Real Madrid is celebrating its return to good form despite placing low in the Champions League and failing to avoid a possible playoff against Manchester City.

Real Madrid hope to avoid Manchester City in the next round, manager Carlo Ancelotti said after they beat Brest 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League playoff where they will be seeded. The holders will face either Celtic or Manchester City in the two-legged playoff on February,

Real Madrid hope to avoid Manchester City in the next round, manager Carlo Ancelotti said after they beat Brest 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League playoff where they will be seeded.

Al Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted that he could make a sensational return to Real Madrid at the end of his career. Ronaldo has admitted that the Santiago Bernabéu was his “happiest place.” The Portugal captain joined Los Blancos from Manchester United in 2009 and went on to write his name in the club’s history books.

Real Madrid have suffered several ACL ruptures over the last 18 months, and they currently have two players unavailable because of these injuries: Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao. The latter is