Real Madrid well rested to take on Man City in Ancelotti's 200th CL game

One of the Champions Leagues newest rivalries resumes this week with Real Madrid hoping to take advantage of the extended rest its had ahead of Tuesdays quarterfinal against Manchester City Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti entering his recordextending 200th Champions League match has had eight full days to prepare his squad for facing Pep Guardiolas Manchester City for the third straight year in the knockout rounds of Europes top club competitionCity meanwhile played on Saturday at Crystal Palace in the Premier League and Guardiola wasnt happy about the considerable difference in the teams preparation timeMadrids last Spanish league match was on March 31 a 20 win at Athletic Bilbao Madrid didnt have to play this past weekend as the Spanish calendar was reserved for the Copa del Rey final Madrid eliminated City two seasons ago with a late comeback in the second leg of the semifinals at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium where it hasnt lost in 27 straight games in all competitions dating back to last AprilAlso ReadShikhar Dhawan expects crowd to be at their loudest ahead of SRH clashBut City got the better of Madrid last season advancing after a 40 rout in the second leg of the semifinals at home Both clubs went on to win the Champions League title after eliminating their rival The last four matches between the clubs produced 17 goals in total They will have faced each other 12 times in 12 years after this seasons quarterfinals So far there are four wins for City and three for Madrid with three draws Both teams are trying to reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the fourth straight timeANCELOTTIS MILESTONEAncelotti arrives as the coach with the most Champions League titles four and victories 114 and he will be reaching his milestone 200th game in charge at the Bernabeu on TuesdayIt will be the 59th game in the Madrid dugout for the 64yearold Italian who is in his 21st Champions League seasonIts a big achievement he said I remember my first game it was against Sparta Prague when I was at Parma Reaching 200 games means a lot Surviving so many years in football especially at my age is a successBELLINGHAM VS CITYAncelotti will try to win his third Champions League title with Madrid with a squad that this season was boosted by the signing of Jude BellinghamThe young England midfielder has never played in the Premier League having joined Borussia Dortmund at an early age but he has faced Man City four times and scored twice against the English sideBellingham has 20 goals and 10 assists since joining Madrid and is one of the clubs top attacking weapons this season along with Viniacutecius Juacutenior and RodrygoBellinghams impact has been massive Guardiola said Its a different team from last season His influence is obvious and we have to try to discover what he does to control it Facing Real Madrid is always a tough challenge nobody can deny it They are an exceptional club and in this competition they can control many things with the experience they have in the pastRUDIGER VS HAALANDMadrid and Man City drew 11 in the first leg at the Bernabeu last season in a match marked by the duel between Madrid defender Antonio Ruumldiger and Man City striker Erling Haaland who was the Champions Leagues leading scorer at the timeBut Ruumldiger and Madrids defence made sure Haaland wasnt a factor and the Norway international got only a few touches throughout the matchIm really looking forward to the duel with him You dream about these games Its amazing to be a part of this Against Erling Haaland or whoever Ruumldiger told UEFA this week They have a lot of great players not just Haaland Hes obviously a great forward Im really looking forward to this gameThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever