REAL MADRID were spotted taking in a tour of Old Trafford ahead of their crunch Champions League clash against crosstown rivals Manchester City.

The Spanish giants are looking to claim a record 15th Champions League title this season, while the defending champions are after just their second.

Carlo Ancelotti's side were dethroned by Pep Guardiola's Treble winners last season.

City faced off against Madrid in the semi-finals last year.

Like this season the first leg at the Bernabeu ended in a draw, with the game earlier this month ending 3-3 and last year's semi final being 1-1.

However, Madrid were routed 4-0 at the Etihad last season so will naturally be hoping to fare better.

In an effort to help with that cause, travelling fans have taken in a tour at Old Trafford, perhaps to become more familiar with their opponent owing to the long rivalry between Man Utd and Man City.

Video footage from by the side of the pitch this afternoon saw Madrid fans chanting and waving a flag.

Journalist Andy Mitten also reported sighting Madrid fans inside the stadium.

He said: "Been in Old Trafford’s museum - it’s full of travelling Real Madrid fans."

Reacting to the video, one fan said: "They came to watch the game in Manchester. But went to visit the main bigger club in Manchester.
When you are big you are big."

A second said: "Lol. Man City ain’t big enough to accommodate opponents 😂."

A third added: "Hope they loved the [Cristaino] Ronaldo and [David] Beckham's catalogue.

Another said: "Make sure we have Garnacho and Kobbie locked away this weekend. No one from the Real Madrid organization should come near those two."

A fifth said: "They probably wanted to see what a real Treble looked like…"

Amazon recently revealed a trailer for a three-part documentary series behind the 1999 Man Utd Treble, which was a previously never-before seen achievement in English football.

The exclusive status lasted until last year, when City won a continental Treble of their own, with their own documentary on the season being aired on Netflix.

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