Man City XI vs Real Madrid: Predicted lineup, confirmed staff news and damage newest
Pep Guardiola has confirmed Nathan Ake’s absence for the Etihad Stadium showdown, however Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri are each match after latest points.
The Dutchman’s hamstring damage means Manuel Akanji is once more more likely to be entrusted down the left facet of defence, going through as much as Rodrygo whereas Kyle Walker marks the harmful Vinicius Jr.
John Stones was, like De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva, rested for the weekend win at Everton so ought to return to imagine his hybrid defence-midfield function in City’s fluid 3-2-4-1 formation.
The massive choice going through Guardiola is whether or not to start out Silva or Riyad Mahrez down the best wing on Wednesday evening, after the Algerian impressed at Goodison Park.
Speaking forward of the sport, the supervisor revealed a plan to be “more different” in assault however insisted he is not going to “overthink” his ways and shake up his system an excessive amount of.
“The players have to make an incredible performance to beat Madrid,” he advised reporters.
“I have an idea to be more different, more fluid in attack. It will happen naturally at home, we feel free, it doesn’t matter and we go. That’s the feeling we have: be ourselves.”
Predicted Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji; Stones, Rodri; Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish; Haaland (3-2-4-1)