It is not possible for Real Madrid to control and donate the game against Manchester City, but what exactly do we mean by the term Control? Real Madrid is not a team that plays on a lot of possession. That is not their way of playing and they are not at their best at it. They will let City play far forward and will watch for small individual mistakes and then strike on the counter. It is often said of Real Madrid that they can only counter, but of course they can do much more than just counter. The counter part has been elevated by art by Real Madrid and last year things went wrong for City in a completely different way. What happened then in the match Real Madrid - Manchester City is still incomprehensible.
What do you football fans think in the semi-finals of the Champions League between Real Madrid and Manchester City? I see both teams as very strong. However, Real Madrid's striker Karim Benzema is ahead in terms of strategy and experience. On the other hand, Manchester City's Arling Halland is in one of the best forms. It will be a really great match.
I think Haaland is a better striker than Benzema, the difference is not that clear, and anyone can say one is better than the other, but I feel like Haaland is scoring with his own merit a lot as well whereas Benzema knows positioning amazingly well and gets great passes from his teammates to score those goals. This is of course just a guess and maybe Benzema could be better, depends on who you are asking.
But when we compare the teams with each other, I see City as the better team, specially this year, last year people thought the same and Real managed to win by last minute goals, this season we have a few better players on top of that and a small changes but one biggest change is that City now has Haaland instead of Jesus, that's a big change and should put them ahead.