A mouthwatering heavyweight clash awaits us on Wednesday, as 15-time European Champions Real Madrid host Pep Guardiola's Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Rumours of discontent between Xabi Alonso and the Real Madrid squad continue to swirl, especially after Los Blancos suffered an embarrassing home defeat to Celta Vigo at the weekend, in which the home side were down to ten. The loss opened the route for Barcelona to steal the advantage at the top of La Liga, and heading into this fixture, Real Madrid's form has seen them consistently drop points. The home side for this fixture have picked up only two wins from their last five matches, while dropping points to Elche (2-2) and Girona (1-1) in the league. Real Madrid have already suffered a defeat against English opposition this season, with their lacklustre performance at Anfield against a Liverpool side who were struggling at the time.
Defensively, that is where the issues remain for Los Blancos. Real Madrid have conceded first in four of their last five games, which doesn't bode well against a Manchester City side who have scored first in eight of their last nine in all competitions.
As for Manchester City, their recent form has seen them place themselves firmly in the title race of the Premier League, as the visitors have won their last three matches in all competitions. The Citizens will fancy their chances away from home against an unstable Real Madrid, given how Manchester City have won four of their last six matches away from home in all competitions.
We can see Manchester City snatching a victory here. Goals will be expected, as Over 2.5 goals have been scored in eight of the last 10 meetings between the two sides.
Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City.
