De Bruyne holds key to Manchester City’s hopes of toppling ‘The Cartel’ - The Guardian

Semi-final tussle may be settled in midfield where the Belgian comes up against Real Madrid’s gilded axis of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos

Three games from the summit: now for The Cartel. It is a key element of elite footballs febrile brand of double-think that the richest club in the world can still portray themselves as underdogs, out… [+6210 chars]

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