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

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·8 de diciembre de 2025

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

Real Madrid and Manchester City face each other this Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabéu of the UEFA Champions League.

In their last fixture, Real Madrid suffered a 0-2 reverse against Celta de Vigo (La Liga 2025/26). In their last fixture, Manchester City won 3-0 against Sunderland (Premier League 2025/26).

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The last meeting between the two teams ended with Real Madrid winning 3-1.

Predicted lineups

Real Madrid: Andriy Lunin, Fede Valverde, Álvaro Carreras, Raúl Asencio, Fran García, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga, Brahim Díaz, Arda Güler, Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé

Manchester City: Gigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias, Nico OReilly, Bernardo Silva, Nico González, Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden, Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland

Unavailable

Real Madrid

Trent Alexander-Arnold - Muscle Injury
Dani Carvajal - Knee Injury
Ferland Mendy - Muscle Injury

Manchester City

Mateo Kovacic - Ankle Injury

Last starting XIs

Real Madrid ( vs Celta de Vigo 2025-12-07): Thibaut Courtois, Raúl Asencio, Álvaro Carreras, Éder Militão, Fran García, Fede Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior

Manchester City ( vs Sunderland 2025-12-06): Gigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias, Nico OReilly, Nico González, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland

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MANAGERS

Pep Guardiola has faced Real Madrid on 27 occasions, recording 13 wins, seven draws, and seven losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Manchester City currently has two losses in the last nine games.
Away from home, Manchester City comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Manchester City comes from four consecutive games conceding goals.
Manchester City currently has three losses in the last 19 games.
Manchester City currently has one draw in the last 16 games.
Manchester City comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
Manchester City comes from three consecutive games without losing.
Manchester City comes from three consecutive victories.
At home, Real Madrid currently has one loss in the last nine games.
Real Madrid currently has three losses in the last 21 games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Real Madrid and Manchester City have faced each other 14 times, with Real Madrid showing an advantage: five wins, against four wins for Manchester City.
At the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid has an advantage in duels against Manchester City: four wins in seven games. Manchester City has one win.
In the Champions League, there have been 14 matches between the two teams, with five wins for Real Madrid, five draws, and four wins for Manchester City.