Real Madrid welcome Manchester City to the Bernabéu for the return leg of the Champions League playoffs after the blockbuster first leg clash at the Etihad last

Real Madrid’s defense just took another hit. Lucas Vázquez, the versatile right-back, will miss Tuesday’s Champions League showdown against Manchester City after

Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick, Erling Haaland stayed on the bench injured and Real Madrid has dumped Manchester City out of the Champions League

Manchester City and Liverpool lock horns once again and this game is going to be so intriguing given the situations both teams are in. MORE — Preview, watch live, prediction for Man City v Liverpool Pep Guardiola's City are reeling from their midweek defeat at Real Madrid which saw them knocked out of the UEFA Champions League.

Speaking on BBC Sounds' Football Daily Champions League debrief after the match, former goalkeeper Paul Robinson agreed that "it was clear to see" a huge gulf exists between Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Real Madrid faces Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League playoff, holding a 3-2 lead from the first leg at the Etihad. Los Blancos are in pol

The crowd broke out the "oles" by the 70th minute as Real Madrid crushed Manchester City 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu. It wasn't a close affair with Real Madrid coasting past Manchester City 6-3 on aggregate.

Real Madrid and Manchester City meet a week after a thrilling encounter in Manchester saw the reigning champs Real fight back late on to secure a 3-2 advantage heading into the second leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff.