The Champions League semi-finals kick off this evening as Manchester City welcomes Real Madrid to the Etihad.
We look ahead to that mouth-watering encounter as well as delivering our usual daily dose of transfer news, breaking stories, and fantastic features.
City vs Real
Defending Premier League champions City face the soon-to-be LaLiga kings Real this evening in a contest that looks certain to deliver drama.
Pep Guardiola’s Citizens overcame Atletico Madrid 1-0 in an ill-tempered quarter-final, while Los Blancos clung on to knock out reigning champions Chelsea 5-4 on aggregate in a pulsating contest a fortnight ago.
Though Carlo Ancelotti’s side boasts a historical edge, City enter the two-legged clash as warm favorites and knocked out the Spanish giants 4-2 at the last-16 stage in 2019-20.
To preview tonight’s first leg, we put Riyad Mahrez in the spotlight.
The Algerian international is enjoying the most prolific campaign of his career and is proving himself to be a man for the big occasion.
Looking to follow the Champions League action for free tonight? Our LiveScore Watch along returns to bring you blow-by-blow coverage of the action from our expert panel.
Frank Lampard and Everton remain in serious danger of relegation
Away from the continental stage, the battle for Premier League survival is drawing towards a tense conclusion.
Leeds picked up a precious point at Crystal Palace last night to edge three points clear of rejuvenated Burnley and five clear of struggling Everton, who do at least hold a game in hand on their rivals.
We take a closer look at the state of play heading into the campaign’s final weeks.
Our daily Transfer Talk column is on hand to round up the freshest stories from football’s rumor mill.
Tuesday’s edition leads on reports of Manchester United using Marcus Rashford and Alex Telles as makeweights in a potential exchange deal to land Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
Meanwhile, LiveScore Daily brings you the day’s best football stories in bite-sized chunks and is updated throughout the day with fresh content.
Source: Livescore.
