Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti will only be able to field one senior defender when his team faces Manchester City in a Champions League playoff on Tuesday.

Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the knockout rounds of the Champions League for a fourth straight season.

The Manchester City striker tends to bully opposition defenders, usually choosing one in particular to post up against, looking to win the physical battle and generate his chances through this method. Haaland is averaging 1.74 aerial duels won per 90, losing 1.52 of his aerial duels and generating 0.22 xG from headers per 90.

The UEFA Champions League play-off round has pitted two of its strongest teams in recent years up against one another as Real Madrid take on Manchester City.

Real Madrid renews its Champions League rivalry against Manchester City in the first leg of the playoff at the Etihad. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti has had many s

Before they can think about attempting to overturn a one-goal deficit against Real Madrid, Manchester City must turn attentions to the not-so-small matter of a Premier League visit from Newcastle

Savinho says Manchester City will have no fear when they line up against Real Madrid and revealed there was "calm" in the dressing room when they found out they were facing a blockbuster tie against the Spanish giants.

Real Madrid are without a fit senior centre-back for two crucial games against Atletico Madrid and Manchester City in the next week. Madrid lost Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba to injuries this week,

Things are no better in the Premier League, with a fifth consecutive title off the agenda after some indifferent form to say the least. A top-four finish is still very much in the crosshairs, though, making Saturday's game with sixth-placed Newcastle hugely significant.

Real Madrid faces Manchester City in the Champions League playoff on Tuesday. Here is Los Blancos' predicted starting lineup.