Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League last 16, first leg - live!
(The Guardian Sports News)

Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offLyon v Juventus - live! Join Barry Glendenning nowAnd email Simon or tweet him with your thoughts 8.54pm GMT `If you´re trying to sell someone on Rodri, what´s the pitch?` wonders Ryan Bell. `He looks like he´s going to turn the ball over every time Madrid press him, has been skipped past with ease 3-4 times already, and doesn´t seem to have much appetite for vertical passes either...` I think he´s a decent disruptor, and he´s played more passes than any other City player in the Premier League (he´s No2 overall, behind Virgil van Dijk). He doesn´t do a lot of chance creation, but then he´s not supposed to. Overall, he ain´t perfect but I quite like him. 8.48pm GMT 45+3 mins: Isco wins a free-kick in the right-back position with a ludicrous dive, and that´s the last significant action of the half. Continue reading...