It has been a tough start for Manchester City in the Champions League playoffs against Real Madrid. Shortly after Kylian Mbappé gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute, City central defender John Stones had to be substituted because of an apparent knee injury.

Real Madrid battles Man City in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout playoff today. This match is available on one streaming service for free.

Manchester City and Real Madrid meeting in the Champions League has become synonymous with the competition. While both always have ambitions of winning the entire thing, these two teams have already met 12 times in Champions League play with five of those meetings coming in the knockout stage.

Guardiola, who led City to its first Champions League title in 2023, has been saying his team is “miles away” from where it should be, though it had showed spurts of the dominant squad that he led to a series of titles in recent years, including in the 4-0 rout of Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.

John Stones has suffered another injury blow after being taken off in the early stages of Man City’s Champions League play-off second leg against Real Madrid.Stones suffered an injury during the

John Stones hobbled off the pitch injured after just seven minutes against Real Madrid, capping off a nightmare start to the game for Manchester City.