Real Madrid vs Man City LIVE: Champions League result and final score after six-goal thriller
Real Madrid 3-3 Man City: Pep Guardiola’s head back to Manchester on level terms with Los Blancos
Manchester City face a battle to retain their Champions League crown after being held to a thrilling 3-3 draw by Real Madrid in the Spanish capital.
The holders twice led in an enthralling contest under the Bernabeu Stadium’s new roof but the quarter-final remains on a knife edge after Federico Valverde gave the hosts a deserved share of the spoils.
Bernardo Silva got City off to a flying start but a Ruben Dias own goal and Rodrygo effort sent Real in at half-time of Tuesday’s first leg 2-1 ahead.
Phil Foden equalised for City with a brilliant strike and Josko Gvardiol put them back in front but Valverde had the final word to set up another intriguing contest at Etihad Stadium next week.
Relive the action below plus get the latest odds and tips for the Champions League right here:
How to watch Real Madrid vs Man City
Real Madrid vs Manchester City kicks off at 8pm BST (9pm CEST) on Tuesday, April 9 2024 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.
The match will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 2, and subscribers can stream the game via the Discovery + app and website.
If you’re travelling abroad and want to watch major sporting events, you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN round-up is here to help and includes deals on VPNs in the market. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are, and also with the terms of their service provider.
Rodri ready for ‘different’ Real Madrid
Manchester City midfielder Rodri feels the team will have "more composure and serenity on the pitch" when they face Real Madrid tonight.
Despite coming out on top in last season’s semi-final, Rodri feels they cannot focus on that experience this time.
"We are going to face a different Real Madrid. Every season is different. We come here in some of the best shape right now for us this season," said the City midfielder.
"We have proved ourselves every time we played against them. This is the fourth time and in all of them we had great results, and the ones where we didn’t go through it was about 10 or 15 minutes [we lost it]. That’s not something we have talked about.
"We are are a more mature team. We have experience of winning this competition and we come here with a different mentality and composure. I wish and hope the experience of winning the tournaments helps us do things right."
De Bruyne drops to the bench
Despite impressing in City’s 4-2 victory at the weekend, with two goals and an assist, Kevin De Bruyne starts on the bench tonight.
An update from TNT Sports claims the City midfielder has been ill so Pep Guardiola is taking no chances and starts Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic in midfield.
Real Madrid vs Man City
Last season’s Champions League triumph was Pep Guardiola’s third as a manager – moving him level with Zinedine Zidane and Bob Paisley in joint-second in terms of the competition’s most successful bosses.
Carlo Ancelotti leads the way with four Champions League trophies.
Real Madrid vs Man City
Real Madrid and Manchester City will face off in the Champions League knockout stages for a third successive season, after meeting in the semi-finals of the 2021/22 and 2022/23 tournaments.
There were 17 goals scored across those previous four innings at an average of 4.3 goals per game. Real Madrid scored seven, Manchester City scored 10.
Real Madrid vs Man City
Tonight will be Carlo Ancelotti’s 200th Champions League match as a manager.
He has triumphed in 114 of his previous 199 fixtures in this competition, with his opposite number this evening, Guardiola, only just behind with 109 victories as a coach in this tournament.
Manchester City team changes
No Kevin De Bruyne! That’s the main headline of Manchester City’s starting line-up.
Pep Guardiola makes four changes to the City team that started against Crystal Palace last time out. Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis, Julian Alvarez and De Bruyne all drop out.
In come Mateo Kovacic, Manuel Akanji, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden.
No. 1 goalkeeper Ederson starts on the bench again with Stefan Ortega preferred after playing the last four games for Man City.
Manchester City line-up
Here’s the team Pep Guardiola has tasked with defeating Real Madrid tonight:
Man City XI: Ortega, Akanji, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Bernardo, Foden, Grealish, Haaland
Subs: Ederson, Carson, Doku, De Bruyne, Alvarez, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Susoho, Lewis
Real Madrid vs Man City
With the threats being made against tonight’s Uefa matches, security has been increased at every ground. Here’s a few photos from outside the Bernabeu ahead of kick off.
Champions League ties set to go ahead with Uefa ‘aware of alleged terrorist threats’ from Isis
This week’s Champions League matches are set to take place as planned, with governing body Uefa issuing a statement on Tuesday to insist they are “aware” of threats allegedly being made in the build-up to the four fixtures regarding potential terrorist action.
Arsenal host Bayern Munich on Tuesday night and Manchester City head to Real Madrid on the same evening, with Borussia Dortmund playing at Atletico Madrid and Barcelona travelling to face Paris Saint-Germain a day later.
Images circulating online had suggested that all four stadiums would be targeted across the two nights, with their origins unconfirmed but linked to the established terrorist organisation Isis.
UCL ties to go ahead with Uefa ‘aware of alleged terrorist threats’ from Isis
Arsenal host Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening, with Man City playing in Madrid
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments