PREVIEW | Real Madrid vs Manchester City - team news, lineups, predictions

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·9 March 2026

PREVIEW | Real Madrid vs Manchester City - team news, lineups, predictions

Real Madrid and Manchester City go head-to-head at Santiago Bernabéu this Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on TNT Sports 1.

In their last match, Real Madrid prevailed 1-2 against Celta de Vigo (La Liga 2025/26). Last time out, Manchester City triumphed 1-3 against Newcastle (The Emirates FA Cup 2025/26).

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The last meeting between the two teams ended with Manchester City winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Raúl Asencio, Antonio Rüdiger, Álvaro Carreras, Fede Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Thiago Pitarch, Gonzalo García, Vinícius Júnior

Manchester City: Gigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Nathan Aké, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Nico OReilly, Rayan Cherki, Omar Marmoush, Bernardo Silva, Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland

Unavailable

Real Madrid

Jude Bellingham - Hamstring Injury
David Alaba - Calf Problems
Rodrygo - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Dani Ceballos - Calf Injury
Éder Militão - Torn Muscle Fiber
Eduardo Camavinga - Toothache
Álvaro Carreras - Muscle Injury

Manchester City

Rico Lewis - Ankle Injury
Josko Gvardiol - Injury
Mateo Kovacic - Ankle Injury
Sverre Nypan - No Eligibility

Last starting XIs

Real Madrid ( vs Celta de Vigo 2026-03-06): Thibaut Courtois, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Raúl Asencio, Antonio Rüdiger, Ferland Mendy, Fede Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Thiago Pitarch, Brahim Díaz, Vinícius Júnior

Manchester City ( vs Newcastle 2026-03-07): James Trafford, Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, John Stones, Nathan Aké, Nico González, Nico OReilly, Savinho, Tijjani Reijnders, Jérémy Doku, Omar Marmoush

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MANAGERS

Pep Guardiola has faced Real Madrid on 28 occasions, recording 14 wins, seven draws, and seven losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Manchester City currently has two losses in the last 12 games.
Away from home, Manchester City comes from five consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Manchester City comes from four consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Manchester City comes from three consecutive victories.
Manchester City currently has two losses in the last 26 games.
Manchester City comes from 12 consecutive games scoring goals.
Manchester City comes from 11 consecutive games without losing.
At home, Real Madrid currently has one loss in the last eight games.
At home, Real Madrid comes from five consecutive games conceding goals.
Real Madrid currently has one draw in the last 24 games.
Real Madrid comes from four consecutive games conceding goals.

HEAD TO HEAD

Real Madrid and Manchester City have faced each other 15 times, there is no advantage between Real Madrid and Manchester City: five wins for each team in 15 games.
At the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid has an advantage in the duels against Manchester City: four wins in eight games. Manchester City has two victories.
In the Champions League, there have been 15 matches between the two teams, with five wins for Real Madrid, five draws, and five victories for Manchester City.