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Pep Guardiola and Bernardo Silva will speak to the media this afternoon ahead of the Champions League round of 16 second leg against Real Madrid.
City are underdogs to progress to the quarter-finals after a 3-0 loss at the Bernabeu last week. Federico Valverde's hat-trick stunned the Blues and has left them with a mountain to climb at the Etihad Stadium.
Overcoming a three-goal deficit is not impossible and City's players insist they can turn the game around, even though Saturday's 1-1 draw at West Ham left the Premier League title race hanging in the balance.
Guardiola will likely answer questions on the mood in the City camp as well as how important this week is for the Blues' season. Erling Haaland looked to injure himself late on against West Ham so an update on his fitness is likely.
Follow Guardiola's press conference live below...
11:07Jack Flintham
City player attending press conference confirmed
As part of UEFA's rules, a City player must attend the press conference to face the media. Today it will be captain Bernardo Silva in the hot seat.
11:04KEY EVENT
Guardiola cancels City training
Pep Guardiola has given Manchester City players the day off before they face Real Madrid in the Champions League. The Blues need to recover a 3-0 deficit from the first leg of their last-16 tie to stay in the competition and Guardiola has decided not to include training in their schedule for the day before the game. The Blues returned from Madrid last week and then travelled down to London for a game at West Ham on Saturday evening in the Premier League. They drew 1-1 on a day when leaders Arsenal won to leave them further behind in the Premier League title race.
City went through a recovery session back in Manchester on Sunday following the West Ham game, and Guardiola has decided that the best preparation for the Real game is to allow the players to have Monday off. They will then come in on Tuesday to go through their final rehearsals for what could be their last Champions League game of the campaign.
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11:01Jack Flintham
Guehi issues rallying cry
Marc Guehi insists Manchester City will not give up despite sitting nine points behind Arsenal in the title race and three goals down in their Champions League round of 16 tie against Real Madrid. It was a bruising week for the Blues after a heavy loss at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night. This was followed by a frustrating 1-1 draw at West Ham which, coupled with Arsenal's victory over Everton, left City nine points behind the Gunners in the Premier League title race.
This week, City will host Real Madrid in the Champions League return leg before travelling to Wembley to take on Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final.
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11:01Jack Flintham
When will we hear from Guardiola?
The City boss is expected to arrive at around 12.30 for his pre-Real Madrid press conference. This will be followed by a player speaking to the media.
11:01Jack Flintham
Hello!
Good morning and welcome along to Guardiola's press conference ahead of the Champions League round of 16 second leg vs Real Madrid. City suffered a difficult week with the heavy defeat at the Bernabeu leaving elimination on the cards. However, the tie is not over and the Blues will fancy themselves if they can score first on Tuesday night.
Guardiola was in a surprisingly positive mood after the draw at West Ham and should look to keep that energy going today. The atmosphere among the players will be up for discussion when he sits down later, as will the fitness of Haaland after he appeared to tweak a muscle during the stalemate at the London Stadium.
City's boss will be joined by one of his players for the press conference.
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