchester City but indeed that is not wrong either and can be taken advantage of now. Even though, on the other hand, it is clear that belief is too early, it doesn't always go well, of course, especially since the two of them will return to compete with high tension..
Kick off is almost now and of course we can't wait for it.
Judging from his current condition, the two teams don't want them to concede for the first leg because we can see from the players who will be fielded today, almost all of them are core players. This is really really worth watching because this match will definitely be very exciting.
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bets are open for the Milan and Inter match, I find the odds of 2 for Milan a bit exaggerated, honestly I think Milan wins and not Inter who have a lot of problems to play continuously in terms of performance

for me Milan - Real Madrid the final

I personally wouldn't accept the risk for this match because both teams are very much close and it's very hard to predict the games especially because of the unstable results we saw from both the teams I think the rates are also close and the reward you can get is not much for this game that's why I prefer to pass this game and instead of this game, I would go for the other game in champions league between Real Madrid and Manchester City.
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Manchester City don't only have Haaland and the striker himself is not only able to score goals but also able to make assists, key passes and contribute for the club tactics and operation. In latest matches, like in the big match with Arsenal in Premier League, Haaland was used not to score goals but to help Kevin De Bruyne have great space and opportunities to score goals for Manchester City.

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Actually, if I look at the characteristics of the game of both teams, I prefer Man City's pattern of play. They look more fluid and very entertaining. But nowadays the effectiveness of the game is much more important, in the end only winning and losing is not a matter of entertainment. Madrid should be more confident now because the first leg will be in Spain, of course there is great hope for them to win and score goals by a big margin. Because of the second leg they have to go to the Etihad and that benefits Man City a lot.

Its clear that Manchester city on paper are clear favorite but real Madrid like you said are quite effective when it comes to winning of matches and the semifinals is exactly the stage they find  a way out no matter the opponent given to them and last season they did the same and conquer Manchester city and I believe they can likely do it again the same season and if there is one team I would vouch for in the champions league would be this exact Madrid squad.

I think what could also be an important difference from the perspective of Manchester City is that this time they have the second leg at home. That was definitely an advantage towards the end of the second game last year when the Bernabeu audience exploded after the equalizer goal. When that happened the whole Real Madrid team was carried by the crowd like crazy.

I can only imagine how it must feel when so many people are screaming and crying and want your success so badly. I am sure that this is a lot of motivation to everyone. This time Manchester City will have their crowd in the back when it gets close.
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Manchester City don't only have Haaland and the striker himself is not only able to score goals but also able to make assists, key passes and contribute for the club tactics and operation. In latest matches, like in the big match with Arsenal in Premier League, Haaland was used not to score goals but to help Kevin De Bruyne have great space and opportunities to score goals for Manchester City.

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Actually, if I look at the characteristics of the game of both teams, I prefer Man City's pattern of play. They look more fluid and very entertaining. But nowadays the effectiveness of the game is much more important, in the end only winning and losing is not a matter of entertainment. Madrid should be more confident now because the first leg will be in Spain, of course there is great hope for them to win and score goals by a big margin. Because of the second leg they have to go to the Etihad and that benefits Man City a lot.

Its clear that Manchester city on paper are clear favorite but real Madrid like you said are quite effective when it comes to winning of matches and the semifinals is exactly the stage they find  a way out no matter the opponent given to them and last season they did the same and conquer Manchester city and I believe they can likely do it again the same season and if there is one team I would vouch for in the champions league would be this exact Madrid squad.
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Nothing is certain and you can't be certain about this match. Many people hope and think Manchester City can win this match  even playing at the Bernabeu, but it is always possible to get different facts. There are 3 possibilities regarding the result of the match, Real Madrid wins, Manchester City wins, or both draw.

I expect Manchester City to win, not because I hate Real Madrid, but I think Manchester City deserve to prove that they can win the Champions League when they are favourites.

City has changed a lot from last season after acquiring some good names in the two last transfer windows but that's also no reason to take Madrid who have defeated some crazy comebacks in last CL season to win the trophy. They have the pure fightback spirit and one really shouldn't undermine them. City on the other hand have been close for so many times but they always mess up in the end. I am expecting Real Madrid to strike first today and give City a hard time throughout the game.
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The line-ups for the big game is out, and it was somewhat predictable from City's point of view, Akanji plays at left back because Ake is out injured and Kyle Walker is at right back to handle the pace of Vinicius Junior, Haaland is joined in attack by Bernado Silva, i was pretty certain Pep would pick him over Mahrez, his work rate is exceptional and he gives City so much, both in attack and in defense.

Having said that, for Real Madrid, Militao is missing because of suspension, So Rudiger replaces him, it looks as if Camavinga is going to play at left back, City might find joy down his channel. Modric, Kroos and Valverde would be keen on winning the midfield battle. This game is going to be extremely interesting, i can't wait for it to start, and when it does, i'm pretty sure i'd not be able to take my eyes off it. I wish City goodluck, they deserve to be Champions of Europe, and this is the biggest step towards achieving it.
The game is going to be an interesting one. The champions league is one trophy that has eluded city for some years and Pep would be hoping to make history with the club by givings them their most desired trophy. City has less injury worries, they are in their best form and everything is looking good for them. On the other hand, Real Madrid and the champions league are like siamese twins, you can't mention the name champions league with mentioning the Los Blancos. It's going to be a night of exciting football and I'm looking forward to it.
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Thinking the same that Manchester City shouldn't make the same mistake it's just that it's still difficult for us to guess who will win in the first leg, even if we believe that Manchester City has had a good run but think again that getting past Real Madrid won't be as easy as we think to imagine.
Now that the line-up has appeared they will of course field the main squad because this is more important if you look at the opportunities that are almost the same.

Manchester City is only one step away from stopping Real Madrid, so it is certain that he will win in this UCL, but that is what is still difficult Real Madrid is a tough team when they are in the UCL, everyone talks about Real Madrid in this competition.
Nothing is certain and you can't be certain about this match. Many people hope and think Manchester City can win this match  even playing at the Bernabeu, but it is always possible to get different facts. There are 3 possibilities regarding the result of the match, Real Madrid wins, Manchester City wins, or both draw.

I expect Manchester City to win, not because I hate Real Madrid, but I think Manchester City deserve to prove that they can win the Champions League when they are favourites.
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Today, there is UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg. In my opinion, the favorite team is Manchester City. I feel like we will watch a very enjoyable match. Manchester City's starting XI against Real Madrid: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Akanji, Rodri, İlkay Gündoğan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland. Real Madrid's starting XI against Manchester City : Courtois, Carvajal, Rüdiger, Alaba, Camavinga, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Benzema.

Not only you even the betting market favored Manchester City even though Real Madrid played at home obviously this looks a little strange
But yes even though the market is more favorite Manchester City of course there is no guarantee they will win I will not choose one of them as the winner
maybe both teams to score is the best choice because this is a fight between stars and predicted there will be many goals.
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