This is our top bet for Real Madrid vs Manchester City

The Champions League continues on Tuesday night with two great match-ups, with Real Madrid and Manchester City set for a thrilling match in Madrid. The two CL winners of the last two years know each other well from recent history, having met three times in the last four seasons.

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Real Madrid had nine days to prepare for the quarter-finals, as the Spanish Cup final was played over the weekend and the league was on a break. It was good to have a few days break, they could put together their squad with minor injuries while they were not suspended.

Real Madrid need a strong line-up, because although Real are confidently leading the league and have so far overcome the obstacles in the Champions League, the play they have shown is far from impressive. In the BL match against Leipzig, Fortuna had a strong hand on Real, and the Germans are far from the level of the top teams

Despite this, the Real have only lost two games this season, which shows just how relentless the Vinícius side are at converting chances into goals. We don’t expect to see many chances at home this time either, with City’s aim being to neutralise the two Brazilian strikers, while Real will have to rely on individual flashes of brilliance.

Manchester City are not having an outstanding season either, but all it means for them is that they are the main favourites in the league race and Guardiola’s side have a good chance of winning the FA Cup after last year’s treble.

Manchester City progressed from the easiest group (Leipzig, Young Boys, Zvezda) and then also faced the weakest opponents in the last eight (Kobenhavn), so it remains to be seen what this year’s squad can do in the CL.

City are once again impressive at home in the spring, but it is clearly easier to defend their attacking line than a year ago. On the positive side, Phil Foden is in bomb form, Grelish and Kevin de Bruyne are back, so the visitors can again threaten with their strongest line, which has scored 8 goals in the last two games.

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We shouldn’t necessarily draw any strong conclusions from the match-ups of the past few years, but the football we saw last year is expected to be pretty much the same on Tuesday night. Then, the first 90 minutes produced a 1-1 draw, with few big chances for either team to create

This year again, both sides are putting more effort into defending in big matches, so anyone expecting a frantic give-and-take game could easily be disappointed.
For all these reasons, we expect tactical football with few big situations, but we feel that the current City are somewhat stronger even away from home. In a battle of teams playing on the off, our first tip is for City not to get knocked out, with a maximum of three goals, which we’re already getting double over with our bet builder.