Emmanuel Adebayor believes Manchester City will be too strong for Real Madrid in their Champions League clash.

Real go to City for the second-leg of their round 16 tie needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit.

And Adebayor, who has played for both clubs, told AS: "If you had asked me this two years ago, I would say yes. Madrid would be a favourite with Cristiano (Ronaldo). They had that scoring machine. He could make a difference at any time and had 50 goals per season.

"They lost the first game at home, at the Bernabéu 2-1, and it will be very difficult with the fans, with Manchester, the city, the time ... But it is not impossible. Madrid have many players with a lot of experience such as Marcelo, (Karim) Benzema, (Thibaut) Courtois and they are prepared for great games.

"Without Cristiano, Madrid knew what they were losing, but they did not know what they could win. I think they thought they would have another player like Ronaldo and that only comes once every 200 years."

Adebayor, 36, last played in Paraguay with Olimpia and intends to continue his career next season.