Real Madrid and Manchester City are currently tied 0-0 in the opening minutes of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 match on March 11, 2026. The fixture marks the fourth consecutive season the two clubs have met in the knockout stages of the tournament. The match is currently live and in the seventh minute of the first half.
Manchester City generated the first significant scoring opportunity. Jeremy Doku initiated an attack that resulted in a shot from Antoine Semenyo. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois secured the save to maintain the deadlock in one of the highest-profile fixtures in sports this week.
Real Madrid is competing without forward Kylian Mbappé due to a knee injury. Manager Alvaro Arbeloa deployed an attacking line featuring Vinicius Junior, Arda Guler, and Brahim Diaz. Manchester City features striker Erling Haaland, who returned to the starting lineup after recovering from a recent knock.
Arbeloa is managing his first European knockout tie for Real Madrid. The club dismissed former manager Xabi Alonso in January 2026 following inconsistent domestic performances. Real Madrid and Manchester City entered the match with an exactly even historical record against one another, holding five wins each and five draws across 15 previous encounters.
The two squads already played each other earlier in the current Champions League campaign during the league phase in December 2025. Manchester City won that encounter 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu behind goals from Nico O’Reilly and Haaland.