Real Madrid will have the semifinals of the Champions League on May 9, with the intention of revalidating the title that will end in 2022 on June 10. To do this, the whites will have to defeat the current favorite in the competition, the unstoppable Manchester City, who will go through a sweet moment with their star, the Norwegian Erling Haaland, at the helm.
In recent days, despite having lost second place in the LaLiga standings to Atleti, the whites have left a sober good feeling on the pitch. Ancelotti's men come from being proclaimed champions of the Copa del Rey against Osasuna and, in the Champions League quarterfinals, they devastated a ballasted Chelsea who they prevailed by a 4-0 aggregate, without conceding a goal.
However, Pep Guardiola's City won the match as the Premier League leader, after overwhelmingly defeating their main rival, Arsenal, 4-1. Led by the Catalan coach and headed by the overwhelming Haaland, the top winner of the competition with 12 goals, the English with the desire to reach the end of the 'Orejona' dream that they have been chasing for years.
The Santiago Bernabéu will have to host the first leg of this tie, which will relive the match between the two teams in the semifinals last year. Then, City managed to defeat the whites in the first leg, 4-3, but could not control the incredible madridista comeback in the second leg. Although the 'citizens' managed to take the lead in that match, the Whites' gallop ended up prevailing with a 3-1, which certified the pass of Ancelotti's men to the finale.
For the European duel, Modric will be available again, who did not play in the Copa del Rey final due to physical discomfort, but will do so this Tuesday. This was confirmed by Ancelotti at a press conference this past Monday: "He is fine and he is going to play," explained the Italian, who will line up the Croatian footballer in the starting eleven with almost complete certainty.
Line-up confirmed Real Madrid today against Manchester City
These are the possible alignments of Real Madrid and Manchester City for the first leg of the semifinals in the Champions League:
Official formation of Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal; praise; Camavinga; Modric, Valverde, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Rüdiger and Vinicius
Possible Manchester City lineup: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Grealish and Haaland
Real Madrid's match against Manchester City on Tuesday, May 9, can be followed on the Movistar Champions League channel from 21:00 p.m. In addition, this meeting can be followed live through the ABC website, where the last hour and all the results of the Champions League will be available.
