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Record breaking Erling Haaland leads the line with Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema but there is no room for a five-time Champions League winner… but who else makes Mail Sport's combined Manchester City v Real Madrid XI?

Manchester City and Real Madrid renew their rivalry on Tuesday night with a mouth-watering semi-final tie in the Champions League.

Manchester City travel to the Spanish capital in red-hot form, winning 14 of their last 15 in all competitions, as they remain in pursuit of a historic treble.

Holders Real Madrid might be experiencing in-different form in La Liga, but are a formidable outfit in the Champions League, and will want a repeat result of last season's semi-final victory to City, where they won the thrilling two-legged tie 6-5.

Both sides have had comfortable journeys to this stage, the Premier League Champions cruising past Bayern Munich in the quarter finals, whilst Real Madrid defeated 2021 winners Chelsea.