Manchester City vs Real Madrid 8/7/20 - UEFA Champions League Soccer Picks & Predictions

In the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid will travel to Manchester where they will face Manchester City at the Etihad Arena. As it currently stands, Manchester City leads the tie 2-1. 

Real Madrid have been exceptional since the restart and they proved that by comfortably winning the La Liga title. Real Madrid finished their season with 87 points from their 38 games which was 5 points more than FC Barcelona who were in 2nd place. It has been a positive few months for Real Madrid and they have been well led by Karim Benzema who has been in exceptional form. That being said, this is expected to be a very challenging fixture for Real Madrid as they are trailing, have conceded 2 away goals and will be playing away from home. 

On the other side of the coin, Manchester City finished the Premier League season with some strength as they won their last 5 league fixtures. Manchester City won their previous outing with some ease as they defeated Norwich City 5-0 at home. It was a dominant display by Manchester City as they controlled 74% of the ball and had 31 shots. Kevin De Bruyne was in outstanding form as the midfielder scored twice for Manchester City. Manchester City are well placed in this tie and they will be desperate to ensure they can capitalize on this lead and secure a spot in the quarterfinals. 

The first leg of this tie was played in Madrid and it was won 2-1 by Manchester City. Manchester City was the stronger team as they controlled most of the possession and created more scoring chances. Real Madrid will be without Sergio Ramos for this match as the defender received a red card during the first leg.