Champions League: Manchester City VS FC Copenhagen preview: Prediction, Probable lineup, Head-to-head
On Tuesday, the UEFA Champions League resumes playing with another round of fixtures, as F.C. Copenhagen faces Pep Guardiola's Manchester City squad at the Parken Stadium
Pep Guardiola focussed on more trophies this yearThe EPL champions were resounding winners when the teams met last week, and another lopsided victory could be expected.
Manchester City will go to Denmark to face F.C. Copenhagen midweek. The last time these two teams played was last week when City defeated Copenhagen 5-0 at Etihad Stadium.
The Citizens are now in first place in Group G with nine points from their first three games, while Copenhagen is currently in last place with just one point in the section and is struggling both in Europe and domestically.
Pep Guardiola will likely view this season as his team's greatest opportunity to win the championship, as Erling Haaland has already scored 20 goals this season.
The Danish team suffered defeats to Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City. In the Danish Superliga, Copenhagen and FC Nordsjaelland played to a 1-1 draw in injury time.
The weekend's draw for Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga indicated its season thus far.
In the 93rd minute of a game that appeared to be all but finished, Jacob Neestrup's team conceded a goal. As a result, the Danish football team is currently eighth in its domestic league, facing relegation.
As for the head-to-head stats -This is the second encounter between the two teams after Manchester City's 5-0 victory last week.
Even with the support of their home crowd, it will be difficult for Copenhagen to get a win against the reigning English champions.
Manchester City predicted lineup
Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips are ruled out, and it appears that John Stones will also be unavailable. Pep Guardiola will likely bring a few new players with the Liverpool match in mind.
Jack Grealish hopes to return to the starting lineup after coming off the bench in the 4–0 victory over Southampton, while Ilkay Gundogan is fresher, having not played.
There will undoubtedly be a temptation to rest Haaland, with Julian Alvarez on standby to play in the centre. Still, the Norway international should start once again, with Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva conceivably being the men to sit.
Predicted lineup: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Gomez, Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Grealish, Haaland, Foden
F.C. Copenhagen predicted the lineup
As Zeca and Akinkunmi Amoo remain sidelined, Copenhagen has no fresh injury concerns for City's visit.
Kevin Diks and Victor Kristiansen will return to the back four, resulting in alterations to the lineup that started on Saturday.
Mamoudou Karamoko will be subjected to a late fitness test, but head coach Neestrup may select the same lineup from last week's match against Man City, despite the 5-0 loss.
Predicted lineup: Grabara, Johannesson, Karamoko, Daramy, Diks, Vavro, Khocholava, Kristiansen, Stamenic, Lerager, Claesson
Manchester City vs F.C. Copenhagen prediction
Due to their enormous quality, it is tough to wager against Manchester City, and we can only see one outcome here.
Given F.C. Copenhagen's strong home record, Manchester City may have to take a few detours before finding the way to the goal.
Final prediction: Manchester City 4-1 F.C. Copenhagen
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