Joleon Lescott makes Man City vs Real Madrid Champions League prediction

Joleon Lescott has tipped Manchester City as favourites for their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.

City secured their spot in the final four of the competition after a dramatic night against Atletico Madrid. The Blues held on to their 1-0 advantage from the first leg as the return fixture ended goalless, but the game ended in chaos.

A mass brawl broke out between the two sides after former City defender Stefan Savic tried to drag an injured Phil Foden off the pitch following Felipe’s cynical challenge. Savic went on to headbutt Raheem Sterling and pull Jack Grealish’s hair but somehow escaped a red card, while teammate Felipe was given his marching orders for his challenge.

Despite more bad blood between the two sides, City managed to safely see out the remainder of the tie and book their place in the semi-finals. They’ll meet another Madrid side in Real in the last-four, with Carlo Ancelotti’s side beating Chelsea in a thrilling tie on Tuesday night.

In the other semi-final, Liverpool will face surprise package Villarreal, with the latter knocking out Bayern Munich in the last-eight. It means City and Liverpool could end up battling it out for more silverware in the final — which is what Lescott and other pundits are predicting.

Analysing the upcoming semi-finals, Rio Ferdinand told BT Sport: “Just beware, Unai Emery. His record in Europe is phenomenal. Just saying, it’s a fact.”

Lescott added on City’s meeting with Real: “Massive tie. To go into that game as favourites is massive as well.”

Owen Hargreaves added: “Liverpool were great in the group of death, a really tough group. Shame Chelsea didn’t go through, I thought they were fabulous, but the experience of Real was tough. Man City and Liverpool