A struggling Manchester city host a strong Real Madrid in the first leg of their playoff endeavours. This high stakes clash will be sure to draw eyes and Manchester City need to start strong in their home match in the hopes to qualify for the latter stages of the Champions League. Meanwhile, Real Madrid are looking to continue their Champions League dominance of recent years after they just missed out on immediate qualification by one point. Both teams looking to set the tone for the second leg as Mbappe, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr., Haaland, De Bruyne and Grealish all start.