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REAL DEAL Man City vs Real Madrid LIVE SCORE: Jack Grealish picked for SHOCK START after PSG dominate Brest – latest

Kieran Davies, Digital Journalist

Updated: 19:34, 11 Feb 2025

MANCHESTER CITY welcome Real Madrid to the Etihad for the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-off – with Jack Grealish STARTING.

Pep Guardiola’s side will be looking to take a lead to the Spanish capital as they will know the European kings will be tough to beat on their own patch next week.

A last-16 clash with either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen awaits the winner over two legs.

Earlier, PSG cruised past Brest with a 3-0 win – we will also have goal updates from Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund and Juventus’ clash with PSV.

Kick off time: 8pm GMT

TV/Stream: Amazon Prime Video

Man City team: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Savinho, Grealish, Haaland.

Real Madrid team: Courtois, Valverde, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy, Camavinga, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappe.

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6 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

FULL TIME

PSG take a comfortable 3-0 lead to the Parc des Princes and are all but through to the Round of 16.

BREST 0-3 PSG

10 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

89 – Brest 0-3 PSG

Brest still threatening for a first leg consolation.

Substitute Mathias Pereira-Lage cross-cum-shot troubles Donnarumma enough to win a corner.

29 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

66 – Brest 0-3 PSG

Whilst, Dembéle was lapping up the credits, PSG casually brought on €80 million January signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia…

32 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

GOAL DETAIL: Brest 0-3 PSG

Dembéle has been the heart of everything promising for PSG all night long.

He peels off the right in build-up and when it all seems loss with a ricochet of a body of defenders, hes there to pounce and put it past the keeper.

Its his second tonight, fifth against Brest in 10 days, his seventh in three games this season.

35 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

65 – GOAL! Brest 0-3 PSG

Dembélé at it again – too quick, too sharp.

41 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

55 – Brest 0-2 PSG

As Sam Matterface points out on the TNT commentary feed, it is a “run before they walk” situation for Brest.

They’ve never had been in European football.

Realistically were never meant get to this stage yet they’re in it and all this expectation against a perennial knockout side is thrusted onto them.

48 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

51 – GOAL DISALLOWED Brest 0-2 PSG

After a lenghty VAR check, the goal is ruled out as Barcola is just offside.

51 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

49 – GOAL! Brest 0-3 PSG

Bradley Barcola and Désiré Doué combine to add another for PSG.

52 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

47 – Brest 0-2

As you would expect, Brest are the ones starting the half with initiative in this one.

Sima gets two bites at a finish forces Donnarumma into a smart save.

55 minutes ago

By Tom Sheen

Man City vs Real Madrid team news – Grealish starts

Bit of a shock in the Man City starting XI as Pep Guardiola has decided to bring Jack Grealish back.

The £100million winger has not played often for the hosts this season, but now gets the nod in the biggest game of the campaign.

Man City: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Savinho, Grealish, Haaland.

Real Madrid: Courtois, Valverde, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy, Camavinga, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappe.

56 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

SECOND HALF

Back underway at Stade du Roudourou for the second period.

57 minutes ago

By Raphael Adelugba

Players returning

The teams are emerging back out the tunnel.

A big 45 minutes for bREST to try and force their way back into this and keep their European hopes alive.

Today, 18:46

By Raphael Adelugba

HALF TIME!

Vitinha’s penalty and Dembele’s driving run and finish separate the sides.

BREST 0-2 PSG

Today, 18:36

By Raphael Adelugba

GOAL DETAIL: Brest 0-2 PSG

It’s gradually becoming the general consensus but Dembélé is having himself a season and a half.

He has his 22nd of the season and its another one that has become the norm.

Receives the ball and drives with utmost purpose before deceiving the Brest keeper – simple yet effective – imagine saying that about the 27-year-old winger a few years ago.

Today, 18:32

By Raphael Adelugba

45 – GOAL! Brest 0-2 PSG

Dembélé wonderful driving run ends with a near-post finish.

Today, 18:28

By Raphael Adelugba

39 – Brest 0-1 PSG

Brest’s pressure, though, in spurts is being felt by PSG.

An indecisive Achraf Hakimi is cut between clearing the ball and passing to his keeper and the outcome is nearly an own goal.

Today, 18:24

By Raphael Adelugba

34 – Brest 0-1 PSG

Chance have been few and far between but they come CLOSE here.

Abdallah Sima created a chance out of solo run. The resulting corner was postage to him but his header crashed off the woodwork.

Brest are growing into this.

Today, 18:17

By Raphael Adelugba

28 – Brest 0-1 PSG

Well-worked move from PSG with a finished unable to match.

João Neves orchestrates a lofted ball in the way of Dembele but the latter’s finish is sliced over the bar on the volley.

Today, 18:12

By Raphael Adelugba

GOAL DETAIL: Brest 0-1 PSG

Brest victims of their own play.

As stated earlier, a failed attempt to build-up from the back handed possession back to PSG in a dangerous spot and panic ensued.

The ball would fall to Demeble in and around the six-yard box, whose snap-shot was blocked and ajudged to be handled by Pierre Lees-Melou from referee Irfan Peljto and VAR.

Vitinha steps up and handles duties with composure.

Credit: Reuters

Today, 18:07

By Raphael Adelugba

21 – GOAL! Brest 0-1 PSG

Vitinha tucks away his penalty to give the visitors the lead.

Today, 18:06

By Raphael Adelugba

18 – PENALTY

PSG awarded spot kick from Pierre Lees-Melou handball.

Today, 18:05

By Raphael Adelugba

16 – Brest 0-0 PSG

Brest fall victim to the modern phenom of playing-from-the-back.

This time, its PSG who pounce on lackadaisical build-up. Quick interplay falls to danger man Demeble whose shot is now subject to a VAR check for potential handball.

Today, 18:01

By Raphael Adelugba

12 – Brest 0-0 PSG

Brest get their FIRST chance of the game (sort of).

PSG and Donnarumma in typical big team fashion look to bait a press from Brest onto them and suposdly expolit the space left.

However the Italian showstopper who has a questionable record with his feet, was rushed into a decision by Ajorque – who was met with a ball to the face but a warning no less.

Today, 17:56

By Raphael Adelugba

7 – Brest 0-0 PSG

Tempo-setting start from PSG.

Brest are prepared to play the long game as they sit in to minimise any space for PSG’s attackers to work in.

Ousmane Dembélé, who seems to be fulfilling the potential once hailed of him, wriggled past his marker to win a free-kick but nothing came of it.

Today, 17:47

By Raphael Adelugba

1 – Brest 0-0 PSG

And we’re off.

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Watch Live Match Here: Man City vs Real Madrid as former Man City player who joined Real Madrid last week scored a very powerful goal for Madrid in 10 seconds as Pep Guardiola shown yellow card for … See more

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