Real Madrid vs Man City live early team news, how to watch and Champions League score updates – Manchester Evening News. Sport. Follow live match action, goal updates and expert analysis from the first leg of Manchester City’s Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Bookmark. Manchester City will be looking to put one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions League when they face Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final showdown at the Bernabeu this evening.. City, who came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 on Saturday, will renew their rivalry with the Spanish club less than a year after beating them at the semi-final stage of Europe’s premier club competition last season. After the first leg finished 1-1 in the Spanish capital, City beat them 4-0 in the second leg to cruise into the final.. Pep Guardiola’s side, of course, beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the final, meaning they will be determined to defend their crown this season and maintain their hopes of repeating last season’s historic Treble. City beat FC Copenhagen in the last-16 to book tonight’s tie with Madrid, while Carlo Ancelotti’s troops saw off RB Leipzig to reach the last-eight.. Unfortunately for City, they will have to make do without both Kyle Walker and Nathan Ake this evening, with the duo not deemed fit enough to be involved. Josko Gvardiol, however, has travelled to the Spanish capital despite being forced off at the weekend.. UEFA has confirmed that the Bernabeu roof will be closed this evening following a late request from Real, while Spanish police are on high alert following threats from ISIS to launch terrorist attacks on Champions League venues this week.. Follow the blog below for live updates from the Bernabeu throughout the evening:. Watch Real Madrid vs City tonight on TNT Sports. KEY EVENT. Watch Real Madrid vs City tonight on TNT Sports. To see the likes of Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and Madrid’s English superstar Jude Bellingham do battle then you can live and exclusively on TNT Sports.. You can sign up to TNT Sports now for ÂŁ30.99 a month and you can cancel it at anytime. Find out more on how to watch the Champions League and more here.. Joe Bray. Dias at risk of missing the second leg. City are already without Kyle Walker and Nathan Ake tonight, raising doubts over their involvement in next week’s second leg, while Josko Gvardiol is a doubt and could also therefore be doubtful for the home leg.. So it would be very unhelpful if Ruben Dias missed that Etihad clash if he was to pick up a yellow card that would see him suspended next week. He will have to be on his best behaviour tonight in what will be a makeshift defence without some key players.. It’s not just City, however, with key men at risk of missing the second leg. Real have Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, AurĂŠlien Tchouameni and Vinicius Jr all one booking away from suspension – so that will be a fascinating subplot tonight.. However, Carlo Ancelotti won’t let those suspension risks affect his team selection tonight, saying: âThe players one card away from suspension donât make us think about the second leg, we have to think about the first leg. Weâre playing in our stadium, itâs an advantage we have to make the most of.â. Ruben Dias of Manchester City is challenged by Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid (Image: Man City). Joe Bray. Does Ortega start over Ederson?. It would seem unthinkable with Ederson back fit, but Stefan Ortega could very easily start tonight ahead of the Brazilian.. Ederson returned to the bench at Crystal Palace but Ortega kept his place for the fifth game in succession, and Pep Guardiola admitted after the game that he would have to assess the bigger picture of Ederson’s condition before deciding which goalkeeper starts tonight.. “I have to think about it because Eddy came from an injury,” Guardiola said at Palace. “He feels good I think so now I have to decide about the lack of rhythm. But we are really pleased with Stefan. Heâs an exceptional goalkeeper.”. Ederson of Manchester City alongside teammate Stefan Ortega (Image: Michael Regan/Getty Images). Joe Bray. Spanish police on high alert after ISIS threat. As well as the strange roof-saga in the build-up to tonight’s game, there has also been a concerning threat made by ISIS over this week’s Champions League fixtures – including the fixture at the Bernabeu.. The Al Azaim Foundation, a media outlet frequently used by ISIS to disseminate its messages, released a disturbing poster with the message ‘Kill them all’ and listing the names of the four venues hosting Champions League matches. This has led to heightened security measures in Madrid.. Spanish officials have assured that they are fully prepared for any potential threats, stating: “In terms of preventing the terrorist threat, the State Security Forces and Bodies have activated all their early warning and protection systems, as well as all their response mechanisms ready and willing.”. In anticipation of the events, over 2,000 members from the National Police and Civil Guard will be deployed in Madrid for extensive surveillance operations over the next 24 hours.. UEFA insist the fixtures will take place as planned, and Greater Manchester Police have issued a statement to say:. âWeâre aware of online media reports in relation to calls to target matches across Europe.. âHowever, I want to reassure travelling fans that, as we do with each European fixture, we have been working closely alongside our international policing colleagues and security teams from both football clubs to ensure that a robust policing plan is in place and supporters can enjoy the occasion in a safe environment.. âAs always, we ask the public to remain vigilant, and if they see any that doesnât look or feel right, then please report it to police or security staff.â. (Image: Getty Images). Joe Bray. City must raise the roof tonight. It’s only 12 months since City were last at the Bernabeu but the iconic stadium will look a lot different tonight with the ongoing renovations nearing completion. One of the main facets of the works is a retractable roof – which will be used tonight.. Real Madrid asked UEFA for special permission to close the roof tonight, in order to create a more hostile atmosphere against City. That request was granted, with City unable to have a say in the decision as the away team.. Real Madrid players and the notoriously hard-to-impress Spanish media all raved about the Etihad atmosphere in last season’s semi-final second leg, which could impact their decision to use every trick in the book tonight to make the most of their home advantage.. At Real’s last game, fans held up a banner calling for all supporters to dress in white for the first leg of their quarter-final as they aim to put on a show against City.. All of this to try and beat little old City, eh!. Joe Bray. Early Man City team news. City are without two key defenders, and another is a doubt – handing Guardiola some key defensive headaches ahead of such a crucial game.. Kyle Walker and Nathan Ake are both out and haven’t travelled to Madrid.. Josko Gvardiol is a doubt according to Guardiola and didn’t train on Monday.. Ruben Dias will miss the second leg if he is booked tonight.. Ederson is back available, but Guardiola will decide if his lack of match fitness is worth risking.. Could that mean Rico Lewis starts at the Bernabeu? Guardiola said he wouldn’t have played John Stones for 90 minutes at Crystal Palace in an ideal world but may have to start him again tonight. Does Manu Akanji play at right-back or left-back?. Guardiola said:. “It’s true that the best player to control a player like Vinicius is Kyle. Unfortunately he was injured in a friendly game. It is what it is.. “We would love to have him but what can I say. We play with 11 and try to adapt with the players that we have because injuries are part of a long season.. “But in a decisive part we have a lot of injuries in the same department in the back four and we have to find a solution. We have to think more about what we have to do and get a good result for the second leg.”. Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid is challenged by Kyle Walker of Manchester City (Image: Getty). George Smith. Welcome along!. Hello, everyone, and welcome along to our live coverage of the first leg of City’s Champions League quarter-final with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.. We will keep you posted with all of the pre-match build-up, live updates from the game and all of the post-match reaction. There is no need to refresh the page, updates should appear automatically.. Top Stories
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