Manchester City vs Real Madrid match will be held for the semifinals of the Champions League 2016, 04.26.2016 today, from the Ethihad Stadium in Manchester.
Manuel Pellegrini, who reunites with Real Madrid, recovered five starters that rested in Saturday's 4-0 win over Stoke City: the lateral Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy, Vincent Kompany central midfielder Fernandinho and attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
It will be the twenty-seventh semifinal of Champions League for Real Madrid that presents an even thirteen hits to the final and thirteen attempts in vain balance. Six consecutive years in the desired scenario, since regaining lost prestige with a curse round of six seasons, although these last six attempts ended just one place in the final. The year of the Tenth.
Meanwhile, Manchester City pisa for the first time in its history the penultimate stage of the continental showpiece, facing the momentous encounter in their best moment of the season after stringing seven games without defeat and after regaining third place in the Premier League.
The coach 'citizen', the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, who faces his final months on the sidelines of the Etihad Stadium before the arrival of Pep Guardiola, has low confirmed Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri, injured the first and not enrolled in the competition second.
Pellegrini, who reunites with Real Madrid, recovered five starters that rested in Saturday's 4-0 win over Stoke City: the lateral Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy, Vincent Kompany central midfielder Fernandinho and the attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
After beating Dinamo Kiev in the second round and Paris Saint-Germain quarter of the Champions League, the 'citizens' seeking to spring a surprise against a team with a lot more experience in these conflicts.
So, with virtually the entire staff, Pellegrini form start with the computer that has relied on big nights this season (Toure had lost his place in the starting eleven in recent months), with a backbone consisting of Hart, Kompany, Fernandinho, De Bruyne and Aguero. The 'Kun' who wanted to play for Real Madrid, has never beaten the madridista set in twelve games. Faces his great opportunity.
Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid coach, has said Monday at the press conference before the game against Manchester City, which notes "the same environment" that was when the white team won its last Champions League two years ago .
"The players are very concentrated. In 2014 had the same room and I notice now thinking about the major challenge that lies ahead, "said Zidane.
"However, we know it will be difficult. We saw in Wolfsburg. Tomorrow should be concentrated. We arrived at a very good time of the season. I am convinced that we will do very well together, "he said.
"We will try to do the maximum to score goals and not conceding. The tie is 50%, but the idea is to take the field to try to win the game, "said the French coach.
Zidane also confirmed that two of its bastions, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Frenchman Karim Benzema, suffering from a muscle overload the first and discomfort in his right knee the second, they are "fully recovered" and will hold.
