Real Madrid hosts Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 26th at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid)
Real Madrid held six matches in the group stage of the Champions League and scored 11 points. With this indicator, the club took 2nd place in Group A. Let’s recall that the club triumphed in three matches, tied two times and lost to the opponent in one meeting. As for the Spanish LaLiga, Los Galácticos played 25 matches and scored 53 points. Now the team is on the second line in the standings. In the LaLiga, the Whites beat the opponent in 15 games, tied 8 times and failed in two matches.
Manchester City took 1st place in Group C. The team held six games in the group stage of the Champions League and scored 14 points. The club defeated the rival in four matches and tied two times. As for the English Premier League, Manchester City played 27 times and scored 57 points. With this result, the team was placed on the 2nd line of the championship of England. The club broke the enemy’s resistance in 18 games, three meetings ended in a draw, and the team failed in six matches. Let’s recall that according to the results of two meetings of the English League Cup semifinals, Manchester City defeated Manchester United (3:2).
Since 2012, clubs have held six head-to-head matches. Real Madrid won in three meetings, Manchester City won one game, and the clubs tied two times. We will see the meeting of two grandees and contenders for victory in the tournament. The meeting promises to be a decoration for the 1/8 finals, but I do not think that it will turn out scoring.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 goals scored
