Manchester City vs Real Madrid: High scoring match up predicted for Champions League meeting
A look ahead to this week's semi-final first leg from a betting point of view
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City’s Champions League showdown with Real Madrid at the Etihad promises to be a high scoring-affair, with two teams who love to attack but have brittle backlines.
Ronaldo has been Real’s main man in the Champions League this season, scoring 16 goals in 10 appearances, and BetVictor make him odds-on to score at 19-20. City, meanwhile, have scored 18 goals in total during their Champions League run.
With Real yet to concede a goal at the Bernabeu in Europe this season, Manuel Pellegrini’s side are likely to need a goal or two at the Etihad. Sergio Aguero is 6-5 with BetVictor to score against Real after bagging seven goals in his previous seven games. You can also get 18-1 on him scoring a hat-trick, while both sides scoring in the first leg is 3-5.
City are 19-10 to win the first leg – Real are 6-4 with the draw at 5-2 - and 2-1 to reach the final.