TIME will stand still as Manchester City take on Champions League serial winners Real Madrid in a tasty semi-final first leg.
City are hunting down a historic treble that only neighbouring rivals Manchester United have achieved.
But Los Blancos will be giving it their all to make it back-to-back triumphs in Europe's elite competition as Barcelona are almost certainly going to be crowned La Liga champions.
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- TV channel: BT Sport 1
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- Nyle Smith
Bellingham reports
Cynics would suggest there is little coincidence over the timing of recent reports from Spain that the much-coveted Jude Bellingham is set to join Real in the summer.
The England midfielder is widely expected to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer and Manchester City were reportedly among the interested parties.
Whether the development would actually unsettle an outfit as composed as Guardiola's City is debatable, but it certainly adds to the pre-match hype.
- Nyle Smith
Haaland the missing piece
Erling Haaland has been a sensation for City this season, scoring 51 goals in all competitions and with the high likelihood of more to come.
After years of near misses in the Champions League, City are hoping the prolific Norwegian is the last piece of the jigsaw as they look to finally land the big prize.
He has revelled in Europe, not least when he fired five past RB Leipzig in the last 16 and then struck in both quarter-final legs against Bayern Munich. All eyes will be on him to see if he can deliver at the Bernabeu.
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Revenge for City
The tie is a rematch of last year's semi-final when City left the Bernabeu heartbroken after letting a place in the final slip through their grasp.
City had been leading 1-0 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate heading into stoppage time when they suddenly capitulated and conceded twice. Real went on to win in extra time.
Pep Guardiola's men will certainly hope revenge is in the air and they will want to use the fact the home leg comes second this time to their advantage.
- Nyle Smith
Welcome to Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Manchester City must dethrone Spanish giants Real Madrid in order to win their first-ever Champions League title.
The Cityzens will take on Los Blancos at the Bernabeu in the first leg of their colossal Champions League semi-final TONIGHT.
Pep Guardiola's side comfortably got past German champions Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals last month.
Man City have a fantastic chance to secure a historic treble this campaign after an unbelievable showing in all competitions.
As for Real Madrid, they dismantled 2021 Champions League winners Chelsea over two legs to progress to the semi-finals.
Los Blancos will be giving it their all to make it back-to-back triumphs in Europe's elite competition, as domestic rivals Barcelona are almost certainly going to be crowned La Liga champions.
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