Here is a look at how the major European newspapers expect Real Madrid and Manchester City to lineup ahead of their blockbuster second leg Champions League clash.
L’Equipe newspaper predicted starting lineup Man City Real Madrid Second Leg
Gazzetta dello Sport predicted XI Manchester City Real Madrid UCL Second Leg
Here is a look at the predicted starting lineups for tonight’s Juventus vs Lyon Champions League clash from the Italian and French newspapers. We’ve collated this info from three papers. The winner of this clash in Turin goes on to meet the winner of the Real Madrid Man City one.
Somewhat interestingly, all three newspapers have the same predicted starting XI for both sides, which gives us a fairly good idea of who will be taking the pitch tonight- Juventus in a 4-3-3 formation, with Olympique Lyonnais in a 3-5-2 one.
Predicted Juve lineup (4-3-3): Szczesny; Alex Sandro, Bonucci, De Ligt, Danilo; Rabiot, Pjanic, Bentancur; Ronaldo, Higuain, Cuadrado
Predicted Lyon starting XI (3-5-2): Lopes; Marcal, Marcelo, Denayer; Cornet, Aouar, Bruno Guimaraes, Caqueret, Dubois; Memphis, Dembele
Corriere dello Sport predicted lineups Juventus Lyon Champions League
Real Madrid made a pre-contract offer to Robert Lewandowski in the earlier part of this decade following the Polish striker’s fine showings for Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. The deal didn’t materialise- Lewandowski eventually chose to move to Bayern, but a Polish newspaper have got their hands on Real’s contract offer (made in December 2013 for a contract that was to begin in 2014/15 till the end of the 2019/20 season), and there are some interesting details to see if you’re a football fan.
What was the signing on fee that Real Madrid were prepared to offer Robert Lewandowski?
Real were prepared to offer Lewandowski a signing on fee of 10.96 million euros (10,957,650 euros), as he would effectively be arriving on a free transfer. Interestingly though, this payment would only be made in February 2015.
What salary did Real offer Lewandowski?
An annual salary of 8.6m euros (8,609,590euros), payable in two installments- 10 February and 10 July. It roughly meant a salary of around 165,000 euros weekly.
