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Guardiola motivated to prove his team can match Barcelona

Barcelona travel to Etihad, looking to secure the first place in the group against shaken Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola and his troops will seek revenge as Barcelona trashed them 4-0 on the Champions League.

The Citizens have finally won three points for the weekend as they’ve beaten WBA 4-0. Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan both netted two times and broken City’s win-less streak.

As for the Champions League, City could use three points as they’ve collected four so far, but Borussia M’gladbach are just one point behind them and it’s expected that they will beat Celtic at their Borussia Park.

Last five results manchester-city

Won 4-0 vs. WBA
Lost 1-0 vs. Manchester United
Drew 1-1 vs. Southampton
Lost 4-0 vs. Barcelona
Drew 1-1 vs. Everton

 

Barcelona currently sit second in La Liga, a point behind Real Madrid, but way out in front in their Champions League group. Luis Enrique’s men have only conceded one goal in three games this season in Europe and are virtually assured of qualification already.

The MSN trio are once again brilliant this season as they’ve scored 28 goals and recorded 17 assists and, of course, will be the biggest threat for Willy Caballero who will replace Claudio Bravo between the sticks.

Last five results Barcelona

Won 1-0 vs. Granada
Lost 1-0 vs. Espanyol
Won 3-2 vs. Valencia
Won 4-0 vs. Manchester City
Won 4-0 vs. Deportivo la Coruna

Head to Head

Barcelona have won all five of their previous encounters with City; conceding only twice. Last time Barca visited Etihad, Luis Suarez netted a brace, while Sergio Aguero scored a consolation goal for the home side.

Match Facts

  • City suffered their heaviest Champions League defeat when these sides met in the reverse fixture, conceding four goals for the first time.
  • Guardiola is facing Barcelona as manager for the second season of his career; as Bayern Munich boss, he was knocked out by the Catalan side in the semi-finals of the 2014/15 Champions League (3-5 on aggregate).
  • City are unbeaten in their last six Champions League home games (W4 D2). They’ve never gone seven consecutive games without a defeat at the Etihad in the competition.
  • Barcelona have won their last three away Champions League games against English clubs, two of which were against City.
  • Barcelona have scored in their last 20 away games in the Champions League group stages.
  • There have been five red cards shown across the five previous meetings between these sides, four of which being awarded to City players.

Team News manchester-city

Pep Guardiola can’t count on both of his right-backs, Pablo Zabaleta and Bacary Sagna, but the good news for the Spanish manager is Kevin de Bruyne’s return.

Team News Barcelona

On the other side, Jordi Alba, Gerard Pique and Andres Iniesta are all ruled out due to injuries, while Jeremy Mathieu is suspended.

Predicted Lineups

 

Manchester City: Caballero; Fernandinho, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov; Fernando, Gundogan; De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling; Aguero.

Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Mascherano, Umtiti, Digne; Rakitic, Busquets, Rafinha; Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar.

Date: 01 November 2016
Time: 16:45
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
Referee: Viktor Kassai

From : Sofascore.com

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