Bellingham and Mbappe back for Man City trip

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Champions League Preview | More ominous signs for Man City. 

Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham have returned to Real Madrid's squad for their Champions League last-16 second leg at Manchester City on Tuesday.

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Mbappe was diagnosed with a left knee sprain at the beginning of March and has been missing from Real's line-up since his side's La Liga game against Osasuna on 21st February.

Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham have both been named in Real Madrid's travelling squad to play Manchester City in their Champions League round-of-16 second leg game on Tuesday.

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Bellingham sustained a hamstring injury less than 10 minutes into a league game against Rayo Vallecano on 1 February and left the field in tears. He had initially been expected to miss about four weeks, but the injury was found to be more significant than first thought.

It had also raised doubts about Bellingham's availability for England's friendlies later this month against Uruguay and Japan. Two matches that will be pivotal in England's preparation for the summer's World Cup.

Real travel to Manchester in almost total control of the tie, having won the first leg 3-0 at the Bernabeu last Wednesday when Federico Valverde scored a first-half hat-trick. The margin of the first-leg win could have been greater, but City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a Vinicius Jr' penalty. 

A season defining week for Man City 

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Saturday’s damaging draw with West Ham United delivered another setback to their Premier League title hopes and came only three days after Real Madrid left their UEFA Champions League ambitions in ruins.

They have a EFL Cup final coming up on Saturday and that will be followed by an FA Cup Quarter-final. Dreams of an unlikely quadruple could fall apart very quickly.

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