The 25-year-old forward only played 17 minutes in the first leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, but they were enough to trouble Los Blancos' defence.
He was the player to tee up Gabriel Jesus for Manchester City's equaliser and he forced Carvajal to concede a penalty, which was converted by Kevin De Bruyne for his team's second.
Sterling has scored 29 times across all competitions this season, which means just one goal fewer than Lionel Messi.
He has already managed to break his personal record of 25 goals scored in a season and at Real Madrid they are aware that he is Manchester City's main attacking threat.
To contain the Englishman on the pitch, Zinedine Zidane will try to prepare Carvajal, who is the only natural right-back in the squad.
Eder Militao will play at centre-back due to Sergio Ramos' absence and neither Lucas Vazquez nor Nacho Fernandez will be given the nod at right-back in such an important game.
Real Madrid's defence has been solid this season, yet Sterling is currently in great form, having scored six goals in the last three Premier League matches.
Meanwhile, the England international has netted five of Manchester City's 18 goals in the Champions League.
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