Yes, this is the preliminary final. Many people predict that the winner of this match will win the Champions League competition this season. This entails them disregarding and underrating every other team currently competing in the league and awarding victory to either Manchester City or Real Madrid based on the outcome of their quarterfinal game. The debate over who will win this match will continue until the game is played and the weaker or unlucky team is eliminated from the competition. But before that, there will be a lot of speculation about the match until the final day.
This is because Real Madrid and Manchester City are the most prominent clubs in the Champions League. Anyone who faces these two clubs will definitely feel worried because they will not be able to beat these two clubs by eliminating them in the Champions League, and now the two of them meet in the quarter-finals and determine who between the two is the strongest to advance to the semifinals and perhaps it is the club that will get the Champions League title that wins this big match. It is quite difficult to predict who will win the match between these two clubs because they are the best clubs in the Champions League so whatever they do has a big impact on the pitch.
However, there are several key Manchester City players who suffered injuries during this international break and that is good news for Real Madrid in facing Manchester City. The news of a player being injured is definitely good news for their opponent and when the Manchester City player is still absent then Real Madrid will take advantage this opportunity to win and try to make things difficult for Manchester City, this is the right time for Real Madrid to take revenge for last season by beating Manchester City with a big score, it seems there will be a lot of shooting attacks between the two clubs on the field.