Manchester Metropolis tackle Actual Madrid within the first-leg of the 2 sides’ last-16 play-off conflict within the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening.
Pep Guardiola and his gamers averted FA Cup embarrassment on Saturday afternoon as they got here from behind to defeat Leyton Orient in spherical 4 of the competitors due to objectives from Abdukodir Khusanov and Kevin De Bruyne.
That victory towards the League One outfit at Brisbane Street has arrange a fifth spherical tie at dwelling to Plymouth Argyle, who progressed deeper into the competitors with a outstanding 1-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday.
As for Actual Madrid, they don’t come into the midweek conflict off the again of a win as Atletico Madrid held the La Liga leaders to a 1-1 draw on the Santiago Bernabeu with Julian Alvarez scoring from the spot within the first-half.
There have been issues over the health of Nico Gonzalez coming into this week’s tie though having been substituted inside 25 minutes with an issue towards Orient over the weekend, the Spaniard appeared to coach as regular within the lead-up to the European outing.
Oscar Bobb and Rodri stay unavailable as they proceed to recuperate from longer-term accidents whereas Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov have now been registered for the knock-out phases by Manchester Metropolis making them out there for choice.
Forward of kick-off on the Etihad Stadium, right here is how each Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti have lined up their respective Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid sides in UEFA Champions League motion!
Manchester Metropolis
Beginning XI: Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Stones, Ake; Gvardiol, Bernardo, De Bruyne (C); Savinho, Haaland, Grealish.
Substitutes: TBC
Actual Madrid
Beginning XI: Courtois, Valverde (C), Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy, Camavinga, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vini Jr, Mbappe.
Substitutes: Lunin, Modric, Arda Guler, Endrick, Vallejo, Fran Garcia, Brahim, Gonzalo, Jacobo Ramon, Chema, Lorenzo Aguado.