20:45 Manchester City – Bayern Munich

• This game could barely be set up in more contrasting ways for these two teams, with City needing nothing less than a win and Bayern already guaranteed top spot in the group.
• City were given a footballing lesson last time Bayern came to the Etihad, and with two central midfielders absent for the hosts, the visitors are likely to control proceedings once again.
• Even with so many players out, Bayern beat Hoffenheim 4-0 at the weekend, while City were highly unconvincing at home to Swansea.

Europe»UEFA Champions League – 2014/2015 – Champions League grp. E»

Manchester CityvsBayern Munich

Kick off:

19:45

Date:

Tue, 25-Nov-14

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Probable Lineups

4-4-1-1

Manchester City

4-1-4-1

Bayern Munich

• Hart
• 6.47

• Clichy
• 6.21

• Demichelis
• 6.49

• Kompany
• 7

• Zabaleta
• 6.69

• Nasri
• 6.48

• Lampard
• 6.21

• Fernando
• 6.78

• Milner
• 6.7

• Silva
• 7.16

• Agüero
• 6.64

• Neuer
• 7.24

• Bernat
• 7.7

• Dante
• 6.74

• Benatia
• 7.46

• Rafinha
• 6.96

• Alonso
• 7.39

• Ribéry
• 7.7

• Schweinsteiger
• N/A

• Götze
• 7.56

• Robben
• 8.02

• Müller
• 7.56

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Probable Lineups Statistical Comparision

• Manchester City

(4) 3 Goals 8 (11)

(2) 1 Assists 4 (8)

(6.6) 6.6 Average Ratings 7.4 (7.2)

28.9 Average Age 27.9

180 Average Height (cm) 181.1

(1.2) 1.1 Shots pg 1.8 (1.9)

(55%) 44% Aerial Duel Success 47% (53%)

(1) 1 Dribbles pg 0.9 (1)

(1.7) 1.5 Tackles pg 1.3 (1.5)

• Bayern Munich

* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Champions League grp. E.

Missing Players

PlayerReasonStatusRating

FernandinhoOut6.82

Yaya TouréOut6.46

Edin DzekoDoubtful6.77

Aleksandar KolarovDoubtful6.6

David SilvaDoubtful7.16

PlayerReasonStatusRating

David AlabaOut7.21

Holger BadstuberOutN/A

Philipp LahmOut7.08

Tom StarkeOutN/A

Javi MartínezOutN/A

Thiago AlcántaraOutN/A

José ReinaOutN/A

Jerome BoatengDoubtful7.65

Team News

Manchester City

• Man City will be without both Fernandinho and Yaya Touré so their central midfield will be much weakened for the visit of heavyweights Bayern Munich.
• David Silva could be rushed back to play in this must-win match.
• Despite their problems in midfield, Manuel Pellegrini could play with an extra midfielder to combat Bayern's midfield strengths.
• Sergio Agüero and Stevan Jovetic both skipped training on Monday but aren't considered serious doubts.

Bayern Munich

• Pep Guardiola has plenty of injuries to contend with, but given that his team do not even need a point from the game he could give some squad players a run out.
• The likes of Sebastian Rode and Xherdan Shaqiri could be given a run out.
• Jerome Boateng is a doubt after coming off at the weekend and he could be rested.