Not Strengthened by Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid will have Difficulty Facing Manchester City

DBasia.news – Real Madrid will face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League top 16, Saturday (08/08) AM. In this match, Real Madrid would not be accompanied by the captain, Sergio Ramos as he was penalized for card accumulation.

Sergio Ramos received a red card for a foul he committed when he brought down Gabriel Jesus in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, early March. The match was won by City with a score of 2-1.

It is undeniable that without Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid, according to Marca, has recorded a bad record. From a total of six matches without Ramos in the Champions League, Madrid have lost five times and won once. His victory was won against Club Brugge in the group phase.

The poor record without Ramos began in the 2017-18 Champions League quarter-finals. Real Madrid won 3-0 against Juventus but without Ramos in the second leg. Juventus leveled the aggregate goals in the second leg and Madrid were almost knocked out if Lucas Vazquez hadn’t score from the spot.

Then it continued in the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid rested Ramos, but they lost 0-1 to CSKA Moscow in the group phase. Then entering the second leg and playing at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid lost 0-3.

The bad record without Ramos continued against Ajax Amsterdam in the second leg of the 2018-19 Champions League season. Despite the 2-1 win over Ajax Amsterdam, Ramos received a sanction which made him miss the second leg.

As a result, Real Madrid lost 1-4 to Ajax and were eliminated from the top 16. This season, Madrid have lost 0-3 to PSG without Sergio Ramos.

In all, Ramos has missed 30 Champions League games since his arrival in 2005 from Sevilla. During his absence, Real Madrid has won 19 times.

Apart from the three draws and eight defeats, five of the eight defeats came in the last six matches in European competitions.