Manchester City vs Real Madrid 2020 (MCFC-RMA Second Leg expected goals stats below)
Final score and result: Man City vs Real Madrid 2-1 (Sterling, Jesus/Benzema)- Manchester City won 4-2 on agg
Etihad Stadium, Manchester- 7 August, 2020
Zinedine Zidane suffers his first knockout stage loss as Real manager as his side go down 2-1 to Man City
This Raheem Sterling goal vs Real Madrid saw some terrible defending from Los Blancos, with Raphael Varane caught in possession by Gabriel Jesus and virtually gifting Man City an opening goal in the second leg of their knockout tie at the Etihad on 7 August, 2020. The Varane howler against City came in the 9th minute- Thibault Courtois and the Real defenders were passing it amongst each other, but the City pressure told and resulted in an error, resulting in an easy tap in for Sterling.
Here is a look at how the major European newspapers expect Real Madrid and Manchester City to lineup ahead of their blockbuster second leg Champions League clash.
L’Equipe newspaper predicted starting lineup Man City Real Madrid Second Leg
Gazzetta dello Sport predicted XI Manchester City Real Madrid UCL Second Leg
