City Xtra
·22 de enero de 2025
City Xtra
·22 de enero de 2025
Manchester City take on Paris Saint-Germain in a mammoth contest in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, with their future in the competition at stake.
Pep Guardiola’s players have recently seen somewhat of a resurgence in their form following a torrid run of results across November and December, now going unbeaten since Boxing Day and recording huge wins in terms of goals scored against Salford City and Ipswich Town.
The big fixtures just keep on coming for Manchester City at the moment, and immediately after their outing in Paris on Wednesday night, attentions will turn to Premier League top-four rivals Chelsea, who visit the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening.
As for the ongoing form of PSG, they are unbeaten since a 1-0 defeat in this competition at the end of November, topping Ligue 1 by a clear margin but lying in the elimination spots in the Champions League’s league phase format below Manchester City by a single point.
City travel to the French capital with a mixed bag of updates on the injury and fitness front, as Jeremy Doku sustained a fresh problem in recent days to join Nathan Ake on the sidelines, while John Stones returned from his latest setback to be a part of the 21-man travelling squad.
Ahead of kick-off at the Parc des Princes, here is how both Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola have lined up their respective Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City sides in UEFA Champions League action!
Starting XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Vitinha, Ruiz, Neves; Lee, Doue, Barcola.
Substitutes: Tenas, Safonov, Kimpembe, Beraldo, Zague, Hernandez, Zaire-Emery, Mayulu, Ramos, Tape, Asensio, Dembele
Starting XI: Ederson; Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Bernardo, De Bruyne (C); Foden, Haaland, Savinho.
Substitutes: Ortega, Carson, Lewis, Stones, Alleyne, Wright, O’Reilly, Gundogan, McAtee, Grealish.