Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League semi-final, first leg – live
Thousands of Real Madrid fans swarm the team bus as it arrives at the Bernabéu for the Champions League semi-final first leg against Manchester City.© Photograph: Sergio Pérez/EPA
Real Madrid made two changes to the XI that started the 2-1 Copa del Rey final victory over Osasuna on Saturday. Luka Modrić replaces Aurelien Tchouameni in midfield, the France international dropping to the bench, while at the back Antonio Rüdiger stands in for the suspended Eder Militao.
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Manchester City makes six changes to their starting XI after the closer-than-it-should-have-been 2-1 victory over Leeds on Saturday. Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish are in. Aymeric Laporte, Julian Alvarez, Rico Lewis, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden drop to the bench, while Nathan Ake is injured.
THE TEAM LINE UP AND SUB;
Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba, Camavinga, Valverde, Kroos, Modric, Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius Jr.
Subs: Lunin, Lopez, Vallejo, Nacho, Hazard, Asensio, Odriozola, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Mariano.
Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Akanji, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva, Grealish, Haaland.
Subs: Ortega, Carson, Phillips, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Mahrez, Foden, Palmer, Lewis.
Referee: Artur Dias (Portgual).
