Wednesday 4 May 2016

Team news, manager quotes, how to watch, tickets and match stats for Real Madrid vs Manchester City. Yaya Toure will be fit for Manchester City's trip to Real Madrid on Wednesday, manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed. The Ivory Coast midfielder missed the first leg, and Sunday's 4-1 defeat to Southampton after limping off in the 4-0 win over Stoke 10 days ago. But his return to training hands the Chilean a huge boost as he seeks to take City to their maiden European final. The 62-year-old has called on his players to produce the performance of their lives, and wants them to attack from the first minute. “The pressure is high in the Bernabeu, so it is important that we are focused,” Pellegrini said. “But we have the personality, mentality and the football to be able to deal with that. “We will try to play in the way we play every week. “The best way to reach the final is to play the way we know. We tried in Manchester but it was not a good day for creative players. We will try to attack.” TEAM NEWS Cristiano Ronaldo is fit for Real Madrid after missing the goalless first leg with a hamstring strain. Karim Benzema, however, missed training on Tuesday and is a major doubt for the clash at the Bernabeu. Manuel Pellegrini confirmed that Yaya Toure has been in training all week and has flown with team-mates to the Spanish capital. Samir Nasri (ineligible), David Silva and Pablo Zabaleta are all unavailable, however. MANAGER QUOTES Zinedine Zidane [in AS]: "It’d be a failure. We’re in good form and we want to go through. It’s a very difficult game and if we don’t go through it’s a failure, because that’s what we want. It will be more difficult than the first leg, because everything will be decided. We’re conscious of that. We will respect the opponent, because they have very good players, especially in attack." 02:05 Prev CL - 1/2 Finals: Real Madrid v Man. City - Eurosport Play 0:00 / 0:00 Fullscreen Mute Share Manuel Pellegrini [in AS]: "They are two teams with good players. The performance could have been better. It’s difficult in the Champions League semi-final, with something as important as the away goal, and the concept of ‘not losing away from home,’ so in the case of Madrid, maybe it is justified. If we analyse the game no one can be satisfied with [Sergio] Aguero, nor David Silva, [Kevin] De Bruyne, [Jesus] Navas, nor [Karim] Benzema, [Gareth] Bale, [Luka] Modric or…in general, with all the creative players, neither team created chances. What was the figure? Joe Hart saved from two corners, Pepe made a couple of important interventions, but unfortunately there was very little creativity. The most important thing is to win. I would prefer not to win with a refereeing error, as with Malaga and Borussia Dortmund. It’s an incomplete feeling. I don’t like, when there’s a semi-final in a full stadium and millions seeing it on television, to try to qualify by any means. I don’t think that way. The chances of reaching a final are much better with good play. Or with an error.” WHERE AND WHEN IS THE MATCH PLAYED? The game takes place on Wednesday night at 7.45pm BST at the Bernabeu. CAN I STILL GET TICKETS? You can visit the Real Madrid online ticket shop here. MATCH STATS 31% of teams who have drawn 0-0 at home in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie have progressed to the next round (9 out of 29). The last team to do so were Atlético Madrid in the 2014 semi-finals (vs Chelsea). Real Madrid have hosted Manchester City once before at the Santiago Bernabéu; the Spanish side scored two goals in the final three minutes to win 3-2 during a Champions League group stage match in September 2012. Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last nine games against English sides in the Champions League (W6 D3). The last English team to knock Real out in the competition were Liverpool in 2008/09 (5-0 on aggregate in the Last 16). For the sixth time in a row since last season, Real Madrid will play at home in the second-leg of a Champions League knockout tie. Real Madrid have reached the European Cup/Champions League final 13 times, more than any other team. Meanwhile, this is the first time that Manchester City have even made it past the Last 16. Their only previous European final was in the 1969/70 Cup Winners’ Cup (2-1 v Górnik Zabrze). Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates his first goal during the match Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates his first goal during the match - Reuters Manchester City are currently unbeaten in six Champions League matches; their longest run ever in the competition (W3 D3). City have lost three of their last four Champions League matches away in Spain; although they did claim victory in their most recent outing in the country (2015/16 group stage v Sevilla). Real Madrid have played five times at home in the Champions League this season; keeping a clean sheet in all of them. Eight Manchester City players have scored away from home this season in the Champions League; a competition-high. Cristiano Ronaldo has only missed seven of Real Madrid’s 80 Champions League games since his arrival at the club in 2009. In that time, the Merengues have won 71% of their matches when he has featured (52 out of 73) compared to 43% (3 out of 7) when he’s been absent. Ronaldo, who might be absent, has scored/assisted 77% of Real Madrid’s goals in this season’s competition (20 out of 26). He’s only goal away from the Champions League record for most goals in a Champions League campaign, a record he currently holds (17 in 2013/14). Karim Benzema has scored in two of his three Champions League games against Manchester City. However, he’s failed to find the net in his last four Champions League games; only once has he gone on a longer drought in this competition (five games, December 2009-November 2010). Keylor Navas has kept 10 clean sheets in 11 games in his Champions League career. He’s saved 30 of the 32 shots on target he’s faced in the competition. Sergio Agüero hasn’t had a shot on target in the Champions League for 432 minutes. His last one was his goal against Dynamo Kiev in February. Agüero has failed to score in his last four Champions League games, his longest drought in the competition since his run of five games without a goal between November 2011 and October 2012.

Team news, manager quotes, how to watch, tickets and match stats for Real Madrid vs Manchester City.

Yaya Toure will be fit for Manchester City's trip to Real Madrid on Wednesday, manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed.
The Ivory Coast midfielder missed the first leg, and Sunday's 4-1 defeat to Southampton after limping off in the 4-0 win over Stoke 10 days ago.
But his return to training hands the Chilean a huge boost as he seeks to take City to their maiden European final.
The 62-year-old has called on his players to produce the performance of their lives, and wants them to attack from the first minute.
“The pressure is high in the Bernabeu, so it is important that we are focused,” Pellegrini said.
“But we have the personality, mentality and the football to be able to deal with that.
“We will try to play in the way we play every week.
“The best way to reach the final is to play the way we know. We tried in Manchester but it was not a good day for creative players. We will try to attack.”

TEAM NEWS

Cristiano Ronaldo is fit for Real Madrid after missing the goalless first leg with a hamstring strain. Karim Benzema, however, missed training on Tuesday and is a major doubt for the clash at the Bernabeu.
Manuel Pellegrini confirmed that Yaya Toure has been in training all week and has flown with team-mates to the Spanish capital. Samir Nasri (ineligible), David Silva and Pablo Zabaleta are all unavailable, however.

MANAGER QUOTES

Zinedine Zidane [in AS]: "It’d be a failure. We’re in good form and we want to go through. It’s a very difficult game and if we don’t go through it’s a failure, because that’s what we want. It will be more difficult than the first leg, because everything will be decided. We’re conscious of that. We will respect the opponent, because they have very good players, especially in attack."

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates his first goal during the match
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates his first goal during the match - Reuters
Manchester City are currently unbeaten in six Champions League matches; their longest run ever in the competition (W3 D3).
City have lost three of their last four Champions League matches away in Spain; although they did claim victory in their most recent outing in the country (2015/16 group stage v Sevilla).
Real Madrid have played five times at home in the Champions League this season; keeping a clean sheet in all of them.
Eight Manchester City players have scored away from home this season in the Champions League; a competition-high.
Cristiano Ronaldo has only missed seven of Real Madrid’s 80 Champions League games since his arrival at the club in 2009. In that time, the Merengues have won 71% of their matches when he has featured (52 out of 73) compared to 43% (3 out of 7) when he’s been absent.
Ronaldo, who might be absent, has scored/assisted 77% of Real Madrid’s goals in this season’s competition (20 out of 26). He’s only goal away from the Champions League record for most goals in a Champions League campaign, a record he currently holds (17 in 2013/14).
Karim Benzema has scored in two of his three Champions League games against Manchester City. However, he’s failed to find the net in his last four Champions League games; only once has he gone on a longer drought in this competition (five games, December 2009-November 2010).
Keylor Navas has kept 10 clean sheets in 11 games in his Champions League career. He’s saved 30 of the 32 shots on target he’s faced in the competition.
Sergio Agüero hasn’t had a shot on target in the Champions League for 432 minutes. His last one was his goal against Dynamo Kiev in February.
Agüero has failed to score in his last four Champions League games, his longest drought in the competition since his run of five games without a goal between November 2011 and October 2012.

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