Manchester City v Real Madrid: Champions League last 16, second leg – live! | The Guardian

Live updates from the 8pm BST kick-offCity lead 2-1 from the first leg in FebruaryZidane’s back-to-basics approach gives Madrid hopeWhy not send your thoughts to Rob on email 7.58pm BST The players emerge on a warm night in Manchester. A largely dry evening for many with some late sunshine in the south, although cloudier with the chance of a shower across Cumbria. Dry overnight with cloud spreading to southern areas with a mist or fog patch possible. Warm. Minimum temperature 10 °C. 7.44pm BST Pep Guardiola’s pre-match thoughts “We need to be ourselves – try to play the game with a lot of rhythm, create chances and defend well when we need to defend.” Continue reading…

• Live updates from the 8pm BST kick-off
• City lead 2-1 from the first leg in February
• Zidane’s back-to-basics approach gives Madrid hope
• Why not send your thoughts to Rob on email

7.58pm BST

The players emerge on a warm night in Manchester. A largely dry evening for many with some late sunshine in the south, although cloudier with the chance of a shower across Cumbria. Dry overnight with cloud spreading to southern areas with a mist or fog patch possible. Warm. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

7.44pm BST

Pep Guardiola’s pre-match thoughts

“We need to be ourselves – try to play the game with a lot of rhythm, create chances and defend well when we need to defend.”

Continue reading…