Well, i don't think Real Madrid are going to control the game against Manchester City, in last season's SF when the both sides squared off, City controlled the game for the both legs, and still did not win. I don't think any football side can control the game against Manchester City, you just have to come up with a different game plan, and last season Real Madrid chose to hit City on the counter attack, which they were successful at.
Having said that, i don't expect Real Madrid to seek complete dominance against City, they will be patient and wait for their time on the counter attack, but i think it is City that would progress to the final this time around, they definitely must have learnt their lessons from last season and i am pretty sure they'd not allow it to repeat again this time around.
Manchester City game last season was quite different from this season and the changes that have occurred in their squad have really changed quite a this season. they have a pretty good attacker and a pretty strong line of defense. we can compare last season's SF with this season but I expect the results will be much different. for Manchester City they want to show their best quality in the Champions League this season, they never view the opponents they face as a weak team because in terms of playing Manchester City always presses opponents from the early minutes to the last minutes.
I believe that Real Madrid is difficult to beat in the Champions League, but all the efforts that have been made by Manchester City so far, I predict that they can overcome Real Madrid strength in the meeting later.