Man City will look to leading scorer Erling Haaland in bid to overturn three-goal deficit against Real Madrid
Manchester City are almost at full strength as they bid overcome Real Madrid and reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
Man City fell to a heavy 3-0 defeat in their Champions League last-16 first leg showdown at the Santiago Bernabeu last week as Federico Valverde scored a hat-trick in a one-sided first half.
City suffered no injury blows in their trip to Spain or their 1-1 draw at West Ham over the weekend, with just two absentees to note for their second leg.
Josko Gvardiol is out with a broken leg, while Rico Lewis continues to recover from a twisted ankle.
Gianluigi Donnarumma will start in goal, while there is a discussion to be had at right-back.
Abdukodir Khusanov struggled against Vinicius Junior in the first leg, but was shifted to centre-back at the London Stadium on Saturday.
Matheus Nunes has made the position his own this term and could come in there.
In central defence, Ruben Dias was rested in east London, but he will likely return here alongside Marc Guehi, while Nico O’Reilly should fill in at left-back after playing in central midfield against the Hammers.
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In midfield, Bernardo Silva was alongside Rodri at the Bernabeu and is likely to reprise that role, while Antoine Semenyo has been handed more of a free central role off lone striker Erling Haaland in recent weeks.
Should he continue there, that could mean Jeremy Doku returns off the left and Rayan Cherki plays on the right, although he could switch with Semenyo.
Predicted Man City XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Khusanov, Dias, Guehi, O’Reilly; Silva, Rodri; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland
Injured: Gvardiol, Lewis
Doubt: Kovacic
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Date and time: 8pm GMT on Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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