Real Madrid vs Manchester City

On April 9, Real Madrid and Manchester City will meet for the first leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. The second leg will be played on April 16 in Manchester. It will be a battle between last year’s champion and Real, who have won the cup 14 times in the meantime.

Who is still in the quarter finals?

We do say that this would have been a dream finale. But we should not lose sight of the fact that there are still some great players competing for a place in the semi-finals. Teams that are listed at the highest level of European football. The teams that consistently get the highest odds for football betting from the better bookmakers.

• BVB: Borussia Dortmund is a team that has been number 2 in the Bundes Liga for years. In this way, they qualified for the final rounds of the Champions League time and time again.
• Atletico Madrid: Real’s city rival and arch-rival is Atletico Madrid. The team often reaches the top three in Liga. But sees Real and Barcelona finish in front of them in the Spanish league almost every season.
• Arsenal: Arsenal currently lead the Premier League. Although it is a neck-and-neck race with Man City and Liverpool. It does mean that the Londoners are in top form and are therefore a formidable opponent in this quarter-final.
• Bayern Munich: This legendary German team doesn’t need much introduction. This absolute record holder of German national titles will have to leave first place to Leverkusen this year. A good final result in the Champions League is therefore extra important for the image this year.
• Barcelona: Last year, Barcelona was able to take home the title of the Spanish League. This year that honor will once again go to Real Madrid.
• PSG: Once again the Parisian team is on its way to finishing as number 1 in Ligue 1. That would be the third national title in a row. The ultimate proof of this team’s supremacy.

How are the chances for Real and Man City assessed?

We listened to the most popular online bookmaker in the Netherlands. There we can see that the analysts of this site place Manchester City in a slight favorite role. So they estimated the first leg slightly in favor of the English. That is not abnormal.

Especially if you also look at the outright quotation. The bookmaker indicates here that they expect Manchester City to bring the Cup back to the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

However, Real is playing a home match. This can be an advantage, especially for equal teams. They already have the twelfth man on their side anyway. And if they can win that first leg, it will give them a psychological advantage in the second leg.

What else can we expect?

With the eight top teams still in the running, the quarter-finals will be a football month to look forward to. Each and every one of them is a match where we will see world stars at the kick-off.

If we look at the bookmaker’s predictions again, it is clear that they indicate Manchester City as the likely final winner. They put Arsenal in second place, with a very narrow lead over Real Madrid. Could the recent return of Kevin De Bruyne make the difference?

The Belgian midfielder and playmaker has been out for a long time due to injuries. He has been back since January 2024, and that will be a major boost for the entire City team. We are looking forward to many exciting football evenings!