Pep Guardiola wants every bit of help Manchester City can get as he refuses to drop any focus on the Premier League. City must travel to Madrid two days after their match with relegation-threatened Leeds United for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, yet recent struggles against Fulham and West Ham have hammered home how difficult it will be to get over the line in the league.
One point above at the top of the league, the Blues can move four clear ahead of Arsenal's trip to Newcastle this weekend if they beat Leeds.
The match is unusual enough in being a 3pm kick-off but is also being broadcast on Sky despite the usual blackout at that time, owing to the complications around the coronation of King Charles III and City's Champions League schedule.
Guardiola alluded to the other events going on in the country but asked for all City fans to make sure they are at the Etihad if they can be as he promised his team would not be leaving anything for Real Madrid. ALSO READ: Guardiola issues Man City reality check to Kalvin Phillips "There is no time to keep something in the fridge.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk