We simulated Man City vs Real Madrid to get a prediction for Champions League semi-final

Manchester City face the toughest test of their Champions League campaign so far, as they host Real Madrid in the first leg of their semi-final tie on Tuesday night.

After a gruelling quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid — that saw City pushed to their limits — Pep Guardiola's side eventually advanced to the semi-finals after a 1-0 aggregate win over the two legs. Now facing Atletico's local rivals, City will be hoping to overcome Real Madrid to reach their second consecutive Champions League final.

Real Madrid beat Champions League holders Chelsea in the quarter-finals, winning 5-4 on aggregate to book their place against City in the semi-finals. If City were to reach the final, they would face either Liverpool or Villarreal.

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With Joao Cancelo suspended for the first-leg clash along with Kyle Walker and John Stones both doubts, City could be forced to shift their defence around on Tuesday night, with Nathan Ake or Oleksandr Zinchenko potentially lining up at right-back. So, what line-ups will both teams select and what could the final score be?

We used FIFA 22 to get a score prediction for Man City vs Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night. This is what happened.

We used kick-off mode on FIFA 22 but didn't select a team to control. We then selected the teams and watched the match play out by itself to give us a score prediction.

We predict that City could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Zinchenko, Dias, Laporte, Ake; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Mahrez, Foden, Sterling.

We predict that Los Blancos could also set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: