Pep Guardiola press conference LIVE Man City vs Real Madrid injury updates and team news

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola will conduct his pre-match press conference this evening ahead of tomorrow night's Champions League round of 16 first leg vs Real Madrid.

City enter the game full of confidence after beating Newcastle 3-1 in the FA Cup on Saturday night. The Blues have already beaten Real Madrid this season, coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Bernabeu in December.

Erling Haaland is Guardiola's main fitness concern heading into the game. The City boss chose not to pick Haaland for the trip to Newcastle but he did feature in open training this morning.

Guardiola is likely to talk about the challenge Real pose during his press conference. Kylian Mbappe returned to individual training on Monday but was not spotted with his teammates in their full-team session.

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Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Real Madrid boss Alvaro Arbeloa insisted he expects the unexpected from City and Guardiola tomorrow night.

He always has a surprise prepared. No matter how much you see his teams, you know that there is always something prepared and that you must be aware of the many variations that can appear. I would be very surprised if there was no new scheme or new player. He always tends to give a lot of thought to his approaches.

Guardiola is expected to speak to the media from around 6pm (UK time). He will be joined at his press conference by a City player, as per UEFA rules.

City striker Erling Haaland was involved in training on Tuesday morning ahead of the Champions League tie vs Real Madrid on Wednesday. The Norway international did not travel to Newcastle on Saturday for the FA Cup fifth round clash. When asked about Haaland's absence, Pep