Manchester city move into this night’s meeting with Sevilla at the Etihad inside the enviable position of fielding a changed side. No matter tonight’s end result, Guardiola’s crew are already thru to the next round. Their Spanish combatants haven’t any practical options of dislodging Borussia Dortmund from 2d region and appear destined for the Europa League – a event they’ve nearly made their own during the beyond decade.
Town pinnacle group G on eleven factors – 3 in advance of Dortmund and 6 in advance of Sevilla. The organization is more or less accomplished and dusted – until some thing great occurs, Guardiola’s team will finish as champions of the group, Dortmund second, Sevilla 0.33 and Copenhagen fourth.
That offers Guardiola the advantage of being capable of field a changed side, and area precedence on Saturday’s best League sport in opposition to Fulham. He might be able to provide the gamers who are in need of a relaxation a night off. Goalkeeper Ederson has performed every minute of the contemporary campaign whilst defenders João Cancelo and Rubén Días aren’t too some distance behind him. Or three of them will be rested, along Kevin De Bruyne.
Erling Haaland will certainly take a seat the game out. He’s nevertheless recovering from a foot injury and is predicted to return soon but received’t be risked tonight. Metropolis have missed the Norwegian’s out of the ordinary goal scoring feats – he’s already on 22 desires from simply sixteen video games but metropolis have struggled to discover the internet without him.
Manchester city feasible starting line-up
Ortega; Akanji, Laporte, Nathan Ake, Gomez; Silva, Rodri, Gündogan; Mahrez, Alvarez, Grealish.
