CONFIRMED lineups, Real Madrid vs Manchester City, Pre-season 2015

Navas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Kroos, Modric; Cristiano, Bale, Isco; Benzema.

Manager Rafa Benitez could hand goalkeeper Kiko Casilla and Casemiro starting places in his side as well, but the Spaniard made it clear that he will be using the competition as another key part of his team’s preparations for the coming season.

“We’ll be playing with a team that is good enough to win but the main idea is getting ourselves ready for the real matches ahead. This is our preseason”.

This season the club has snared Liverpool striker Raheem Sterling, but the $A107million purchase has not enjoyed a hero’s reception in Australia, booed regularly by fans at his new team’s outings on the Gold Coast and against AS Roma in Melbourne on Tuesday night.

Hart, Sagna, Denayer, Humphreys, Kolarov, Toure, Fernando, Delph, Nasri, Silva, Sterling.

These pre season games are really just exhibitions, watching the Roma/ Manchester City game there was a feeling that it would go to penalties from the start and I wouldnt be surprised if we see another draw here but I am going to take both teams to score.

Although it is still early in pre-season, Pellegrini would not have been impressed by what he had seen during the tie, and the Real Madrid attack could be much for unforgiving today.

Manuel Pellegrini’s men take on the Spanish La Liga giants in their final game of the Australian tour, and what better test for the Citizens than a match against the might of Real Madrid.

Follow live television broadcasting coverage of the game on Fox Sports 1 USA and ESPN Deportes TV.