Manchester City v Real Madrid Champions League Betting Tips 11/02/2025

Two of Europe’s heavyweights go head-to-head on Tuesday as Manchester City and Real Madrid face-off in the Champions League play-offs, so here’s our Manchester City v Real Madrid Champions League Betting Tips. Neither side had a convincing group stage, with the Citizens finishing 22nd and Real Madrid ending in 11th. The European giants now face a two-legged tie to salvage their hopes of Champions League glory. This game kicks off at 8 p.m at the Etihad Stadium. It will be shown live on TNT Sports.

Form and Team News

City resume their Champions League campaign after edging through to the play-offs. Pep Guardiola’s side won just three of their eight group games and required a 3-1 comeback win over Club Brugge in the final fixture to progress. The Citizens couldn’t maintain winning momentum and were thrashed 5-1 at Arsenal in their following game. They did respond to that one-sided defeat by coming back from a goal down to beat Leyton Orient 2-1 in the FA Cup. Real Madrid had a more convincing Champions League group stage, sealing five wins from eight matches. The La Liga side also finished strongly with three consecutive victories over Atalanta (3-2), Salzburg (5-1) and Brest (3-0). Los Blancos have been in patchy form since beating Brest and lost 1-0 at Espanyol, won 3-2 at Legannes and drew 1-1 on Saturday against city rivals Atletico Madrid.

City’s only confirmed absentee for Tuesday’s clash is Rodri. Nico González, Oscar Bobb, Ederson, Nathan Aké and Jérémy Doku are injury doubts and could feature. Real Madrid will be without the injured quartet of Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal and Éder Militão.

Match Winner Bet

Although Manchester City have worse Champions League form than Real Madrid coming into this contest, they are still considered favourites. City’s home form has been positive during a rocky season. The Premier League champions have lost just two of their 17 matches at the Etihad in all competitions. City are also unbeaten in five at home and have won four in a row, including their final group stage 3-1 win over Brugge. As a result, the bookies have City at a slight edge to win over Real Madrid at 11/8, offered by Betfred. At 19/10, offered by QuinnBet, there isn’t too much difference for a Madrid victory against City. Los Blancos have won 10 of their last 13 matches, and two of their last three Champions League wins came on the road. With a place in the final 16 at stake, we feel this could be a close-fought affair. Neither side will want to be out of the running after the first-leg, and a draw looks like the best bet. City and Real Madrid have also drawn in their last two meetings, so Matchbook’s 14/5 odds are a good match winner pick. 

BTTS (Both Teams To Score) Betting

Manchester City and Real Madrid are lacking defensive solidity after some high-scoring recent results. The Citizens have seen BTTS in five consecutive matches and conceded 13 goals in this spell. Los Blancos have also been poor at the back in the Champions League. They failed to keep a clean sheet in their opening seven games in the competition, and BTTS landed in five of those fixtures. The last two games between these sides have also finished with goals at both ends. At 9/20 odds, provided by Betway sticking with BTTS in the City vs Real Madrid clash comes with fair value. 

Anytime Goalscorer Bets

Some of the world’s elite strikers will take to the pitch on Tuesday evening. Erling Haaland is City’s top scorer in the Champions League with six goals in eight appearances. The Norwegian has hit decent form recently, striking seven goals in eight games, including three at the Etihad. Haaland was also rested in City’s cup win at Leyton Orient and is likely to start here, and Ladbrokes have 11/10 odds for the City goal-machine to score at any time. Another world-class forward who has rediscovered recent form is Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe. The Los Blancos attacker has scored nine goals in his last eight games. Mbappe also has a strong personal head-to-head scoring record against City, striking three goals in just five games. There is better value on picking Mbappe over Haaland in the anytime scorer market, with SpreadEx providing 7/5 odds.

Our Manchester City v Real Madrid Champions League Betting Tips

Match winner bet — Draw — 14/5 with Matchbook

BTTS (both teams to score) — Yes — 9/20 with Betway

Anytime goalscorer — Erling Haaland — 11/10 with Ladbrokes

Anytime goalscorer — Kylian Mbappe — 7/5 with SpreadEx

All 4 bets acca combo bet — 24/1 with Coral

Champions League knockout clashes don’t come much bigger than this, and it’s do-or-die time for City and Real Madrid. Can either side take control in the first-leg and get one foot in the last 16? We hope you enjoy this Man City vs Real Madrid match on Tuesday, and have found our Manchester City v Real Madrid Champions League Betting Tips useful. Remember, our tips above are not guaranteed winners, but a guide based on the latest team news and stats.

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Last Updated on February 10, 2025