The starting lineups are in as Manchester City bid to upset Real Madrid | OneFootball

Manchester City and Real Madrid have confirmed their starting lineups ahead of tonight’s UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second-leg tie at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s side enters tonight’s match trailing 3-0 on aggregate after Fede Valverde’s hat trick gave Alvaro Arbeloa’s side a strong advantage to take into tonight’s match. City will have to produce an almost perfect performance tonight if they are to turn around the tie. Manchester City does have hope, so tonight’s match has the makings of another titanic tussle between City and Real Madrid if Pep Guardiola’s side fires tonight.

Manchester City enter tonight’s match with Josko Gvardiol unavailable due to injury. It is highly unlikely that Gvardiol will feature again this season due to the right tibial fracture he sustained at the beginning of 2026. Savinho and John Stones missed City’s 1-1 draw with West Ham due to minor hamstring and ankle injuries. Rico Lewis has been out of action due to an ankle injury but could return imminently. Outside of those four players, Pep Guardiola has a strong squad to pick from for tonight’s match.

Here are both team’s starting lineups ahead of tonight’s match at the Etihad.

Manchester City

Pep Guardiola has made four changes to the starting lineup that drew with West Ham. In comes Ruben Dias, Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki and Jeremy Doku. Marc Guehi, Antoine Semenyo, Omar Marmoush and Nico O’Reilly all drop to the bench for tonight’s match.

Starting lineup: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.

Substitutes: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Guéhi, Savinho, O’Reilly, Semenyo, Foden, Lewis.

Real Madrid