Five Brazilians start as starters in the clash between Manchester City and Real Madrid, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, at 16:00 (Brasília time) today (26). The English team has Gabriel Jesus in charge of the attack, while the Spanish attack has Vinícius Jr. and Rodrygo at the ends.
Pep Guardiola joins City with Ederson; Zinchenko, Laporte, Rúben Dias and Stones; Rodri, Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne; Mahrez, Foden and Gabriel Jesus. The steering wheel Fernandinho is the only Brazilian on the bench, who still has big names like Gundogan and Sterling.
Subscribe to UOL Play and try 6 months of HBO Max.
Carlo Ancelotti builds Real Madrid without Casemiro in midfield, in a team that has Courtois; Carvajal, Éder Militão, Alaba and Mendy; Toni Kroos, Valverde and Modric; Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr. and Benzema. The side Marcelo is also on the bench.
The match at the Etihad Stadium opens the Champions League semi-finals. The return game is scheduled for next Wednesday (4), at the Santiago Bernabéu, in Madrid.
