Pep Guardiola knows a gulf in calibre still separates his Manchester City side from Real Madrid, regardless of the strides City have taken in recent years.
Pep Guardiola is confident Aymeric Laporte is ready to play 90 minutes against Real Madrid on Wednesday night despite the defender asking to be substituted during Saturday’s 1-0 win at Leicester.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was left counting the cost of a 1-0 defeat to Levante as Eden Hazard was forced off after taking another blow on his ankle.
Pablo Zabaleta expects Manchester City’s European ban to spur on his old team when they face Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League this week.
New Real Madrid forward Reinier says he has fulfilled a “childhood dream” by moving to the Bernabeu and is determined to establish himself at the club.
Liverpool return to the scene of last season’s Champions League triumph on Tuesday night when they take on Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
