In the final of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid is getting ready to play Osasuna. Carlo Ancelotti’s team, on the other hand, keeps getting a lot of big games.
Manchester City injured days before Real Madrid match
They will play Manchester City in the first game of their UEFA Champions League semi-final at Santiago Bernabeu a few days later.
One could say that that game might be even more important than the Copa del Rey final. The Champions League is always the main goal for Real Madrid. They have won the game fourteen times, which is more than anyone else.
Manchester City, on the other hand, has yet to win their first European title. Last year, at the same stage of the game, Real Madrid broke their hearts by beating them.
During the first 180 minutes of the match, it seemed like Manchester City would make it to the final. But then, in the 90th and 91st minutes of the second leg, Rodrygo scored, sending the game into extra time. Then, Karim Benzema scored the game-winning goal, and Pep Guardiola’s team couldn’t score again.
Just days before their game against Real Madrid, Manchester City gets hurt.
It’s clear that Manchester City will try to do better than last time, when they lost. They got a bad news about transfers just days before the first game of their match against Real Madrid.
This weekend, Nathan Ake had to leave the field when Manchester City played Leeds United. A problem has been bothering the Dutchman for a while. So, it would be a big surprise if he started against Real Madrid in the middle of the week.
Ake has become an important player for Manchester City this season. So, if he really does miss the game against Real Madrid, it would be a big loss for Guardiola’s team.
