The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) let Real Madrid play Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu. On Tuesday, Pep Guardiola’s team went up against the White Kits. Both teams are going to play the first game of the league’s quarterfinal. If you remember, the Sky Blues beat the Whites in the semi-final last year. Now it’s time for Carlo Ancelotti’s team to even the score. UEFA grants rare Real Madrid request.
UEFA grants rare Real Madrid request
While Ancelotti is making sure that the match between the two teams will go his way, other members of the 14-time European Cup winners are making sure that things go well at home. For example, the roof of the recently renovated stadium is being closed to keep the noise level high because 80,000 people are expected to be there.
Real Madrid bosses also expect fans to put pressure on Man City because they have told them to wear all white for the big football game. It’s meant to give them the upper hand because the second part will start next week in the other team’s territory.
In the last couple of years, a movable roof was added to Santiago Bernabeu, which is where the current game is being played. This has made the stadium look better. Guardiola, the manager of City, thought that both teams might put on a classic, but he also said that “encounters between the sides will count for nothing.”
“It’s the same managers, but we have new players and they have new players, so it will be a completely different game,” said the coach.
“We are talking about Real Madrid, their ability to control many aspects of the game, but we have to impose our game with who we are.”
