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Football LIVE: Man City stun Real Madrid with comeback, Arsenal run riot, Newcastle suffer late heartbreak, Salah future latest

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Pep Guardiola has arguably named his strongest Manchester City XI for Wednesday night’s clash at Real Madrid.

Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki and Jeremy Doku make up their front three against Los Blancos, who only have Kylian Mbappe fit enough to start on the bench.

As for Arsenal, Viktor Gyokeres returns to the starting lineup for the first time since November 1 in a team with strong rotation.

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And due to injuries at the back, Christian Norgaard starts in central defense alongside Piero Hincapie at the heart of the defence.

Meanwhile, Newcastle made four changes from the team that beat Burnley on Saturday.

Harvey Barnes, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton and Lewis Hall all come into the lineup.

Man City XI vs Real Madrid: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Silva, Foden, Cherki, Doku, Haaland

Arsenal XI vs Club Brugge: Raya, White, Norgaard, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Merino, Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres

Newcastle XI vs Bayer Leverkusen: Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon

The Champions League trophy at San Siro.
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