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2022/23 UEFA Champions League
Semi-finals
Second leg
Manchester City v Real Madrid
Etihad Stadium
Manchester, England
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Kick-off is at 21h00
Real Madrid are feeling positive ahead of their
UEFA Champions League semi-final, second-leg clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, May 17.
The defending champions controlled proceedings in the first leg at the Bernabeu on May 9 after Vinicius Junior opened the scoring against the run of play in the 36th minute.
City had the lion's share of the possession up until that point but they created very few chances and it took a stunning strike from Kevin De Bruyne on 67 minutes to earn them a 1-1 draw.
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Los Blancos beat Liverpool 5-2 and Chelsea 2-0 on their previous two trips to England in the last 16 and the quarter-finals respectively and a third successive victory on the road will see them take a step closer to a record 15th European title.
The two teams met at the same stage of the competition last season, although Carlo Ancelotti's side are in a better position this time around, having suffered a 4-3 defeat to the Citizens in the first leg away from home before winning 3-1 after extra time in Madrid to advance 6-5 on aggregate.
Vinicius Junior has spearheaded Real's title defence, with his opener in the first leg making it seven goals in 11 European outings to go alongside his five assists. The Brazilian's strike from outside the box against City had Ederson well beaten and capped off a flowing move started by Eduardo Camavinga on the left flank inside his own half.
In team news, Ancelotti has a clean bill of health and a wealth of talent to choose from for the journey to the north-west of England. Nathan Ake is the only absentee for opposite number Pep Guardiola.
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Ancelotti felt Real deserved to win the first leg and he wants to see more of the same next week after a solid performance both in defence and attack.
"We could have won it, we deserved to but these things happen. We come away with positive feelings ahead of the return leg because we played the game well," the Italian said.
"In the opening 20 minutes they had a lot of the ball but they didn't cause us problems. It's normal for Manchester City to have possession but that shouldn't drive us mad.
"We got the goal and from then on we played really well, controlling the game and creating opportunities. We're very pleased with how we went about the game and I hope to see a repeat performance in the return leg."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Champions League Meetings)
Matches - 5
Man City - 3
Real Madrid - 1
Draws - 1
UEFA Champions League fixtures:
Tuesday, May 16
21h00: Inter Milan v AC Milan
Wednesday, May 17
21h00: Manchester City v Real Madrid
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