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Isaac Johnson

Pep Guardiola sends Man City squad Champions League warning as Real Madrid get huge injury boost

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Monday, May 8.

Pep Guardiola warns Man City players after Rodri revenge claim

Pep Guardiola warned his Manchester City players would be making a "huge mistake" if they went out looking for revenge against Real Madrid.

City are back at the Bernabeu a year after suffering agonising heartbreak in the Champions League when they were leading by two goals until the 180th minute of their semi-final yet crumbled to lose. Real went on to beat Liverpool in the final in Paris and claim a 14th crown while the Blues were left to work out what had gone wrong in those mad few minutes.

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The draw has given City the chance to make up for last year's disappointment, only with the first leg in Madrid this time. Both camps expect the Manchester return fixture to be where the tie is decided, yet Rodri spoke of how the match offered City the chance to earn some revenge.

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Carlo Ancelotti confirms Real Madrid injury boost and Erling Haaland plan for Man City fixture

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Luka Modric will play against Manchester City in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg at the Bernabeu.

The Croat has missed the last three games with a thigh injury suffered at the end of April. Los Blancos won the Copa del Rey without him in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Osasuna.

His inclusion against City was in doubt but Ancelotti has confirmed he will take part in the first-leg encounter. “He’s fine. He’ll play tomorrow,” he said of the playmaker in his press conference on Monday.

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