Real Madrid vs Man City: The 22 starting players revealed

Official line-ups for Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Europe 11 March 2026 at 14:48

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Real Madrid vs Man City: The 22 starting players revealed

11.03.26 FT Champions League

Real Madrid

Manchester City

Real Madrid play their Champions League round of 16 first leg against Manchester City this Wednesday night. The match takes place at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Just minutes before kick-off, all eyes are already on the selections made by Álvaro Arbeloa and Pep Guardiola. The Madrid coach has to contend with an especially long list of absentees. Here are the official starting line-ups for both teams:

Real Madrid

📋✅ ¡Nuestro XI inicial!
🆚 @ManCityES pic.twitter.com/gnHgywq11X
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) March 11, 2026

Manchester City

Our side to face Real Madrid 🩵

XI | Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Guéhi, O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo (C), Savinho, Semenyo, Doku, Haaland

SUBS | Trafford, Bettinelli, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Cherki, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Nunes, Foden, Alleyne pic.twitter.com/VRQuIVM4nc
— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 11, 2026

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