Manchester City vs Real Madrid LIVE: Lineups and kickoff time! 2026 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg

French referee Clement Turpin has been appointed to officiate the clash between Manchester City and Real Madrid. He will be joined on the field by Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages, who are set to serve as the assistant referees.

Full officiating team:

• Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA)
• Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
• Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages (FRA)
• Fourth official: Willy Delajod (FRA)
• VAR: Jerome Brisard (FRA)

City's starting XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland.

Kylian Mbappe will not be among the starters to face Manchester City, as he is returning from a knee injury that forced him to miss five matches. While he will not be in the starting XI, he may see minutes during the second half of the encounter.

Real Madrid's starting XI: Thibaut Courtois; Trent-Alexander Arnold; Antonio Rudiger, Dean Huijsen, Fran Garcia; Federico Valverde, Thiago Pitarch, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler; Brahim Diaz, Vinicius Jr.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid will get underway at the Etihad Stadium at 4:00 PM (ET).

DAZN will be the primary option to watch Manchester City vs Real Madrid in the USA. The other option to enjoy the game is Paramount+.

Welcome to our live blog of the UEFA Champions League. Manchester City host Real Madrid today at the Etihad Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16, after a 3-0 loss at the Santiago Bernabeu!

Stay with us for all the action and minute-by-minute updates of this exciting game!