•Manuel Akanji
Ahead of the big game at the Bernabeu next week, Real Madrid and Manchester City have been greeted with good and bad news, respectively, on the injury front.
Los Blancos are expected to recover key defender Antonio Rudiger, who has been out injured for a couple of weeks, reports AFP.
As for Man City, they are likely to be without one of their important players, Manuel Akanji, for the trip to the Spanish capital.
Indeed, as reported by City insider FPLMaineRoad on X, Akanji is set to be out of action for the next few months and could even miss the rest of the season.
The Switzerland defender suffered an injury during the game against Real Madrid earlier in the week and had to be taken off at half-time.
On being asked about the defender’s situation and his availability for the second leg after the match at the Etihad, Man City boss Pep Guardiola had said: “I don’t know.”
Now, it appears that Akanji will end up missing the reverse fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu, although Manchester City have options to replace the centre-back.
