Former England and Manchester United Wayne Rooney has prompt that Manchester City will crush the defending European champions Real Madrid of their upcoming fixture on the Santiago Bernabeu. The two giants will lock horns twice within the month of May preventing for a spot within the last of the UEFA Champions League 2023 season.
“Manchester City will not only beat Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Champions League, but they are going to destroy them,” Rooney wrote in his column in The Times.
Los Blancos midfielder Toni Kroos had a humble reply to the England legend’s remark as he expressed the identical factor was being thought-about final 12 months however finally Madrid didn’t went on to defeat Man City but in addition received UCL.
“I think it’s always the same. I remember they said one or two things last year, nobody expected us to win it, and we were able to do so. Apart from the words he said, Rooney is a guy I like a lot,” he instructed the press as quoted Football Espana.
 Toni Kroos: “Rooney said Manchester City will destroy us? They said the same last season. Then we won the Champions League. This doesn’t affect us. We are already enough motivated.” #rmalive pic.twitter.com/6RNttlNhgq
— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) May 8, 2023
Battle Of The Titans: Real Madrid vs Manchester City Match Preview
Real Madrid might be internet hosting Manchester City on Wednesday in Santiago Bernabeu as each groups might be seeking to win the semifinal Leg 1 of the UEFA Champions League.
In the Clash of the Titans, Pep Guardiola’s males will tackle Carlo Ancelotti’s workforce on May 10 in Santiago Bernabeu. The Semi-Final conflict between the 2 goes to be epic as Manchester City might be seeking to take their revenge for being knocked by Los Blancos within the final Semi-Finals of the final season. Last season within the Semi-Finals of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City received the first Leg of the tie by 4-3. (Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo Loses His Cool, Pushes Away Al Khaleej Staffer Seeking Selfie After Al Nassr’s Frustrating Draw)
Coming into the second Leg, Real Madrid bossed over City and received the match 3-1, advancing into the ultimate. Manchester City ran out of luck regardless of placing of their finest efforts. City fell wanting European success but once more, whereas Madrid went on to win a record-extending 14th title.
On Wednesday, they are going to be seeking to give a payback to Real Madrid and hopefully win the title this 12 months. Two of the best-attacking groups in Europe face off within the Champions League semifinals this week, with Manchester City’s record-seeking Erling Haaland going in opposition to Real Madrid’s red-hot trio of Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Karim Benzema.
The addition of Haaland may very well be the difference-maker for Pep Guardiola’s workforce. The Norwegian has 12 of City’s 26 targets this season. He is 5 wanting Cristiano Ronaldo’s single-season document of 17 for Madrid in 2013-14.
Haaland added a brand new dimension to a City assault that performed most of final season and not using a striker. Instead of specializing in at all times dominating possession, Guardiola has been glad to make use of Haaland as a weapon on the counterattack at occasions. The striker has an English Premier League-record 35 targets this season, and 51 throughout all competitions.
Madrid will stick with the formulation that has labored nicely in recent times, with Vinicius, Benzema and Rodrygo taking turns to steer an assault that scored 25 occasions within the Champions League this season — 15 of them coming from the trio. They have eight of the workforce’s 10 targets within the knockout stage alone. With the Copa title secured and La Liga out of attain, Madrid can totally give attention to the matchup in opposition to City.
Madrid eradicated two different English golf equipment within the Champions League — Liverpool within the spherical of 16 and Chelsea within the quarterfinals. City superior previous Leipzig within the final 16 and Bayern Munich within the earlier eight.
Madrid is making its eleventh semifinal look in 13 seasons and is attempting to win its sixth title in 10 seasons. City performed in its first Champions League last two seasons in the past, dropping to Chelsea. It might be attention-grabbing to see who takes the benefit within the 1st Leg of the UEFA Champions League Semi-Final on May 10. (With ANI inputs)
