Real Madrid make the familiar trip to Manchester this evening to take on Manchester City in the Champions League.For the fourth consecutive campaign, the Spaniards face the Premier League champions

Carlo Ancelotti is without Real Madrid ’s first-choice defensive unit for the Champions League clash against Manchester City. The holders are the visitors to the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night as they look to secure a positive result to take back to the Santiago Bernabeu for next week’s knockout phase play-off second leg.

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti will only be able to field one senior, natural defender when his team heads to the Etihad for a Champions League playoff.