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Craig Burley has stressed the importance of a certain Manchester City player returning to the fold against Real Madrid. Considering the first leg between both teams ended in a 3-3 draw in Madrid and the away goals rule has been scrapped from the Champions League, in effect, the contest at the Etihad Stadium is a final. In the past, City would have had a major advantage, having scored three goals at the Santiago Bernabeu. It is the exact same scenario as last season and only time will tell if Pep Guardiola’s men can even show arguably the biggest club in world football that their patch is well …

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