UEFA Champions League - Manchester City VS Sparta Praha Prediciton
UEFA Champions League - Manchester City VS Sparta Praha
Match Time: 24-10-2024 03:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Manchester City
Pep Guardiola could make some critical tweaks to the lineup ahead of this week’s UEFA Champions League encounter. Manchester City will be without Kyle Walker, Oscar Bobb, Kevin De Bruyne, and Rodri for the time being, with the latter out for the entire season.
Nathan Ake, who has now recovered from a thigh injury, was on the bench against Wolves and could be involved in some capacity, probably off the bench, in this clash on Wednesday. In terms of changes, Guardiola might continue to manage John Stones’s minutes well and bring in Manuel Akanji to replace him.
Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, and Rico Lewis are set to retain their spots in the lineup. Guardiola might give Matheus Nunes a rare start following his impressive late cameo against former side Wolves at the weekend. Phil Foden and Jack Grealish could also be set for starts, while Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland retain their spots in the attacking setup.
Sparta Prague
The Czechia side have Imanol Garcia out of the contest with an injury and ineligibility, while Elias Cobbaut is unlikely to feature, having not made an appearance for Sparta Prague so far this season. Martin Vitik should be available after a domestic ban saw him miss the game at the weekend.
He could potentially replace Asger Sorensen in central defence and join Filip Panak and Jaroslav Zeleny in a back three. In midfield, Lars Friis will rely on Kaan Kairinen and Qazim Laci, with support from Angelo Preciado and Matej Rynes on the wings. Lukas Haraslin will be the other member of the front three as he keeps his place on the left-hand side.
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Gundogan, Nunes; Bernardo, Foden, Grealish; Haaland
Sparta Prague possible starting lineup:
Vindahl; Vitik, Panak, Zeleny; Preciado, Kairinen, Laci, Wiesner; Birmancevic, Rrahmani, Haraslin
Manchester City vs Sparta Prague Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*This will be the first-ever match between Manchester City and Sparta Prague. City have only played two matches against Czechian sides in Europe. They beat Viktoria Plzen at home and away in the 2013-14 Champions League.
*Sparta Prague have faced nine English sides in major European competitions. In 22 meetings with English opposition, they have just four wins. The Maroons have lost 14 and drawn four.
*Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 32 home games in the Champions League, winning 28 and drawing four.
*City are on the verge (unbeaten in 25 matches) of setting a record for the longest unbeaten run in European Cup/Champions League history (26). They only need to avoid a defeat on Wednesday to earn that distinction.
*Sparta Prague are undefeated in their last three Champions League matches
Prediciton: Manchester City 3-1 Sparta Prague
Sparta Prague have scored in all 19 of their competitive matches in all tournaments so far this season and they will fancy their chances of making the net ripple against a leaky Man City defence that has struggled to deal with counter-attacks in recent weeks. However, the Citizens are a formidable force on home soil and they should have enough quality on show to outscore their opponents en route to claiming maximum points.
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