This weekend, Real Madrid will play Osasuna for a spot in the Copa del Rey final. This is, of course, a very important match for Carlo Ancelotti’s team. They can forget about how bad they did in the league if they win some trophies. But Los Blancos just keep getting big games.
Major Kevin De Bruyne injury news before Real Madrid game
Three days later, they will play Manchester City in the first game of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at Santiago Bernabeu. And it could be said that this game is even more important.
Manchester City has been playing well lately, and they want to win all three trophies this season. Real Madrid has won the Champions League 14 times. It is hard to remember the last time they lost a two-legged match. So, it’s hard to choose a favorite, and things are likely to be very close.
But Manchester City has some good news going into the game: it looks like Kevin De Bruyne is almost ready to play. Pep Guardiola said the following about the Belgian.
De Bruyne is a great player. He is one of the best in the world. He has been hurt recently, so if he gets healthy again before Manchester City plays Real Madrid, that would be a big boost for them.
Last year, these two teams met at the same stage of the tournament. At that time, Real Madrid won in a very exciting game. Rodrygo scored in the 90th and 91st minutes of the second leg, sending the game into extra time. Karim Benzema scored the game-winning goal in extra time.
It will be interesting to see how things turn out this time. This time, though, Manchester City has Erling Haaland, and Real Madrid will have to find a way to stop the Norwegian if they want to get to the final. Not as easy as it sounds.
