The Real Madrid, solo leader of The Spanish league with three points above Barcelona; and the Manchester City, second in Premier 22 points behind Liverpool, they look at the tie of the round of 16 of the Champions (The first leg will be on Wednesday, February 26 at Santiago Bernabéu and the return on Tuesday, March 17 at Etihad Stadium).
So Zinedine Zidane and Josep Guardiola they already have the first leg on the horizon and are aware of everything that surrounds it as the casualties (Asensio and Hazard in the white set and Laporte and Sterling in the ‘skyblue’) and the rest period between the clashes of domestic competitions and the maximum continental competition.
The Madrid, removed from the Copa del Rey, is released this full week of work and will play against the Celtic in the Bernabéu (Sunday, February 16) and the Lift in the Ciutat de Valencia (Saturday 22) before receiving the English team in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. (They defend Hazard from criticism and warn that he will fly to Madrid)
In turn, the City, who should have played the February 9 before him West ham but the temporary Sabine forced to postpone it, he has been harmed more because now he will have to play that postponed clash the February 19 in the Etihad and then visit the Leicester the saturday 22 before playing in Bernabeu. The rest of the Premier from 9 to 22 has no place for the City.