Real Madrid vs. Manchester City: preview and betting tips

Tuesday night football will be a feast of football. Real Madrid will welcome Manchester City to the Spanish capital for the first semi-final of the Champions League. What to expect from the match and what to bet on?

Real Madrid are ideally set for the first semi-final, having won the Copa del Rey final. They are only finishing the league season in third place. It reached the Champions League semi-finals after clear progression through Liverpool and Chelsea.

Manchester City knocked out Leipzig and Bayern Munich on their way to the top four, both also fairly easily. They are in real good form, winning 15 of their last 16 games, only drawing at Bayern.

Real’s key figures

The home side rely on striker Karim Benzema, the French footballer has netted 29 goals and assisted six. Vinicius boasts an incredible record, the Brazilian speedster has scored 22 goals and assisted on 21 others.

Key Manchester players

No one has equalled Erling Haaland this season, the Norwegian cannonballer is already on 50 goals, plus eight assists. Jack Grealish is also on a roll, the England international winger has scored five times and added 11 assists.

What to expect and what to bet on?

Real rely on a goal-scoring attack, with 68 goals scored, thanks mainly to Benzema and Vinicius, they have the best attack in the Spanish La Liga. Even in the Champions League play-offs, they are on fire, scoring an average of 2.5 goals per game.

And Tuesday’s game really has the makings of being full of goals, as Manchester have scored more than once in 11 of their last 12 games. In the Premier League, the Citizens hold an average of more than 2.5 goals per game.

Considering Real’s goal scoring attack, as well as the extremely high experience of the entire White Ballet team in this competition, I think that the Madrid side will manage the first part of the task and will not lose at home to Manchester City.

Source: UEFA