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

City facing near-impossible European task at the Etihad Stadium

Manchester City are almost at full strength as they bid overcome Real Madrid and reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

Josko Gvardiol is out with a broken leg, while Rico Lewis continues to recover from a twisted ankle.

Gianluigi Donnarumma will start in goal, while there is a discussion to be had at right-back.

Abdukodir Khusanov struggled against Vinicius Junior in the first leg, but was shifted to centre-back at the London Stadium on Saturday.

Matheus Nunes has made the position his own this term and could come in there.

In central defence, Ruben Dias was rested in east London, but he will likely return here alongside Marc Guehi, while Nico O’Reilly should fill in at left-back after playing in central midfield against the Hammers.

In midfield, Bernardo Silva was alongside Rodri at the Bernabeu and is likely to reprise that role, while Antoine Semenyo has been handed more of a free central role off lone striker Erling Haaland in recent weeks.

Should he continue there, that could mean Jeremy Doku returns off the left and Rayan Cherki plays on the right, although he could switch with Semenyo.

Predicted Man City XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Khusanov, Dias, Guehi, O’Reilly; Silva, Rodri; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland

Injured: Gvardiol, Lewis

Doubt: Kovacic

Date and time: 8pm GMT on Tuesday, March 17, 2026