Real Madrid vs Manchester City. Possible line-ups and latest news

Today, April 9th, Real Madrid will play against Manchester City at the legendary Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Dailysports has prepared the latest news on the match for you, as well as the expected line-ups for both teams.

Real Madrid approaches this match without any new personnel issues. Federico Valverde, who was absent due to a minor knee injury, has fully recovered and is ready to play. The same applies to central midfielder Dani Ceballos, who will be back in Carlo Ancelotti's squad.

The only players remaining in Real's infirmary are first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and versatile defender David Alaba.

Brazilian center-back Eder Militao has recovered from his knee ligament injury and made a late substitute appearance in the previous match against Athletic Bilbao. According to Spanish press reports, Carlo Ancelotti will not risk starting Militao in such a challenging match.

At the same time, as reported by El Chiringuito correspondent Jose Luis Sanchez, Carlo Ancelotti will deploy the defensive duo of Antonio Rüdiger and Aurelien Tchouameni in the center of defense. Experienced Nacho Fernandez will remain on the bench as a backup.

On the other hand, Manchester City faces much bigger problems, especially in defense.

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Main right-back Kyle Walker and versatile defender Nathan Ake did not travel to Madrid with the team as they continue their recovery from muscle injuries. Initially, it was reported that left-back João Cancelo would also miss the match, but he did travel with the team to Madrid. However, Pep Guardiola stated in the press conference that the participation of the Croatian defender is still uncertain.

In good news for Manchester City, their main goalkeeper Ederson is set to return after missing the match against Liverpool (1-1) due to a knee injury.

Possible Real Madrid line-up

• Lunin; Carvajal, Tchouameni, Rüdiger, Mendy; Valverde, Kroos, Camavinga, Bellingham; Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo

Possible Manchester City line-up

• Ederson; Lewis, Stones, Rúben Dias, Akanji; Rodri; Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Grealish; Haaland

The match kicks off at 21:00 CET.