Manchester Metropolis tackle Actual Madrid within the first leg of their Champions League knockout play-off tie on the Etihad.
The heavyweight duo are used to dealing with off within the latter levels of this competiti0n – having performed one another within the quarter-finals final season and semi-finals within the earlier two campaigns – however are battling simply to succeed in the final 16 this time.
Each missed out on computerized development after ending outdoors of the highest eight within the league part, with an out-of-sorts Metropolis solely avoiding elimination from the competitors courtesy of a victory over Membership Brugge within the ultimate spherical of fixtures.
Even so, this duo have performed out some thrillers prior to now and we needs to be in for an thrilling tie.
Chekc out the workforce information for tonight’s first leg beneath.
Manchester Metropolis workforce information
Your Metropolis workforce to face Actual Madrid 🩵
XI | Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Stones, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Savinho, Grealish, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Marmoush, Kovacic, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Nunes, Khusanov, Foden, O’Reilly, Lewis, McAtee#ManCity | #UCL pic.twitter.com/HW42T8fGAF
— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) February 11, 2025
Man Metropolis’s huge weapons are again of their XI after being rested for his or her FA Cup tie at Leyton Orient.
Meaning Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne come into the aspect, with Jack Grealish additionally given a uncommon begin.
Ederson in purpose and a again 4 of Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Josko Gvardiol as John Stones seems to be set to begin in midfield.
Manchester Metropolis XI: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Savinho, Grealish, Haaland
Actual Madrid workforce information
📋✅ Our beginning XI!
🆚 @ManCity pic.twitter.com/R9auDcEDLb— Actual Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 11, 2025
A defensive disaster sees Actual identify a makeshift again 4 for this important conflict as Federico Valverde slots into right-back and Aurelien Tchouameni is known as centre-back.
French midfielder Tchouameni performs alongside teen Raul Asencio, with Farland Mendy on the left of defence.
Edouardo Camavinga and former Arsenal loanee Dani Ceballos begin in midfield, with Actual’s lethal entrance 4 of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Kylian Mbappe all chosen.
Luka Modric is known as on the bench.
Actual Madrid XI: Courtois, Valverde, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy, Camavinga, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius
