The Blues may be have all the talent in the world and the English title for now, but are they big enough to overcome Los Blancos? Bettor.com examines why this is fairly impossible by a long shot.
Considering the fact that English Premier League outfit, Manchester City, need a victory against Real Madrid in order to have any chances of qualifying for the knockout stages, we can safely assume that their European run is as good as over.
The cash-laden football side paved their way to this year’s UEFA Champions League after winning the Premier League title in an amazing season. It took the Citizens around 700 million in the transfer market, the last two minutes and a majestic stroke of luck
to win their first title in around a 40 years.
This was the first time that the fate of the league title was decided in additional time of the last day. It was indeed a thrilling victory which saved their manager, Roberto Mancini, from getting the sack.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan boss who had been nothing above average during his days with the Serie A giants, joined the Etihad Stadium outfit in order to make sure that they are counted among the top teams in Europe - imagine that.
Although the massive amount of investment made by their owners have seen them become a powerhouse in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749, the club are still a long way from being recognized as contenders for the European crown.
Especially when compared to a club such as Real Madrid, one is forced to snigger about why such a question was even asked in the first place.
This year’s Champions League draws proved to be quite dramatic as the English champions were drawn alongside the Spanish champions. In addition, the two clubs were joined by the respective champions from the Dutch and the German league.
Hence, Group D looked something like this: Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Real Madrid. With all of these teams together in one group, football audiences rejoiced with the prospect of watching some thrilling football.
The results from the Group of Death were just the same as expected and the encounters among the teams were nothing short of entertaining.
The most impressive team in the group were definitely Dortmund which were followed by the majesty of the nine-time European champions. Ajax were less fortunate and City were just miserable.
The German Bundesliga champions are the nearest to qualify to the last 16, with Jose Mourinho’s men expected to progress alongside them.
Manchester City’s chances of making it to the knock-out stages are as bleak as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 winning this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or. In addition, they are also faced with the dilemma of hosting Los Vikingos at their home in what is a must-win encounter for
them.
The last time the two sides met, the match ended in a 3-2 victory for the Santiago Bernabeu outfit. Since then, the Whites have improved on their game while City have not managed to win a single fixture in their European campaign so far.
In addition, there are reports which suggest that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 is too focused on defending the Premier League title that he is not much concerned regarding the Champions League.
This surely makes an interesting story as the Italian will certainly be fired if he does not manage to win the English title in addition to falling out of Europe in the group stages for a second consecutive season.
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