Manchester City continue their quest for a famous treble as they face Real Madrid in a Champions League semifinal first leg on Tuesday, May 9.
The Citizens were knocked out at this stage in the competition last season by the same opponents after two very late goals from Rodrygo and an extra-time winner from Karim Benzema.
Los Blancos have already won three trophies of their own this season: They have hoisted the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, and they defeated Osasuna in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday. Although Carlo Ancelotti's future is uncertain, he will definitely be confident of winning the Champions League as well.
All eyes will be on Benzema and Erling Haaland as the prolific strikers look to guide their side to the trophy, and win a Ballon d'Or for themselves.
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What time does Real Madrid vs Man City kick off?
This Champions League match from the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid kicks off on Tuesday, May 9 at 9 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date | Kickoff time | |
USA | Tue, May 9 | 3 p.m. ET |
Canada | Tue, May 9 | 3 p.m. ET |
UK | Tue, May 9 | 20:00 BST |
Australia | Wed, May 10 | 05:00 AEST |
India | Wed, May 10 | 00:30 IST |
Hong Kong | Wed, May 10 | 03:00 HKT |
Malaysia | Wed, May 10 | 03:00 MYT |
Singapore | Wed, May 10 | 03:00 SGT |
New Zealand | Wed, May 10 | 07:00 NZST |
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Real Madrid vs Man City live stream, TV channel
TV channel | Streaming | |
---|---|---|
USA | CBS, Univision | Fubo, Paramount+, ViX, ViX+ |
UK | BT Sport 1 | BT Sport site/app |
Australia | — | Stan Sport |
Canada | — | DAZN |
Hong Kong | — | beIN Sports Connect |
India | — | JioTV, Sony LIV |
Malaysia | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect, sooka |
New Zealand | — | Spark Sport |
Singapore | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect, StarHubTV+ |
USA: This match will shown on CBS (English) and Univision (Spanish), and those channels can be streamed on Fubo. There is also a stream on Paramount+ (English) and another on ViX.com for subscribers.
Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.
UK: The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 and streamed on BT Sport platforms.
Australia: Every UEFA Champions League match streams ad-free on Stan Sport, live and on demand.
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Real Madrid vs Man City lineups
It will be very unlikely that Carlo Ancelotti moves away from his favoured 4-3-3 formation. He was also able to rest a few players over Madrid's last few games.
Guardiola deployed a 4-2-3-1 to dismantle Arsenal 4-1 last month and has gone with the same XI from that game.
Below are the confirmed starting lineups for both teams ahead of their Champions League match at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid starting 11
(4-3-3): 1-Thibaut Courtois (GK) — 2-Dani Carvajal, 22-Antonio Rudiger, 4-David Alaba, 12-Eduardo Camavinga — 15-Federico Valverde, 8-Toni Kroos, 10-Luka Modric — 21-Rodrygo Goes, 9-Karim Benzema, 20-Vinicius Junior
- Injured: Mendy
- Suspended: Militao
Ferland Mendy remains sidelined with the calf injury that has kept him out since March 19, with Eduardo Camavinga will continuing at left-back.
Dani Ceballos is fit enough for a place on the bench after a muscular injury but Eder Militao is suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Luka Modric and Antonio Rudiger were both benched during their side's Copa del Rey final win over Osasuna but return for this one.
Man City starting 11
(4-2-3-1): 31-Ederson (GK) — 2-Kyle Walker, 5-John Stones, 3-Ruben Dias, 25-Manuel Akanji —16-Rodri, 8-Ilkay Gundogan — 20-Bernardo Silva, 17-Kevin De Bruyne, 10-Jack Grealish — 9-Erling Haaland
- Injured: Ake
- Suspended: None
Nathan Ake (calf) being sidelined feels like a big miss for City. Manuel Akanji will once again fill in at left-back.
Kyle Walker starts at right-back and his one-on-one defensive capabilities against Vinicius could prove vital.
Real Madrid vs Man City odds
Although Real Madrid have such a stellar record in this competition, their recent form coupled with Man City's 20-match unbeaten streak combine to make the Spanish side the underdog at home.
There are also likely to be many goals in the fixture with the quality and form of stars Haaland, Benzema, De Bruyne, and Vinicius Junior, who are all looking to show their attacking prowess.
Real Madrid win |
Draw | Man City win |
Both teams to score Y / N |
Over / Under 2.5 goals |
Real Madrid advance |
Man City advance |
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BetMGM (USA) |
+225 | +250 | +115 | -185 / +125 | -155 / +110 | +225 | -350 |
Sports Interaction (Canada) |
+240 | +245 | +102 | -187 / +118 | -154 / +111 | — | — |
SkyBet (UK) |
11/5 | 13/5 | 11/10 | 8/15, 11/8 | 8/13, 6/5 | 9/4 | 1/3 |
Neds (Australia) |
3.15 | 3.50 | 2.15 | 1.53 / 2.38 | 1.64 / 2.15 | 3.00 | 1.36 |
Dafabet (India) |
3.14 | 3.66 | 2.09 | 1.57 / 2.30 | 1.67 / 2.20 | 3.15 | 1.34 |