Real Madrid Jet Off to England Ahead of Crunch UCL Tie Against Manchester City

• Real Madrid have started their journey to England ahead of their Champions League clash away to Manchester City
• The Citizens and Los Blancos played out a 1-1 draw in the semi-final first-leg tie at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium last week
• The winner of this crunch game will advance to the 2023 UEFA Champions League final, set to be staged in Istanbul, Turkey

Real Madrid have embarked on the trip to England ahead of their crucial UEFA Champions League semi-final reverse tie against Manchester City on Wednesday, May 17.

Dressed in all-black and leading Los Blancos’ contingent to Manchester is captain, Karim Benzema, who is expected to play a key role for Carlo Ancelotti’s men in the crunch game.

Vinicius Junior, Thibaut Courtois, Luka Modric, David Alaba, and Antonio Rudiger were also pictured as the Real Madrid players boarded their flight to England.

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Kevin de Bruyne’s strike cancelled out Vinicius Junior’s magnificent volley as both teams played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid are bidding to win their 15th Champions League crown, and victory against Pep Guardiola’s Man City would see them qualify for their second consecutive final.

Muller tips Madrid for final

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller believes Real Madrid will defeat Manchester City and reach the Champions League final for the second consecutive season, Daily Post reports.

The German star believes this because of his former teammate, David Alaba.

On Wednesday, Man City will host Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second-leg tie at the Etihad Stadium.

Guardiola issues stern Haaland warning

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Pep Guardiola sarcastically congratulating Antonio Rudiger for silencing Erling Haaland during the first leg Champions League encounter on May 9.

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However, the Citizens' Spanish manager also issued a stern warning that the Norwegian might well return to his best form on his own home turf during the second leg of the semi-finals.

Rudiger came out on top as Haaland endured a frustrating night on his first-ever game at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, with Alaba also helping to tame the high-flying Norwegian.