Manchester City are in need of a classic Champions League remontada as they face serial winners Real Madrid in the second leg of their last-16 tie.
Pep Guardiola’s side were stunned by a resurgent Federico Valverde in last week’s first leg as the Uruguayan claimed a first career hat-trick with a truly stunning individual performance.
Vinicius Jr missed a penalty to leave City just 3-0 down, but they face an uphill battle to make the quarter-finals and will need to produce better performances than they have of late to win at the Etihad.
They dropped two points in the Premier League title race in a 1-1 draw to relegation-threatened West Ham at the weekend, with Erling Haaland continuing to misfire and confidence low - and their plight has been worsened by the news that Real Madrid have Kylian Mbappe back available – though Jude Bellingham remains out.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Manchester City vs Real Madrid?
Manchester City host Real Madrid at the Etihad on Tuesday 17 March, with kick-off at 8pm GMT.
Line-ups
Manchester City XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Khusanov, Ait-Nouri; Rodri; Cherki, Silva, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Huijsen, Rudiger, Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Thiago; Diaz, Guler, Vinicius Jr.
