Sevilla will be determined to secure a win on home soil when they play host to Manchester City in Group D of the Champions League on Tuesday. City are also looking for the three points, which will put them in pole position for qualification for the first knockout round. The reverse fixture was won 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium in October. That was the only previous competitive match between these two sides.
Sevilla almost snatched a point when visiting Manchester City, their defence looked solid and also their ability to launched counter attacks seemed impressive. They eventually lost the game due to a last minute goal from Kevin De Bruyne but Unay Emery's players surely gained confidence after that performance. In fact, they won the following Primera Liga match 5-0 against Getafe, with Kevin Gameiro bagging a hat-trick. However, their last result was a 2-1 defeat at Villarreal and also Gameiro suffered a hamstring injury. Ciro Immobile or Fernando Llorente will feature in attack instead of the Frenchman, while Ever Banega will have to face a late fitness test.
After the win against Sevilla the Citizens recorded a goalless draw in the Manchester derby before securing two consecutive wins, against Norwich and Crystal Palace. However, City don't have good memories from Spain as they have lost all three Champions League matches played in this country. Sergio Aguero is still injured, so Wilfried Bony will probably start up front. Fabian Delph, Gael Clichy and Pablo Zabaleta are all in doubt while David Silva and Samir Nasri are also likely to miss out.
Probable line-ups:
Sevilla: Rico - Tremoulinas, Kolodziejczak, Rami, Coke - Krychowiak, N'Zonzi; Krohn-Dehli, Banega, Vitolo - Immobile
Manchester City: Hart - Kolarov, Kompany, Otamendi, Sagna - Toure, Fernandinho - Bruyne, Sterling, Navas - Bony
My prediction: 1-1 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Sevilla win - 2.90 Draw - 3.60 Man City win - 2.60
Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
This was very good performance for the players of Manchester City.Sevilla is good team,but Citizens were better last night.They did not had so much posession,but they always knew what to do with the ball.Sevlla should look for the points against some other teams.
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sharpe 8 years ago
Manchester City were convincing in this one finally showing their class in the Champions League this season after so many years of disappointment in Europe for them. They top up the group now and are qualified all ready qualified for the next stage. This is the performance their fans waiting for more than five years and...
Manchester City were convincing in this one finally showing their class in the Champions League this season after so many years of disappointment in Europe for them. They top up the group now and are qualified all ready qualified for the next stage. This is the performance their fans waiting for more than five years and City finally delivered.
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Shumar4life 8 years ago
Sevilla is great team, and City like all english clubs has trouble to make god results in European competitions. Pellegrini is main advantage for City, because he worked as manager in Spain, and he know very well their mentality. Of course he will need more than that this night, so it will be interesting to see how will...
Sevilla is great team, and City like all english clubs has trouble to make god results in European competitions. Pellegrini is main advantage for City, because he worked as manager in Spain, and he know very well their mentality. Of course he will need more than that this night, so it will be interesting to see how will they play in this match
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GREGJO 8 years ago
Both side have lost their top scorer as Gameiro and Aguero are both out. Manchester City's defence are much stronger in my opinion and that's why I think the English side will win this match. I think Immobile is not the best replacement of Gameiro. No doubt, Bony is a lower qualified player as Aguero but he'll get a better...
Both side have lost their top scorer as Gameiro and Aguero are both out. Manchester City's defence are much stronger in my opinion and that's why I think the English side will win this match. I think Immobile is not the best replacement of Gameiro. No doubt, Bony is a lower qualified player as Aguero but he'll get a better support from the midfield. My pick is Manchester City to win, and correct score 0-2.
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nik92 8 years ago
Manchester City played without key players, and Seville proved to be a very dangerous opponent, as we saw in the last match. I wonder why not play Konplyanka for Sevilla? My prediction for this game that Seville can do surprises and they can beat Manchester City, result 2-1
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