The first leg of the Semi Final of the Champions league gets underway as Real Madrid battles it out with Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The home side will head into this game as the favourites as they have proven time and time again that they are the team to beat in this competition, having won the trophy 14 times. They are in a very good form at the moment and will be looking to add another piece of silverware to their cabinet. They stunned their visitors the last time they met here as they had an unlikely comeback in the semi final to secure a place in the final.

Manchester City on the other hand will head into this game with a lot of skepticism as their luck in the Champions League doesn't seem to have gotten better over the years. Despite their brilliant performances in the Premier League, they have always struggled to get past this stage as there's always a more experienced team to stop them in their tracks. Last season, it was this same opponent, Real Madrid, who gave them a shocker as they came from behind to score 2 goals and secure a victory in less than 2 minutes.

Looking at the records have shown that Real Madrid have the clear advantage in this game. With their experience, fast wingers and the backing of their fans, Real will want to put a strong foot forward by securing a victory here. We are backing the home side here as we expect them to dominate and win this game.

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主队将作为最受欢迎的球队进入这场比赛，因为他们已经一次又一次地证明了他们是在这项比赛中击败的球队，他们已经赢得了14次奖杯。他们现在的状态非常好，他们希望能为球队再添一件银器。他们上次在这里相遇的时候震惊了他们的客队，他们在半决赛中以不太可能的逆转确保了进入决赛的机会。

另一方面，曼城将带着很多怀疑进入这场比赛，因为他们在欧冠联赛中的运气似乎并没有在这些年来变得更好。尽管他们在英超联赛中表现出色，但他们一直在努力通过这个阶段，因为总是有一支更有经验的球队阻止他们。上个赛季，同样是这个对手，皇家马德里，让他们大吃一惊，他们在不到2分钟的时间里后来后到，进了2个球，确保了胜利。

看一下记录就知道皇马在这场比赛中有明显的优势。凭借他们的经验，快速的边锋和球迷的支持，皇马将希望通过在这里取得胜利而迈出坚实的一步。我们在这里支持主队，因为我们希望他们能统治并赢得这场比赛。