"Real Madrid and Manchester City meet in the knockout phase of the Champions League for the fifth successive season. They are normally close affairs but Madrid's injury problems - they are without Kylian Mbappe, Eder Militao, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham tonight - mean City start as favourites."
"Former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola relishes battles with Madrid and the visitors head to Spain on the back of an impressive FA Cup win at Newcastle on Saturday. Madrid are still second in La Liga after the weekend victory at Celta Vigo."
"Los Blancos have progressed from 13 of their last 15 last-16 ties. Manchester City beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu earlier in this season's competition. Erling Haaland has scored 56 goals in 56 Champions League appearances."
Real Madrid and Manchester City face off at the Santiago Bernabeu in a Champions League knockout match, their fifth consecutive meeting in this stage. Madrid enters the fixture depleted by injuries to Kylian Mbappe, Eder Militao, Rodrygo, and Jude Bellingham, positioning Manchester City as favorites. Pep Guardiola's City arrives following an impressive FA Cup victory over Newcastle, while Madrid remains second in La Liga after defeating Celta Vigo. The match kicks off at 8:00pm GMT on Wednesday and will be broadcast on TNT Sports and Discovery+. Historically, Madrid has progressed from 13 of their last 15 last-16 ties and reached the last 16 for 23 consecutive seasons.
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