Manchester City will be heading to the Santiago Bernabeu hoping to defend their 1-goal lead against Real Madrid having won 4-3 in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first meeting at the Etihad Stadium.  Real Madrid, however, are no strangers to mounting astonishing comebacks as they have done it before the most recent one being against Paris Saint Germain in their round of 16 fixture. The Los Blancos also come into the game oozing out a lot of confidence having been crowned the LaLiga title during the weekend. The Spanish capital outfit though, have never made it through to the final when they lose their first leg of a semi-final. 

The restless Pep Guardiola is growing more and more desperate for an elusive European title having won none at the helm of Manchester City which puts him under a lot of pressure going into this game. While Real Madrid cemented their status as LaLiga champions following a 4-0 win in the weekend, City are still being given a challenge by their Premier League rivals Liverpool who are only one point behind them and Jurgen Klopp seems to be having sleepless nights over how he will clinch a quadruple. 

City's 4-3 win at the Etihad Stadium was their third consecutive win against the 13 times UCL champions and only Bayern Munich and Ajax have ever won four in a row against them. Pep Guardiola is now heading for a tough rematch against Carlo Ancelotti, a manager who has won the title in the five major European leagues; EPL, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1. Both Manchester City and Real Madrid served a very wonderful spectacle during their first leg tie in a seven goals thriller and the second leg sure have a lot to live up to.