HIGHLIGHTS: Manchester City VS Real Madrid 4-3

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has some current player fitness concerns. Eden Hazard (Fissure of the fibula), Luka Jovic (Dental Surgery) and Mariano Díaz (Knock) will not be playing here.

There’s a good chance that Los Blancos appear most likely to utilise a 4-3-3 formation, settling for Thibaut Courtois, Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior.

Manchester City will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 5-1 Premier League victory over Watford.

In that match, Manchester City had 74% possession and 19 shots on goal with 8 on target. For Manchester City, the goalscorers were Gabriel Jesus (4′, 23′, 49′, 53′) and Rodri (34′). For their opponents, Watford got 5 shots at goal with 2 on target. Hassane Kamara (28′) was the scorer for Watford.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have found the net 13 times over their past 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in that same time is 6.

Real Madrid come into this match following a 1-3 La Liga win against Osasuna in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Real Madrid had 65% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 11 on target. For Real Madrid, the goalscorers were David Alaba (12′), Marco Asensio (45′) and Lucas Vázquez (96′). On the other side, CA Osasuna had 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Ante Budimir (13′) was the scorer for Osasuna.

In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 clashes involving Real Madrid, at least three goals have been struck. The average goals scored per match within that spell is 3.83, with the number of goals averaged by Real Madrid equalling 2.5.