There is one thing that can be guaranteed when Manchester City play Real Madrid in the Champions League and that is goals.
The two sides have become accustomed to each other over recent years, playing in the Round of 16 in the 2019-20 season, and again in the semi-finals last year.
Across four games, there have been 17 goals - nine for Manchester City and eight for Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola's side have looked the strongest team across the four games, but the manic ending at the Santiago Bernabeu last year is something which will be on the minds of every City player ahead of their upcoming semi-final clash.
Ahead of Man City's trip to the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, Mail Sport takes a look at the 17 goals scored across their last four meetings.
There have been 17 goals in the last four meetings between Manchester City and Real Madrid
City have the slight edge in goals, but it was Real Madrid who prevailed in the semi-finals last year
Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City
February 26, 2020 - Round of 16 first leg
Man City claimed there first ever victory over the Spanish giants in the fifth meeting between the two clubs back in February 2020.
In their Round of 16 first-leg match, Real Madrid took the lead on the hour mark after Isco fired home past Man City keeper Ederson.
However, City provided a brilliant response with Gabriel Jesus scoring a vital away goal when he headed home after 78 minutes as Sergio Ramos could not quite reach the ball in front of him.
Things got even better for Guardiola's side as Kevin De Bruyne scored from the penalty spot with seven minutes to go to give them a 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Former Real Madrid midfielder Isco - who now plays for Sevilla - slides home the opener past Ederson sending the Brazilian the wrong way in the first-leg of their last-16 clash in 2020
Gabriel Jesus equalised for Man City after 78 minutes with a header past Thibaut Courtois
Kevin De Bruyne scored from the penalty spot five minutes later after Raheem Sterling was fouled - giving City a 2-1 win and meaning Madrid had an up-hill challenge at the Etihad
Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid
August 7, 2020 - Round of 16 second leg
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, both sides had to wait over five months for the return leg in front of an empty Etihad Stadium.
Despite the absence of their supporters, City got off to a blistering start on a night which current Manchester United defender Raphael Varane will have long forgotten about by now.
Jesus stole the ball from Varane and set up Sterling for an easy finish just nine minutes into the contest.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema gave City a glimmer of hope as he equalised on the night with a header, before Jesus again punished Varane before sealing a 4-2 aggregate victory.
Gabriel Jesus stole the ball from Raphael Varane before setting up Raheem Sterling for one of the easiest goals of his career - just nine minutes into the second leg at an empty Etihad
Karim Benzema headed home an equaliser after 28 minutes meaning Real Madrid needed one more goal to send the tie into extra time
Jesus punished Varane again before lashing home to kill off the last-16 tie for a 4-2 aggregate win
Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid
April 26, 2022 - Semi-final first leg
The two sides produced a thrilling seven-goal match in the first leg of the semi-finals last season.
Though Man City were the better side throughout the match, any time they pulled out a two-goal lead, Madrid reined them in.
De Bruyne set the tone for the contest with a diving header to give City the lead after two minutes, before Jesus doubled their lead nine minutes later.
Benzema converted a cross from Ferland Mendy before Phil Foden restored City's two-goal advantage early in the second-half.
Vinicius Jnr then provided what undoubtedly is the goal of the last four matches between the sides, when he burst past Fernandinho, out of his own half and slotted home.
Bernardo Silva finished brilliantly to make it 4-2, but Benzema made sure there was only a one-goal deficit going into the second-leg.
The referee pointed to the spot after an Aymeric Laporte handball, and Benzema showed nerves of steel with a Panenka penalty straight down the middle of the goal.
De Bruyne set the tone for last year's semi-final clash with a goal inside just two minutes in the first-leg with his diving header from a Riyadh Mahrez cross
Jesus made it three goals in three games against Madrid as he fired home from close-range
Mahrez squandered a chance to make it 3-0 shortly before Benzema gave the visitors a lifeline by sweeping home Ferland Mendy's cross after 33 minutes
Phil Foden restored City's two-goal cushion when he headed home Fernandinho's cross in the 53rd minute
Real Madrid hit back two minutes when Vinicius brilliantly dummied Fernandinho and ran from his own half before slotting past Ederson despite pressure from Joao Cancelo behind him
Bernardo Silva for the third time gave City a two-goal cushion as he fired home their fourth
The tie finished 4-3 after Benzema capped a spectacular game by showing nerves of steel to chip a Panenka penalty past Ederson following Aymeric Laporte's handball in the 82nd minute
Real Madrid 3-1 Man City
May 4, 2022 - Semi-final second-leg
The one which got away from City and Guardiola.
City thought they had the win wrapped up when Mahrez scored a curling effort in the 73rd minute - meaning Madrid needed to score three goals to go through.
In the 90th minute, Madrid got one back after Rodrygo came off the bench to tuck home.
Many would have felt that the Brazilian's strike would be a mere consolation goal, but in reality it started off five minutes of madness.
The Brazilian headed home one minute later to level the tie before Madrid were awarded a penalty after Ruben Dias was adjudged to have fouled Benzema.
Benzema fired home to send Madrid into the final - where they would defeat Liverpool 1-0.
City were two goals ahead on aggregate going into the 90th minute after Mahrez's strike added to their 4-3 first-leg win
Brazilian substitute Rodrygo turned home Benzema's left-wing ball from close range in the final minute - with Real's very first shot on target during the match
90 seconds later he levelled the tie with a header into the top corner after Marco Asensio flicked on Dani Carvajal's cross
Benzema then secured the incredible comeback victory from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of stoppage time after he was fouled by Man City defender Ruben Dias
Man City will be hoping for a much better result in Tuesday's clash at the Santiago Bernabeu
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