Manchester City must come from behind if they are to stun Real Madrid and avoid a play-off defeat in the Champions League. A brace from Erling Haaland had left City on the verge of victory at the Etihad Stadium a week ago, but Brahim Diaz equalised against his former club and Jude Bellingham then struck deep into stoppage-time to win it 3-2 for the visitors. It leaves Pep Guardiola’s side with a mountain to climb as they look to once again being knocked out by Real, as they were last season. City bounced back from their first-leg defeat with a dominant win over Newcastle over the weekend, in what was one of their most complete displays of the campaign, and they must now carry that momentum to Madrid. Erling Haaland limped off in the closing stages against Newcastle, but is expected to be fit.
Bellingham was sent off for Real in LaLiga for dissent on Saturday, but that suspension does not apply in Europe and he is available to feature. The winner of this tie will go through to the last-16 to face either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!. Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Real Madrid vs Man City!. Pep Guardiola’s side have it all to do after they dramatically collapsed to defeat a week ago, leaving Real with a 3-2 aggregate lead as they return to home soil.
