Who: Manchester City vs Real Madrid What: Champions League last 16, second leg Where: Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England When: Tuesday at 8pm (20:00 GMT) How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. Facing down the barrel of UEFA Champions League elimination, Manchester City host Real Madrid just six days after the Spanish giants administered a clinical 3-0 battering of the former Premier League champs in their opening leg of the round of 16 tie at the Bernabeu. Federico Valverde struck the first ⁠hat-trick of ⁠his career as Real Madrid swept aside Manchester City 3-0 in the opener, leaving the Premier League side with ⁠a daunting goal deficit before the return leg. For the Uruguay international – in the absence of injured stars Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo – it was undoubtedly the standout moment of his Real career as he obliterated the short-lived City challenge with goals in the 20th, 27th and 42nd minutes. Manchester City surprisingly lost ⁠ground on Premier League leaders Arsenal ⁠on Saturday as they were held to a 1-1 draw at lowly West Ham United, which left them nine points behind the leaders with a game in hand but with just eight matches remaining in the season. ” Mbappe, who has scored 38 goals in 33 appearances for Real Madrid across all competitions in the 2025-2026 season, is no certainty to start at Etihad Stadium.