Real Madrid CF - Manchester City ai prediction 04.05.2022 Champions League
Betting Tip for matchday 2 of the 2021/2022 Champions League between Real Madrid CF and Manchester City.
The Santiago Bernabeu will hope to conjure up another epic European night as Real Madrid will aim to get one over their English counterpart Manchester City who are bidding for only their second UCL Final at the expense of the record winners.
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REAL MADRID
Fresh from winning their 35th La Liga crown and just their third league title win in ten years after a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Espanyol, Real Madrid turn their attention to the competition they have made their own with 13 titles to show for it and a return to the continental club competition trophy winning game for the first time in four years.
Real Madrid have shown why they are the most successful side in this competition and why no team has the aura to carry them along when the chips are down and this is more prominent when you realize how the team has snatched victory at the jaws of defeats in the last two rounds against PSG and Chelsea.
Carlo Ancelotti became the first Man to win league titles in each of the top five European leagues and the man who delivered La Decima to the Bernabeu faithful will hope to reach another continental showpiece final and the Italian will bank on French Striker Karim Benzema who is both the top scorer in La Liga (26) and Champions League (14) respectively to do the job.
MANCHESTER CITY
Manchester City will hope to banish the memories of their missed chances when they played Real Madrid last Tuesday in the first leg of this pivotal semi-final match and come into this second leg with the believe of getting the job done and continuing their chase for a league and UCL title win.
The Citizens, who are still searching for their first trophy in this competition will hope to have another crack on the big stage for the second time in a row after Chelsea denied them the joy and ecstasy of lifting the trophy last season in the final game and victory over Real Madrid means they will become only the fifth team to play in back to back champions league final in the last twenty years after Manchester United.
Pep Guardiola’s side are still stuck in a neck and neck title race with Liverpool and last Saturday’s four nil victory over Leeds United was the fourth game in a row in which the team have scored more than two goals in a match and the second consecutive game they will score four goals.
Manchester City lost two away league fixtures in the group stage of this season’s Champions League against PSG and Leipzig but they remain the only team among the four teams left in the tournament not to have conceded an away goal in their two knock-out games against Sporting Lisbon and Atletico Madrid respectively.
Possible Line-Ups
REAL MADRID
- Courtois
- Carvajal
- Mendy
- Nacho
- Militao
- Modric
- Kroos
- Velverde
- Benzema
- Rodrygo
- Vinicius Junior
- COACH: Carlo Ancelotti
- MISSING PLAYERS: Alaba (Groin), Hazard (Leg Injury), Bale (Back Injury)
MANCHESTER CITY
- Ederson
- Cancelo
- Dias
- Laporte
- Zinchenko
- Silva
- Rodri
- De Bruyne
- Mahrez
- Jesus
- Foden
- COACH: Pep Guardiola
- MISSING PLAYERS: Walker (Ankle Injury), Ake (Knock), Mendy (Suspended)
REAL MADRID vs MANCHESTER CITY BETTING TIPS
Over the course of the season, both teams have shown their attacking prowess and we are going to back over 2.5 goals for our first betting option. 1xbet is generous with 1.50 odds for that option.
Last time out there were three goals in the first half and we are expecting even more with the game evenly poised.
Given how both sides will want to seize the initiative rarely we reckon both teams will score in the first half at 3.40 on Bet9ja. Remember to check out our straight win for tomorrow page.
Performance
Real Madrid performance of the last 6 home matches