Real Madrid's defensive crisis deepens as Lucas Vázquez joins an already lengthy injury list ahead of their Champions League Round of 16 clash against Manchester City, leaving Carlo Ancelotti scrambling for solutions against Pep Guardiola's attacking force.

Real Madrid against Manchester City in the Champions League is the accidental blockbuster of the new knockout playoffs round that starts Tuesday.

Real Madrid have suffered another injury blow ahead of their Champions League play-off first leg against Manchester City on Tuesday. Real ensured they remained top of La Liga with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

After a 1-1 draw in the Madrid Derby against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, Real Madrid will maintain a slim one-point lead atop La Liga. A controversial penalty that Julian Alvarez buried for his 17th goal in all competitions in the first half was canceled out by Kylian Mbappe's first goal in this rivalry in the second half.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid played out a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu which featured a controversial penalty decision against the hosts.

Kylian Mbappe rescued a point for Real Madrid in the Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. The clash on February 8 ended in a 1-1 stale