Man City vs Copenhagen LIVE: Guardiola’s side aim to reach the CL quarter-finals
Looking forward?
Not the strongest City team that could have been picked, but clearly not a weak team either.
Pep was quizzed about his team news ahead of the announcement and asked to keep an eye on the weekend.
He replied: “I haven’t thought about the Liverpool game.
“I’m focused on Copenhagen. It’s going to be a huge game against Liverpool, we have to be ready for the game. We have to be brave and play at our best.”
“The selection depends on the players, on how they feel. The competition is so important because in football anything can happen and you have to be aware of that.”
Copenhagen team
And the visitors have also announced their side for tonight’s match.
Former Celtic and Southampton winger Mo Elyounoussi takes his place in a line-up that appears designed to frustrate the current players.
That defensive line also includes Scott McKenna, on loan from Nottingham Forest.
COPENHAGEN XI: Grabara, Ankersen, Jelert, Vavro, McKenna, Diks, Froholdt, Oskarsson, Clem, Achouri, Elyounoussi
Team news
Now look at the Manchester City squad for tonight’s match, with Pep Guardiola making several changes from the weekend.
With a huge title battle with Liverpool looming, changes were perhaps expected.
Kyle Walker, John Stones, Kevin de Bruyne, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva all drop to the bench.
MAN CITY XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Bobb, Alvarez, Nunes, Haaland
Elsewhere…
Real Madrid are one of City’s main challengers for this competition and are in action tonight.
They also have to defend a lead at home tonight after beating Leipzig 1-0 in the first leg.
It hasn’t been the most exciting Champions League yet – putting it lightly – but with Bayern Munich and PSG already set, it’s shaping up to be an exciting next phase of the tournament.
First leg
There is a sense of comfort tonight, thanks to the dominance of the first leg.
City took an early lead through Kevin de Bruyne, before being let back by the Danes after half an hour.
But goals from Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden saw them move into a two-goal lead ahead of this second leg.
