Manchester City v Real Madrid: How to watch Champions League semi-final, TV channel, live stream details, kick-off time

Manchester City face what could be the defining moment in not just their season, but their recent history when they take on Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday.

City were knocked out by Los Blancos in heartbreaking fashion at the same stage of the competition last year, but with revenge on their mind and the second leg at home, can Pep Guardiola’s men make it through to another final, having lost to Chelsea in 2021?

The Champions League final will be held at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday 10 June.

Here is all you need to know ahead of the much-anticipated second leg in Manchester…

When is Manchester City v Real Madrid?

The second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Manchester City v Real Madrid kicks off at 20:00 UK time on Wednesday, May 17.

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Is this City’s time?

There’s no question Manchester City have been one of the most consistent teams in the Champions League of recent times, having reached the quarter-finals or better every year since 2018.

But the trophy itself is still proving elusive, with their final loss to Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea in 2021 the nearest they have come.

Beating the competition’s kings Real Madrid will surely require a big display from Erling Haaland, and Guardiola is hoping his star forward will have an impact after he was kept quiet by Antonio Rudiger in the first leg in Spain.

“Congratulations to Rudiger,” the City boss said. “For Erling, we cannot forget, at 22 years old it is the first time he has played in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

“If the team can play a little bit better in some departments that we are thinking for Wednesday, maybe it will be easier for him.”

Both managers have lambasted the fixture calendar for – in their eyes – shortening their team’s ideal preparation windows for the tie.

Real boss Carlo Ancelotti said: “Guardiola has complained about the calendar, which, as we have said many times, is too tight.

“In the first leg we had to play with less rest and now it’s their turn. The calendar is not the right one…that’s it, that’s my point of view, there are too many games in a short space of time.

“Guardiola is right. Maybe it would’ve been better for them to play on Saturday, I mean as we’ve just done.”