Presidential Of The Second Leg Of The Champions League Semifinals Manchester City Vs Real Madrid: Opportunities Are Still The Same

JAKARTA Manchester City will host Real Madrid in the second leg of the 2022/2023 European Champions League semifinals. Both teams have the same opportunity to penetrate the final.

City's semifinal match against Los Blancos will take place at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Thursday, May 18 at 02.00 WIB. The two teams met after drawing 1-1 in the first leg.

When meeting at Madrid's headquarters at the Santiago Bernabeu last week, Vinicius managed to put the hosts ahead first. Kevin De Bruyne then scored a goal back to make the match finish a draw.

This draw clearly provides an advantage for City when playing the second leg in front of his own supporters. Pep Guardiola's team is clearly favorited to reach the final round.

In addition to the capital series at Los Blancos headquarters, City prepared this match with a record capital of 22 unbeaten matches that they must maintain.

In addition, City also took 15 consecutive wins at the Etihad Stadium in all tournaments. Of that number of wins, they managed to score at least two goals in 14 matches.

City's other sweet record is that they have not been beaten in home games in the European Champions League since September 2018.

Despite having a charming record and statistics above, City must remain vigilant with the team they will herbal tonight. The reason is, Madrid is currently the King of Europe with a collection of 14 titles.

Apart from being the owner of the most European Champions League titles, El Real is also the team that has the status of defending champions in this competition. Last season they reached the final after defeating City.

After not being able to hold on to the Spanish La Liga title, Carlo Ancelotti's side appear to be struggling in Europe. Defending the title in that event seems to be their priority.

Prediction of the line-up

Manchester City (3-2-4-1): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji; Stones, Rodri; Silva, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Alaba; Kroos, Camavinga, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr