DBasia.news – Manchester City’s match against Real Madrid in the second leg of the top 16 Champions League is a game to look forward to. The two teams will meet at the Etihad Stadium, Saturday (08/08) at 02.00 WIB.
El Real trailed 1-2 on aggregate from The Citizens and the two goals were worth an away goal. Judging from Madrid’s performance, which won the LaLiga and won 10 matches in a row, plus a draw, after the league resumed after the corona virus break, the match will be open and exciting.
Even though they are superior on aggregate goals, Man City will not necessarily play defensively as they are coached by Pep Guardiola, Europe’s top manager with a philosophy of offensive football, entertaining the crowd and relying on possession.
One interesting fact about the match is the meeting of the two teams with two different strength points, regardless of the individual abilities of each player. The league will be like a duel of the strong shield owned by Madrid with a sharp sword from the attack of Man City.
This can be seen from the records presented by Marca. Man City is the sharpest team in the Premier League with 102 goals and that amount is the best in European leagues, surpassing 100 goals from Bayern Munich who won the Bundesliga.
While Real Madrid has won the LaLiga with a score of 70 goals and conceded 25 goals in 38 matches, while City conceded 35 goals. Unlike City, Zinedine Zidane built Madrid’s power with strength in defense.
Starting from Thibaut Courtois, Madrid has four strong defenders who are solid in guarding the zone, namely Ferland Mendy, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, and Dani Carvajal. They are also overlaid by Casemiro.
Madrid’s defensive strength will be tested by City’s attack power which has Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva and David Silva. No doubt the duel is predicted to be exciting.
Moreover, in the match, Madrid will be in a position to score goals to catch up on the aggregate goals. It is interesting to see whether City will defend and rely on counter-attacks like they did at the Santiago Bernabeu or play offensively as usual.