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It's the game of drawing lots, the randomness which offers a star war from the quarter-finals between Real Madrid and Manchester City, and a much less sexy confrontation (on paper) between Atlético de Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. The Merengue host the Citizens, reigning champions, this Tuesday (9 p.m.). For football fans, this is the poster not to be missed.
The winner of the last Champions League, Manchester City, will therefore face its predecessor, Real Madrid. This was already the case in the semi-finals the last two years, and each time, the winner then lifted the trophy. “It looks like a tradition,” laughed the Skyblues coach, Pep Guardiola, aware of facing “the king of the competition”. Nobody can compete with Real on the historical aspect: 14 coronations (record ahead of AC Milan, 7) including five in the last ten years. In the minds of many, Real is the biggest club in the world, the most prestigious.
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At Manchester City, we hope, over time, to challenge this hegemony. Since the arrival of Guardiola in 2016, the English club has been the scarecrow of the C1. He reached the final in 2021, the semi-finals in 2022 and finally lifted the cup in 2023. In the Premier League, considered the most competitive championship on the planet, City have been crowned champions five times in the last six seasons. The reference of the reference.
It was said that all City needed was a great center forward to become invincible, and Erling Haaland arrived. Since the summer of 2022, the Skyblues have won everything: Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup. An almost “perfect” where less esteemed trophies are missing (League Cup and Community Shield). City are undefeated for 23 matches and only have victories (8) in C1. The war machine is launched, proof of which was during its last two outings in the Premier League against Aston Villa (4-1) then Crystal Palace (2-4). “It’s the best team in the world,” complimented Madrid striker Rodrygo in the columns of the Guardian.
A record that would make many European teams pale, but not Real Madrid, which has only lost 2 of its 42 matches this season, each time on the pitch of Atlético de Madrid, on September 24 (3 -1) then in the Coupe du Roi on January 18 (4-2 after extra time). As the master of management that he is, Carlo Ancelotti was able to manage absences due to injury and allowed his players to approach the home stretch with serenity. The Madrilenians are 8 points ahead of Barça eight days before the end of the La Liga season.
Of the 30 nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or, a third of them will take to the pitch at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday (9 p.m.), 7 for City and 3 for Real. On the Merengue side, there is the new star Jude Bellingham, the Brazilian striker Vinicius or even the 2018 Ballon d'Or Luka Modric. In City, it's the armada, from manager Rodri to the cyborg Erling Haaland via the artists, Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva.
“There are a lot of quality players on both teams. They are the ones who will determine the result, as always,” said Ancelotti, also one of the attractions of the poster. The Italian, 64, is the only coach to have won the Champions League four times. He could be joined this year by Guardiola, 53, who many see as the greatest coach of his generation. On the pitch or on the benches, the Real-City clash is mouth-watering.
