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Sports News of Friday, 7 August 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Champions League: Clarence Seedorf predicts Man City, Real Madrid Clash

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AC Milan legend, Clarence Seedorf, has predicted the tough Champions League round of 16 second-leg clash between Manchester City and Real Madrid.

Zinadine Zidane's men head to the Etihad Stadium on Friday night with a 2-1 deficit against a City team led by Pep Guardiola..

Seedorf, a former Real Madrid player, also believes that nothing is impossible in football, adding that he expects Man City to prove a point after their ‘average season’ in the Premier League that saw Pep Guardiola’s men lose the English top-flight league title to Liverpool.

“I think when Zidane came [back], he got that chemistry back in place and after corona, I think Madrid came out solid when Barcelona came out a bit segregated,” Seedorf told Stats Perform News.

“Obviously, when the club with players like [Sergio] Ramos and [Karim] Benzema smell the opportunity against that rival then that creates a motivation that they used and brought it home.

“Ramos and Benzema have been key, key players but, as I said, the whole team has shown a pretty solid shape.

“If you look at them without the results they have now, they are considered definitely [among] the favourites, Manchester City as well – these are two top teams in the world.

“It is going to be tough to go there and turn it around, but nothing is impossible in that sense. But also, Manchester City needs to make up for the average season, if you can call it that.

“They can do it, but it’s tough.”