Real Madrid v Manchester City Betting Tips [19 February 2025]

Real Madrid have the upper hand as they welcome Manchester City to Spain for their Champions League knockout play-off return leg. From the opening leg, Los Blancos lead 3-2, and here we have the prediction for this match. The winner here will progress to face either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen. 

Real Madrid twice came from behind before claiming a late win in England. Jude Bellingham scored the stoppage time winner, but his day didn’t go so well in their latest match. 

Back in La Liga, Bellingham was sent off in the first half as they labored through a 1-1 draw with Osasuna. 

Real Madrid are in a strong position going into this match, but Manchester City have time and again shown they can rise against the best. Here they will need that attribute to come out clearly. 

This is the English champions’ last chance at staying in the competition this season. As they are struggling domestically, a top four finish isn’t assured just yet. 

Manchester City warmed up for this game with a dominant 4-0 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday in the Premier League. They will hope to carry the same to Madrid, though this will be a different kind of opposition. 

In Manchester City’s last visit to the Santiago Bernabeu, six goals were netted. That was just one of the many high scoring games pitting these two sides. Also, twice in Manchester City’s last three away Champions League matches, they conceded four goals.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid scored five times in two of their last three home matches in the Champions League. The hosts haven't lost a lot at home in this competition while the same can’t be said of Manchester City. Our prediction for Real Madrid v Manchester City is for Real Madrid to win and over 3.5 goals.