Manchester City without two regular starters for duel with Real Madrid
The quarter-finals of the Champions League begin this week
Manchester City visits Real Madrid for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals this Tuesday and, when revealing the squad list for the match, two important absences were noted.
Kyle Walker and Nathan Aké will continue to be left out of Guardiola’s options as they recover from their respective injuries. The right-back was injured while playing for England and has been a regular starter for the Citizens this season.
The Dutch defender injured his calf in the game against Arsenal and left the field after 27 minutes.
The list of those called up to face the Whites includes the names of Portuguese players Bernardo Silva , Rúben Dias and Matheus Nunes .
Full squad list: Rúben Dias , John Stones , Kovacic , Haaland , Grealish , Jeremy Doku , Rodri , De Bruyne , Stefan Ortega , Julián Álvarez , Bernardo Silva , Sergio Gómez , Gvardiol , Akanji , Matheus Nunes , Ederson , Scott Carson , Phil Foden , Oscar Bobb , Mahamadou Susoho and Rico Lewis .
