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FACT INFO: REAL MADRID Vs MANCHESTER CITY.


The First leg  match commenced on Tuesday, April 26 in the home of Manchester City. It was tough battle to concur with as the match eneded at a 0-0 draw. Joe Hart kept City’s hopes alive with two key saves. But City go into the game on the back of a painful 4-2 league defeat at Southampton on Sunday where coach Manuel Pellegrini made eight changes and while Yaya Toure is expected to be fit, David Silva will miss the return leg.

 Real Madrid's coach – Zinedine Zidane (FRA) of age 43 yrs and  Manchester City's coach – Manuel Pellegrini (CHI) of age 62 yrs. Leading scorers in all competitions:

  • Manchester City – Sergio Aguero (28 goals) 
  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo (47 goals)                                                                                Road to quarter-finals:                                                                                                               Manchester City – Winners of Group D ahead of Juventus; beat Dynamo Kiev (UKR) 3-1 on aggregate in last 16, beat Paris Saint Germain 3-2 in the quarter-finals                                      Real Madrid – Winners of Group A ahead of Paris Saint-Germain; beat Roma (ITA) 4-0 on aggregate in last 16, beat Wolfsburg 3-2 on aggregate 
  • European Cup/Champions League best performances: Manchester City – quarter-finals 2016 Real Madrid – 10 times winners 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014 Other trophies: 
  • Manchester City – 4 x English champions, 5 x FA Cup winners, 4 x League Cup winners, 4 x Community Shield winners, 1 x Cup Winners
  • Real Madrid – 32 x Spanish champions, 19 x Spanish Cup winners, 9 x Spanish Supercup winners, 2 x UEFA Cup winners, 2 x UEFA Super Cup winners, 3 x Intercontinental Cup winners, 1 x Club World Cup winners 
  • Previous encounters before this season: Champions League Group phase 18/09/2012 Real Madrid 3 Man City 2                                                                                                                     Champions League Group phase 21/09/2012 Man City 1 Real Madrid 1


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