Madrid will host the first meeting between “Real Madrid” and “Manchester City” in the semi-finals of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League. The game will be shown live by the “Match TV” channel, the broadcast will start at 23:45 Ashgabat time.
The meeting will be served by the Portuguese team of referees: the chief referee is Artur Dias, his assistants are Paulo Soares and Pedro Ribeiro. The fourth referee is Italian Daniele Orsato. VAR - Italian Massimiliano Irrati, AVAR - Portuguese Tiago Martins.
Earlier in the 1/4 finals of the Champions League, “Real Madrid” beat “Chelsea” twice with a total score of 4:0. “Manchester City” beat “Bayern” by winning the first leg (3-0) and drawing (1-1).
The bookmakers call “Manchester City” the favorite of the meeting. The coefficient for the success of Guardiola's wards is 2.32. A draw is available for 3.65. “Real Madrid” win - 3.20.
For Madrid, this is the tenth semi-final in 12 years. “Real Madrid” have won the Champions League 14 times in their history, and five times since 2014.
The second leg of the team will be held on May 17 in Manchester. The final of the tournament will be on June 10 in Istanbul.