Los Blancos are four forwards down on their squad from last season, with Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Mariano Diaz and Eden Hazard all leaving the club.
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The French striker, 35, called time on his Bernabeu career after 14 years and has reportedly agreed a deal worth around £86million-a-season to join the Jeddah-based Saudi Pro League champions.
On Sunday, Real Madrid announced that the Ballon d’Or winner would leave the club as a free agent at season end.
The Swiss headed home, via a big deflection, for City’s third in their 4-0 Champions League semifinal second-leg win.
The second leg tie was delicately poised entering the match following a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Bernabeu.
The Spanish giants met in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium last summer in front of nearly 63,000 people.
Both teams will meet on Tuesday at the same stage of the tournament, with Manchester City away in the first leg in Madrid.
Rodrygo scored the opener early with a close-range strike after brilliant individual play by Vinicius.
Karim Benzema has reportedly extended his contract with Real Madrid until the summer of 2024.
Los Blancos entered Tuesday’s quarter-final second leg with a strong advantage, having recorded a 2-0 win when the two teams locked horns at Bernabeu in the reverse fixture last week.
Benzema, the scourge of Chelsea at the same stage of the competition last season, converted from point blank range in the 21st minute when Kepa Arrizabalaga saved from Vinicius Junior but could only touch the ball in the direction of the Frenchman.
The Spain Under-21 international was reportedly involved in a heated confrontation with Valverde shortly after the game.
Madrid’s first home loss in the domestic league comes four days before it hosts Chelsea in the Champions League quarterfinals
A Karim Benzema hat-trick and a Vinicius Junior strike earned a 4-0 Clasico victory over FC Barcelona at Camp Nou.
On the back of his comments regarding his Spurs squad after the 3-3 draw at Southampton, Antonio Conte departed the club on Sunday evening.
Real Madrid or Chelsea will play the home leg first of a semi-final against Man. City or Bayern
The Belgian winger was Chelsea’s player of the year in 2018-19, his final season at Stamford Bridge.
Klopp’s side have little time to recover before Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid
Renewing hostilities nine months on from last season’s final, it was goalkeeping gaffes galore in the first half.
The announcement comes three days after Real Madrid lifted the trophy in Morocco, following a thrilling 5-3 win over Al-Hilal, the first Saudi club to reach the final of the tournament.