The title may be decided with Manchester City clinching their third consecutive crown, however fans will be keeping a keen eye on their team as they gear up for a thrilling end to their season.
We simulated Real Madrid vs Man City to get a score prediction for Champions League clash
09.05.2023 - 11:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
With Man City now firmly ahead of Arsenal in the Premier League title race, following a 2-1 win over Leeds United on Saturday, Pep Guardiola's side continue their treble hunt against Champions League holders Real Madrid.
Kyle Walker is set to come into the side, with Manuel Akanji potentially replacing injured Dutch defender Nathan Ake at left-back, which means John Stones is set to move back into the centre of defence alongside Ruben Dias.
Ahead of the match, we carried out a simulation of the game on FIFA 23 and this is what happened...
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We predict that Real Madrid could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Courtois; Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba, Camavinga; Valverde, Kroos, Modric; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius Jnr.
We predict that City could set up in a 3-2-4-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Akanji; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Bernardo Silva, Haaland, Grealish.
City were by far the better team in the early stages of the simulated game and Los Blancos looked vulnerable, with Erling Haaland's off-the-ball runs causing the home side real problems. And that's exactly how the visitors' first goal came about, with a run from Haaland leaving acres of space for De Bruyne to move in to.
Ilkay Gundogan found the Belgian with an intelligent pass, and the midfielder took a touch before rolling a finish under Thibaut Courtois to make it 1-0 on 22 minutes. City continued to dominate the ball but Madrid held firm to stay in the game, and began to look dangerous on the counter attack.
In the second half, City were doing everything they could to slow the game down, keeping the ball and moving
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