"Federico Valverde's first-half hat-trick gave Los Blancos a 3-0 first-leg win, followed by a 4-1 home victory over Elche on Saturday for the side who are immediately behind La Liga leaders Barcelona by four points."
"City had been on an 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions before that defeat as part of a damaging week, drawing 1-1 at West Ham on Saturday to leave leaders Arsenal nine points above them at the top of the Premier League."
"Defender Josko Gvardiol (leg) is injured. Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marc Guehi, Nico O'Reilly and Savinho will incur a Champions League ban if they are booked."
Manchester City and Real Madrid have released their starting teams for the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie at the Etihad Stadium. Real Madrid won the first leg 3-0 with Federico Valverde scoring a hat-trick, and subsequently defeated Elche 4-1 to sit four points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona. Manchester City enters the match after ending an 11-match unbeaten run with the first-leg loss and drawing 1-1 against West Ham, leaving them nine points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal. Manchester City will be without defender Josko Gvardiol due to injury, while Real Madrid is missing Ferland Mendy, David Alaba, Dani Ceballos, and Rodrygo. Both teams have players at risk of suspension if booked.
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