Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester City FC vs Real Madrid CF, Champions League 2023-24 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
Manchester City FC
4 – 5
3 – 4 pen
Full Time
Real Madrid CF
Wed 17 Apr 2024 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Rodrygo
Kevin De Bruyne 76' 1–1
Y 38' Dani Carvajal
Jack Grealish 59' Y
Josko Gvardiol 61' Y
Rodri 90' Y
Y 90' Ferland Mendy

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Real Madrid CF — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Assistant 1 Ciro Carbone
  • Assistant 2 Alessandro Giallatini
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

5
2
6
Manchester City FC 13 games · Avg 4.3 goals Real Madrid CF
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-17 Manchester City FC 4–5 Real Madrid CF 2024-04-09 Real Madrid CF 3–3 Manchester City FC 2023-05-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Real Madrid CF 2023-05-09 Real Madrid CF 1–1 Manchester City FC 2022-05-04 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Real Madrid CF H 4–5 L
13 Apr Luton Town FC H 5–1 W
09 Apr Real Madrid CF A 3–3 D
06 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 4–2 W
03 Apr Aston Villa FC H 4–1 W
31 Mar Arsenal FC H 0–0 D
Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Manchester City FC A 5–4 W
13 Apr RCD Mallorca A 1–0 W
09 Apr Manchester City FC H 3–3 D
31 Mar Athletic Club H 2–0 W
16 Mar CA Osasuna A 4–2 W
10 Mar RC Celta de Vigo H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Real Madrid CF
#8 Position #9
16 Points 15
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 3
15 Scored 21
9 Conceded 12
+6 GD +9
2.00 PPG 1.88
63% Win % 63%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
92% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

Manchester City FC are 8th (16 pts). Real Madrid CF are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 2 G
Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 1 G
Federico Valverde 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Etihad Stadium that hosts another battle between Manchester City FC and Real Madrid CF.
  • 5' Germany international Antonio Rudiger has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Madrid CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 12' GOAL! Rodrygo scores on 12. Assisted by Vinicius Junior
  • 17' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 22' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Madrid CF backline.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' Dani Carvajal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 38.
  • 43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Real Madrid CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 48' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andriy Lunin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Nacho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Grealish argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 61' Josko Gvardiol catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 61.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' Jeremy Doku has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Grealish on 72 minute.
  • 76' Kevin De Bruyne doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 79' Another change for Real Madrid CF made on 79 minute. Toni Kroos leaves to be changed by Luka Modric.
  • 84' Brahim Diaz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rodrygo at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Rodri. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 4-5 the final result. Manchester City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Real Madrid CF Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin De Bruyne 5
Karim Benzema 5
Bernardo Silva 4
Kylian Mbappe 4
Gabriel Jesus 3
Rodrygo 3
Erling Haaland 2
Phil Foden 2

Head to Head

2024-04-17 Manchester City FC 4–5 Real Madrid CF 2024-04-09 Real Madrid CF 3–3 Manchester City FC 2023-05-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Real Madrid CF 2023-05-09 Real Madrid CF 1–1 Manchester City FC 2022-05-04 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2024-04-17 Manchester City FC 4–5 Real Madrid CF L 2024-04-13 Manchester City FC 5–1 Luton Town FC W 2024-04-09 Real Madrid CF 3–3 Manchester City FC D 2024-04-06 Crystal Palace FC 2–4 Manchester City FC W 2024-04-03 Manchester City FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC W 2024-03-31 Manchester City FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D

Real Madrid CF Form

2024-04-17 Manchester City FC 4–5 Real Madrid CF W 2024-04-13 RCD Mallorca 0–1 Real Madrid CF W 2024-04-09 Real Madrid CF 3–3 Manchester City FC D 2024-03-31 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Athletic Club W 2024-03-16 CA Osasuna 2–4 Real Madrid CF W 2024-03-10 Real Madrid CF 4–0 RC Celta de Vigo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.4 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 Real Madrid CF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC41% Draw23% Real Madrid CF36%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Real Madrid CF
59%
Manchester City FC or Real Madrid CF
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC35% Draw35% Real Madrid CF30%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–5 not predicted
4 – 5
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.9%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
3%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Real Madrid CF covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 17% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 16% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.