Manchester City VS Celtic
Tuesday (06/12/2016)
20:45 (WAT)
Tuesday (06/12/2016)
20:45 (WAT)
Brendan Rodgers brings his Celtic side to the Etihad for a game of pride - and is hoping to cause another upset
MANCHESTER CITY will be able to select Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho against Celtic despite their red cards in the Premier League on Saturday.
The pair were disgraced after City lost their discipline in the home defeat to Chelsea – but Pep Guardiola can select them if he wishes.
Vincent Kompany is missing though, and despite no new injury concerns, Raheem Sterling is considered a doubt.
For the Hoops, last season’s top goalscorer Leigh Griffiths looks set to miss out with a knock.
Winger Scott Sinclair will also be unavailable against his old club after he was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
But Patrick Roberts will be eligible to face City despite being on loan from the Etihad.
City are destined to finish second in the group, barring Barcelona getting a 7-0 tonking by Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Celtic are only playing for pride but will want to impress after the 3-3 draw during their first meeting.
The squads
Manchester City: Claudio Bravo, Willy Caballero, Bacary Sagna, Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta, Aleksandar Kolarov, Gael Clichy, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Fernando, Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan, Jesus Navas, Kevin De Bruyne, Fabian Delph, Leroy Sane, David Silva, Fernandinho, Nolito, Sergio Aguero, Kelechi Iheanacho
Celtic: Logan Bailly, Leo Fasas, Dorus de Vries, Craig Gordon, Erik Sviatchenko, Kieran Tierney, Kolo Toure. Emilio Izaguirre. Dedryck Boyata, Jozo Simunovic, Cristian Gamboa, Mikael Lustig, James Forrest, Stuart Armstrong, Nir Bitton, Scott Brown, Ryan Christie, Callum McGregor, Tom Rogic, Patrick Roberts, Scott Sinclair, Leigh Griffiths, Nadir Ciftci, Moussa Dembele, Gary Mackay-Steven
Facts and stats
- Celtic's only away win against English opposition in the European Cup/Champions League was in the 1969/70 semi-final when they beat Leeds at Elland Road (1-0).
- Since then, Celtic have lost their two trips to England in Europe's premier competition, both times conceding exactly three goals against Manchester Utd.
- The game between Manchester City and Celtic last September produced six goals (3-3) and no card. Hoops striker Moussa Dembélé scored with his two shots of the game.
- Manchester City have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the fourth season in a row. However, they have finished top of their group only once (2015/16). It's also the first time Pep Guardiola hasn't secured top spot in a Champions League group campaign as manager.
- Meanwhile, Celtic are certain of finishing bottom of their group, which has happened (including current season) in three of their last four Champions League campaigns.
- Manchester City are unbeaten in their last seven Champions League home games (W5 D2), their longest run without a defeat in the competition at the Etihad. They can win all three of their home games in a Champions League group stage for the first time.
- Manchester City have also only conceded one goal in their five Champions League home games in 2016, it was scored by Lionel Messi.
- Manchester City have won their final group game in four of their five previous Champions League campaigns (L1).
- Celtic have lost 26 of their 29 Champions League games away from home (W1 D2) and have never kept a clean sheet.
- Celtic are winless in their last eight Champions League games, which equals their longest run without a victory in the competition.
- Celtic have also failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 18 Champions League games, their longest run without a shut-out in the competition.
- Only Legia Warsaw have conceded more goals (24) than Celtic (15) in this season's Champions League.
- Moussa Dembélé has scored three of Celtic's four goals in this season's Champions League.
- Brendan Rodgers has won only one of his 11 group games as manager in the Champions League, that was against Ludogorets Razgrad (2-1) in September 2014 when he was in charge of Liverpool.
- Sergio Agüero has scored in only one of his last six Champions League games at the Etihad (hat-trick v Borussia Mönchengladbach).
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