Given a rest. Manchester City did not train ahead of the match against Real
Manchester City are set to face Real in the UEFA Champions League return leg, and they did not hold a training session ahead of the clash.
Details: According to Simon Bajkowski, Manchester City players were given a rest before the match against the Spanish club. City previously took the same approach ahead of their match against Dortmund earlier this season.
Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 3–0 in the first leg, and the return match will take place on Tuesday, 17 March, kicking off at 21:00 CET.
During the pre-match press conference, Pep Guardiola was asked whether his team believes in overturning the deficit.
Reminder: Our team has prepared a quiz for you ahead of the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City. The rules are simple – name all the players who have played for both Los Blancos and the Citizens.
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