Man City XI vs Real Madrid: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola handed fresh fitness worry ahead of showdown at the Bernabeu

Manchester City remain without Rodri for their Champions League showdown with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

The midfielder has not been included in the City squad that has travelled to Spain.

Pep Guardiola has been dealt a fresh fitness concern after John Stones suffered a leg injury, but no timeframe has been put on how long the defender will be out.

Guardiola otherwise has a full complement to pick from, aside from Mateo Kovacic as he continues to recover from ankle surgery.

Gianluigi Donnarumma will start in goal, with Matheus Nunes and Nico O’Reilly as the full-backs. Stones’ injury makes it even easier to predict the centre-back pairing: Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol, with both on target in the 3-0 win over Sunderland.

In midfield, Nico Gonzalez will play once more as the anchor, most probably flanked by Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden.

Foden starred alongside Rayan Cherki last weekend, and the Frenchman could get the nod off the right once more to join Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku in the front three.

Erling Haaland will lead the line looking to continue his brilliant goalscoring form this season.

Predicted Man City XI (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Silva, Nico, Foden; Cherki, Haaland, Doku

Injured: Stones, Rodri, Kovacic

Time and date: 8pm GMT on Wednesday December 10, 2025

Venue: Santiago Bernabeu

How to watch: TNT Sports