Champions League: Pellegrini to rest star players against Bayern

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has revealed he will send in a weakened side against Bayern Munich on Tuesday as he prepares to face Premier League leaders Arsenal next week. City have already qualified for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League and Pellegrini believes next weekend's Premier League clash with Arsenal is more important for the club. The manager confirmed that England goalkeeper Joe Hart will start between the stick ahead of Costel Pantilimon and that he intends to rest a number of other key players for the trip to Germany. "Joe Hart will play against Bayern Munich, sure," said Pellegrini. "Of course, if you ask me at this moment, the game against Arsenal next weekend is more important than the game against Bayern Munich. From the moment we qualified for the next round, the Premier League became more important than Champions League but that does not mean there is a possibility that the players who play against Bayern Munich will not play against Arsenal." Bayern Munich are leading Group D on 15 points, three clear of second placed Manchester City. The Citizens do have a chance to finish top of the group but it's a rather slim one since they would have to record a better result than Bayern did at Etihad Stadium in October when the Germans won 3-1. Here are the odds for Tuesday's match at Bet365: Bayern Munich win - 4/9 Draw - 15/4 Manchester City win - 7/1