Below are the crucial realities and numbers prior to Wednesday’s Champions Organization quarter-final 2nd leg in between Manchester City and Genuine Madrid at Etihad Arena (20:00 BST kick-off).
Manchester City might end up being simply the junior varsity to remove Genuine Madrid from the knockout phases of the European Cup/Champions Organization in successive periods, after air conditioning Milan in 1988-89 (semi-finals) and 1989-90 (last 16).
City have actually won their previous 3 home video games versus Genuine Madrid, all under Pep Guardiola – 2-1 in 2020, 4-3 in 2022 and 4-0 in 2023). The only previous supervisor to win 4 successive home video games versus Genuine in the Champions Organization is Ottmar Hitzfeld, that did so accountable of Bayern Munich in between 2000 and 2002.
This will certainly be the 8th time Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti have actually dealt with each various other in the Champions Organization, and the 6th while accountable of present clubs Manchester City and Genuine Madrid. The only sets of supervisors that have actually dealt with each various other on greater than 8 events in the competitors are Sir Alex Ferguson and Hitzfeld and Ancelotti and Jurgen Klopp (9 times each).
Genuine Madrid have actually just advanced from 2 of their previous 10 Champions Organization ko connections after stopping working to win the initial leg in your home – both versus Manchester United (1999-2000 quarter-finals and 2012-13 last 16).
This will certainly be City’s 200th suit in European competitors – and their 113 victories until now coincides number Real had in their initial 200.
Phil Foden has actually racked up in his previous 5 begins in the Champions Organization, the joint lengthiest run by a City gamer in the competitors together with Sergio Aguero in between February 2018 and March 2019.
Pay Attention to BBC Radio 5 Live discourse of Guy City v Genuine Madrid at 20:00 on Wednesday
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