Manchester City vs Real Madrid Predictions | betCompare

These sides are going to come up with a high-voltage clash. Real Madrid are likely to come out on top to outplay Manchester City in their upcoming UEFA Champions League clash 

Match info: UEFA Champions League R16 2^nd leg

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Date: Tuesday, 17^th March 2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Champions League action returns to the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday evening when Manchester City host Real Madrid in the second leg of their last-16 tie.

Los Blancos arrive in England holding a commanding advantage after a dominant first-leg victory in Spain, leaving the Citizens with a major task if they are to overturn the deficit and keep their European hopes alive.

Head-to-head:

• Manchester City have won five of the 16 UEFA Champions League meetings between the two teams.

• Real Madrid recorded six victories.

• The remaining five clashes ended in draws.

• Real Madrid won the first leg 3-0.

• Man City scored 26 goals, while Real Madrid hit the back of the net 28 times.

• Real Madrid are on a three-match winning streak.

• Manchester City are winless in their last two games.

• Los Blancos have won four of their last five fixtures against the Cityzens.

• Eight of their last 10 encounters produced at least three goals.

Form:

• Manchester City in the Champions League: L-W-L-W-L

• Manchester City in all competitions: W-D-W-L-D

• Real Madrid in the Champions League: W-L-W-W-W

• Real Madrid in all competitions: W-L-W-W-W

Team News:

• Manchester City will be without the services of Josko Gvardiol and Rico Lewis. They are injured.

• Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe could feature here. Rodrygo, Dani Ceballos, David Alaba, Alvaro Carreras and Ferland Mendy are not going to be in action for Real Madrid due to their injuries. Eder Militao and Raul Asencio are not yet confirmed to be a part of the squad.

Player(s) to watch:

• Erling Haaland will be looking to step up his game and help his side make a comeback. Even though he hasn’t been very consistent with his performances in the last three games for Manchester City, Erling Haaland is a capable player. He will be eager to help his side by scoring a goal or two.

• Federico Valverde has now scored in back-to-back games for Real Madrid. He has netted five goals in the last three games for his club and is going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence. Valverde is doing well in the midfield and is surely capable of scoring goals. He is going to play a crucial role for Los Blancos once again.