Published on: Mar 16, 2021 7:13 pm IST|Updated on: Mar 16, 2021 7:13 pm IST
MCI vs MOB Dream11: Man City enter this round of 16 second leg as overwhelming favourites to reach the Champions League quarter-finals as they boast a two-goal aggregate lead over Borussia Monchengladbach, who face a daunting task to try and turn this tie around. Pep Guardiola’s men were relatively untroubled in the first leg, restricting Monchengladbach to just one shot on target in Germany and a similar performance defensively will be demanded here by the Man City manager. The visitors have no choice but to commit extra bodies forward and take risks offensively in a bid to breach the Man City backline.
Date: 17 March, Wednesday Time: 01:30 AM (IST) Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester Watch Champions League Live Streaming: Sony Pictures Sports Network (Sony and TEN channels) rights for Champions matches in India.
Recent form:
Manchester City – W-W-L-W-W Borussia Monchengladbach – L-L-L-L-D
Head-to-head (last one meetings)
MCI Wins- 01 Draws– 00 MOB Wins– 00
Manchester City News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Manchester City could be without Dutch defender Nathan Ake, who is nursing an injury. Other than that there are no known issues and manager Pep Guardiola is expected to have a fully fit squad at his disposal.
Expected changes and Strategy: Aymeric Laporte should start alongside Ruben Dias as a result, with John Stones the man to make way, while Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kyle Walker and Raheem Sterling should all return to the side.
Manchester City Starting XI (Likely)
Ederson Moraes Kyle Walker Ruben Dias Aymeric Laporte Oleksandr Zinchenko Fernandinho Ilkay Gundogan Riyad Mahrez Kevin De Bruyne Raheem Sterling Sergio Aguero
Borussia Monchengladbach News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Meanwhile, Borussia Monchengladbach manager Marco Rose will be unable to call upon the services of German midfielder Christoph Kramer, Algerian left-back Ramy Bensebaini and young forward Torben Musel.
Expected changes and Strategy: Ramy Bensebaini and Chrisoph Kramer are both doubts for Gladbach ahead of their testing trip to Manchester. The latter’s potential absence should see Denis Zakaria start alongside Florian Neuhaus in a 4-2-3-1 after Marco Rose used a 4-3-3 in the first leg.
Borussia Monchengladbach Starting XI (Likely)
Yann Sommer Stefan Lainer Matthias Ginter Nico Elvedi Oscar Wendt Denis Zakaria Florian Neuhaus Breel Embolo Lars Stindl Marcus Thuram Alassane Plea
MCI vs MOB Dream11 Fantasy Football Tips
Captain Options
Kevin De Bruyne: De Bruyne has 5 goals and a total of 17 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 24.09%. He had a total of 13 big chances. He has a total of 2 assists, 11 key passes and he created a total of 15 chances.
Ilkay Gundogan: Gundogan has 2 goals and a total of 12 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 24.52%. He had a total of 7 big chances. He has a total of 1 assists, 16 key passes (these are passes leading to a shot on goal) and he created a total of 5 chances.
X-factors, differential picks
Alassane Plea: Plea has 5 goal and a total of 14 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 27.86%. He had a total of 7 big chances. The Argentine has a total of 1 assists, 7 key passes and he created a total of 9 chances.
Goalkeeper: Sommer Defenders: Nico Elvedi, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyn (C), Ilkay Gundogan (VC), Florian Neuhau, Riyad Mahrez Attackers: Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Alassane Plea
Likely Winner:
Since Gladbach confirmed that Marco Rose would leave for Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season, their form has fallen off a cliff. They come into this clash at the Puskas Arena on a six-match losing streak and it will take a miracle for them to progress to the quarter-finals on Tuesday night. The City juggernaut rumbled on at the weekend and they’re expected to ease into the next round of the Champions League. In our MCI vs MOB Today Match Prediction odds, we back the English side to win 2-1 in this match.