Pep Guardiola may be forced to deal with several injury concerns for Manchester City's next fixture.
09.04.2024 - 04:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It’s back to Champions League action for Manchester City this week as they take on Spanish giants Real Madrid at the quarter-final stage of the competition.
City continue their defence of the title on Tuesday night at the Bernabeu. The return leg takes place just over a week later at the Etihad Stadium.
The winners of the tie will take on the winners of Arsenal vs Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the competition at the end of the month. City go into the match in Spain in good form.
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They came out as 4-2 winners over Crystal Palace on Saturday, their 25th game unbeaten in all competitions. But Pep Guardiola does have a few injury problems, specifically in defence, that he will have to contend with over the next few weeks as City look to complete the double treble.
Here is a look at the latest injury news from the Etihad Stadium ahead of the Champions League clash.
Injury: Unknown
The defender picked up a minor problem in the win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, forcing him to be taken off at half time. He has travelled with the squad to Spain but hasn’t trained fully ahead of the game.
What has been said: "He's a doubt. It is what it is. Also Madrid have [Thibault] Courtois, [David] Alaba, [Eder] Militao out this season."
Potential return date: Vs Real Madrid (9 April)
Injury: Hamstring
The full-back suffered the injury while on international duty with England. The problem has seen him miss the last three matches with no timescale given on his return.
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