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European heavyweights Manchester City and Real Madrid lock horns in a mouth-watering UEFA Champions League play-off. The two sides have underachieved in UEFA’s elite club competition this season, but who will book their spot in the last 16?

Champions League Betting Picks

Manchester City Win – 2.30

BTTS – 1.42

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Can Man City Take a Lead to Spain?

Before a ball was kicked, Man City were right up there among the favourites to win this season’s Champions League. However, they have had a rough time of late, and Pep Guardiola’s boys only scraped into the top 24 on the final night.

Real Madrid, the tournament holders, have also found the new Champions League format tough. Los Blancos finished in 11^th place and missed out on automatic qualification to the last 16. Real suffered three defeats in their eight league-phase games.

Man City warmed up for this one by beating EFL League One team Leyton Orient in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday. As for Carlo Ancelotti’s Real, they drew 1-1 with rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

Neither team were expecting to be taking part in the play-offs, as this fixture would make a fitting final. Nevertheless, we will undoubtedly be treated to two fascinating matches by two of European football’s finest clubs.

Recent Manchester City vs Real Madrid Head-to-Head Meetings

These two clashed in a memorable quarter-final last year, with Real Madrid going through on penalties. The pair drew 3-3 in Madrid and 1-1 in Manchester and could not be separated after 210 minutes of thrilling football. Real won the shootout 4-3 and went on to lift the trophy.

They also locked horns in knockouts in the 2022-23 season. After a 1-1 draw in the Spanish capital, Man City hammered Real 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium to go through 5-1 on aggregate.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid Betting Tips & Predictions

This is a tough one to call between two giants of the game. Man City have been off-colour this season, but home advantage could be key in this first leg. We are just siding with a City win at 2.30.

Real Madrid have scored in all but one match since losing 2-0 at Anfield in November. Both teams to score here is priced at 1.42.