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In the Champions League Round of 16 on March 11, 2026, the first leg between Real Madrid and Manchester City will take place. The central clash of the week between familiar rivals.<\/p>\n
The Spanish giants did not win anything in 2025. In January, still under Xabi Alonso, they suffered defeat in the Super Cup. His successor, Arbeloa, immediately lost to Albacete in the Copa del Rey. Only La Liga remains, where they are keeping pace with Barcelona, albeit with mixed results. Last season was also unsuccessful for the English giants. Now, City have reached the League Cup final, where they will face Arsenal. In the Premier League, others are trying to catch up to them.<\/p>\n
In the Champions League, Mbapp\u00e9 and company started with three consecutive wins. But then they began to alternate defeats with new victories. In the last round, they lost 2-4 to Benfica. As a result, they faced Benfica again in the February playoffs\u2014this time beating the Portuguese twice, though not without controversy.<\/p>\n
Guardiola\u2019s team mostly won in the tournament\u2014five times, including in Madrid. However, they drew in Monaco and lost at home to Bayer and away to Bodo\/Glimt. Nevertheless, they are only now starting their playoff campaign.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid vs Manchester City: Key Statistics and Trends
\nReal Madrid have won three of their last four Champions League matches
\nThe team scores an average of 2.40 goals per game and concedes 1.30
\nManchester City have won five of their eight matches in the tournament
\nThe club averages 1.88 goals scored and 1.13 goals conceded per game
\nReal Madrid vs Manchester City: Probable Starting Lineups
\nReal Madrid (probable lineup): Courtois – \u00c1lvaro Carreras, R\u00fcdiger, Asensio, Alexander-Arnold – Camavinga, Tchouam\u00e9ni, G\u00fcler, Valverde – Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior, Gonzalo Garc\u00eda<\/p>\n
Manchester City (probable lineup): Donnarumma – A\u00eft-Nouri, Guehi, R\u00faben Dias, Matheus Nunes – Rodri Hern\u00e1ndez, O\u2019Riley, Bernardo Silva, Semenyo – Marmoush, Haaland<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head: Real Madrid vs Manchester City
\nIn 2025 alone, the giants met three times. In February, the Spaniards won both matches, but in the autumn, the English side took revenge away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"