Sky Sports Guillem Balague picks his combined Man City and Real Madrid XI ahead of their Champions League semi-final. Man City v Real Madrid preview All you need to know ahead of Tuesday nights Champions League semi-final first leg at the Etihad... City marked their first appearance in the Champions League last eight with a 3-2 aggregate win over PSG earlier this month, while Real, winners in 2014, overcame Wolfsburg by the same aggregate scoreline after a sublime second-leg comeback.Although Real Madrid are 6/4 favourites with Sky Bet to win the competition for an 11th time, Spanish football expert Balague believes Zinedine Zidanes side are the weakest of the remaining four sides, and insists they showed how dangerous yet vulnerable they can be in their two-legged win against Wolfsburg. There is no place for world-record signing Gareth Bale, with Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero pipping him alongside Cristiano Ronaldo Five Manchester City players make it into his combined XI, while there is no place for world-record signing Gareth Bale, with Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero preferred alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.Combined XI - 4-3-3: Joe Hart; Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Vincent Kompany, Marcelo; Luka Modric, Fernando, Toni Kroos; Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, Cristiano RonaldoBalague said: I think Real Madrid are the weakest of the four teams. As a team, they showed their weaknesses against Wolfsburg and they had an easy passage to the semis with Roma and Wolfsburg. Manuel Pellegrinis side have a fine chance of reaching the final, says Balague I think to lose 2-0 in Germany is a sign of what they can do, but also to beat Wolfsburg 3-0 is a sign of what they can do in another sense.Ronaldo found form at the best time of the season with key goals against Roma, Barca and Wolfsburg.But as a team, Real Madrid defend badly and can be exposed. Certainly it is an opportunity for City to reach the final. De Bruyne celebrates scoring in the quarter-final win over PSG earlier this month In the other semi-final clash, 2014 finalists Atletico Madrid face 2013 winners Bayern Munich, who are preparing for Pep Guardiolas departure to Manchester City in the summer.And Atletico, who have forced their way back into the La Liga title reckoning in the last month, are favourites to win the competition for the first time, according to Balague. Atletico can win the champions League. For me, they are the favourites. Its a fascinating battle between two coaches who love more than most to influence their sides. The teams are a mirror of who [Diego] Simeone and Pep were as players and are as coaches. Atletico are favourites to win the Champions League, according to Balague I think Atletico Madrid are more comfortable, marginally, with what they do. Physically, they are strong, solid, with no injuries. Bayern need to find themselves a strong centre-back pairing because Joshua Kimmich and Javi Martinez will struggle.Atletico Madrid showed against Barca they can defend as a team, but also that they werent scared to find the victory in their own way, in both ways.They find themselves more sharp at this stage of the season than two years ago when they got to the final. For me, they are the favourites. Also See: Charlies European predictions Man City v Real Madrid preview Is Iheanacho the answer? Neymar needs summer rest Stan Smith Offerta . Los Angeles star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Stan Smith Scontate Uomo . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. http://www.stansmithscontate.it/ . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. Stan Smith Scontate . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game. Scarpe Stan Smith Scontate . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. 6 Pacers who have taken more wickets than Dale Steyn in Tests. Mitchell Santners wicket in New Zealands second innings was Steyns 415th, with which he passed Wasim Akarms tally of 414 wickets. Among South Africa bowlers, only Shaun Pollock (421) has more wickets than Steyn.30.3 Steyns bowling strike rate in Centurion; he has taken 56 wickets at this venue at an average of 17.12. No other bowler has taken 50 or more wickets at any venue at a better strike rate. Also, only four other bowlers have taken 50 or more wickets at any venue at a better average than Steyns in Centurion.26 Five-wicket hauls by Steyn in just 84 Tests; only three other pacers have taken more such hauls. Richard Hadlee took 36 five-fors in just 86 Tests, which are the highest. Glenn McGrath (29) and Ian Botham (27) are the other fast bowlers who have taken more five-fors than Steyn. Steyns 22 five-fors in Test wins are also the third-highest by any bowler.1966 Only time before Quinton de Kock a South Africa wicketkeeper had two 50-plus scores and also effected five or more dismissals in an innings of the same Test. Denis Lindsay had scored 69 and 182 in addition to taking eight catches (including six in one innings) in a Test against Australia in Johannesburg. There are only two more such instances - MS Dhoni had done it against New Zealand in 2009 and Matt Prior, also against New Zealand, in 2012-13. De Kock also earned his maiden Man-of-the-Match award in a Test.*5 Consecutive series wins for South Africa against New Zealand. They have never lost a series against New Zealand. The last time a series between the two teams ended in a draw was iin 2003-04.ddddddddddddSouth Africa have won 12 of the 15 series played between the teams.13 Consecutive unbeaten Tests for South Africa against New Zealand. This equals the longest such streak for South Africa against any opposition; they had a similar sequence against England from 1929 to 1938 without losing a Test.16.04 Steyns bowling average in Tests against New Zealand. There are only six other bowlers with 50 or more wickets against an opposition at a better average. Steyn has taken 68 wickets against New Zealand in 12 Tests at a strike rate of 33. His new-ball partner Vernon Philander has also done exceedingly well against New Zealand, with 32 wickets at 15.53 in just six matches.1962 The last time a New Zealand No. 5 made a higher score in Tests in South Africa than Henry Nicholls 76 in New Zealands second innings. John Reid had made 142 in New Zealands second innings of the Johannesburg Test. Nicholls is the fourth-highest score by a New Zealand No. 5 in South Africa. This was his second Test fifty and his highest score.26.3 Overs played by the partnership between Nicholls and BJ Watling. The pair added 68 runs for the fifth wicket after the first four wickets fell in the space of just 19 balls by the score of 7. This is the second-highest partnership for the fifth wicket by any pair after the first four wickets have fallen before adding ten runs.*05.45GMT, August 31: The article had erroneously stated that Denis Lindsay had scored 69 and 182 in 1961. This has been corrected. 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