Real Madrid will therefore yet with Christian Bale Gareth
recovered and back in shape and after solving and mark in the last match of the
league. Zinedine Zidane's team, in any case, go with all your arsenal and must
translate on British turf, as the Merengues is clear favorite to win the tie.
But it is that even Real Madrid is favorite to to win
this first leg at home. Funny, but the classification of merengue team against
Wolfsburg, with comeback included, together with the elimination of Barcelona,
it has raised or appears to have raised madridistas possibilities facing the
knockout semifinals and final. For Tuesday's meeting, therefore, the Spanish
team is favorite to win, even if they play at home and a playing field at least
in the Champions League has proved hard to assault.
It has earned being the 12th player Lucas Vázquez, in
full scoring streak and always complying perfectly with its mandated in the
field tasks. Few think that could start in the Champions League semifinals and
has at your fingertips. In defense back Dani Carvajal, recovered from a blow,
and among the options for the center of defense everything points to a
commitment couple experience with Pepe as captain Sergio Ramos.
It will be the twenty-seventh semifinal of the Champions
League for Real Madrid that presents an even thirteen hits to the final and
thirteen attempts in vain balance. Six consecutive years in the desired
scenario, since regaining lost prestige with a curse round of six seasons,
although these last six attempts ended just one place in the final. The year of
the Tenth.
Meanwhile, Manchester City pisa for the first time in its
history the penultimate stage of the continental showpiece, facing the
momentous encounter in their best moment of the season after stringing seven
games without defeat and after regaining third place in the Premier League.
