Manchester City v Marseille : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats

Date: 08-12-2020 3:30 pm (3 years ago) | Author: Olusanya Akinrinola
- at 8-12-2020 03:30 PM (3 years ago)
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Date :Wednesday 8th, December  2020
Time: 9:00pm
Stadium Etihad Stadium
Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)
Goal Scorer:

Team News

Manchester City
City only have one injury concern in the form of Sergio Aguero, who remains a major doubt for this one after missing out against Fulham, and no risks will be taken on the Argentine before the weekend's derby with Manchester United.

Guardiola has insisted that he will take this match seriously even with nothing on the line, but there will surely be plenty of rotation from the Spaniard nonetheless.

Kyle Walker missed out entirely against Fulham but could come back here, while the likes of Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Eric Garcia and Fernandinho are all likely to line up from the first whistle.
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Walker, Garcia, Ake, Zinchenko; Fernandinho, Gundogan; Silva, Foden, Sterling; Torres
Manchester City Champions League form: WWWWD
Manchester City form (all competitions): DLWWDW

Marseille
Marseille only have a solitary absentee as well, with Nemanja Radonjic still sidelined with a thigh issue, but Villas-Boas otherwise has a clean bill of health.

Leonardo Balerdi was suspended for last week's win over Olympiacos but is available here, and the 21-year-old could join Alvaro Gonzalez and Duje Caleta-Car should Villas-Boas opt for a defensive setup.

However, Villas-Boas's back five did not pay dividends in their most recent meeting with City so the Portuguese boss will look to avoid a repeat of that fateful night, which should mean that Florian Thauvin returns to the attack.
Marseille possible starting lineup:
Mandanda; Sakai, Caleta-Car, Balerdi, Amavi; Kamara, Rongier, Cuisance; Thauvin, Benedetto, Payet
Marseille Champions League form: LLLLW
Marseille form (all competitions): LWLWWW

Prediction: Manchester City 3-1 Marseille


Posted: at 8-12-2020 03:30 PM (3 years ago) | Hero