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City head into the match with a rather comfortable first leg advantage and hope to seal a ticket to the semis.
Bayern Munich welcome Manchester City for a return leg showdown of the Champions League on Wednesday at Allianz Arena.
City go into the return leg with a commanding 3-0 lead, and the hosts face the daunting task of overturning the result to book their place in the last four.
The Bavarians are on the verge of elimination following their collapse at the Etihad, and their campaign at this juncture has been overshadowed by the Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane bust-up.
Thomas Tuchel hopes to help the Bundesliga giants do the almost unthinkable by beating Pep Guardiola’s side, which has been in impressive form.
The Citizens are in peak form, and coming into the Allianz Arena’s duel, their confidence is boosted by their domestic run.
Although they sit second to Arsenal in the Premier League race, their form, especially in the striking department, is encouraging.
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11:00 - 16.04.2023
PREMIER LEAGUE ‘Arsenal aren't going to drop many points’ – Guardiola
The Citizens were lucky to pick up more points on Saturday that took them close to Arsenal.
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Lucas Hernandez and Manuel Neuer are expected not to be involved for Bayern, although the former has returned to training.
After punching Sane, Mane could be benched even after serving a one-match ban, a fine imposed on him by the club for his misconduct.
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07:00 - 15.04.2023
FOOTBALL ‘I am here to defend Mane’ – Tuchel breaks silence after Bayern Munich suspended Senegal star
The club’s boss speaks for the first time after his two players had a physical confrontation.
The return of Cameroonian international Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is a boost for Tuchel. The striker completed the whole training session on Monday and could slot straight into the starting XI.
With Bayern looking for goals, the return of their forward is a positive signal.
For City, only Phil Foden is a confirmed absentee, although the England international is expected to return this month after undergoing surgery on his appendix.
With an almost fully fit squad, Guardiola is set to deploy a strong starting XI with Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji, and John Stones – who can at times assume midfield roles - and Ruben Dias taking defensive duties.
Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, and Jack Grealish are expected to form a strong midfield partnership with Haaland leading the line.
What are the stats saying?
Bayern have not managed more than one goal in any of their past four competitive matches. The last time they won by a three-goal margin was nearly two months ago.
Manchester City have won their last three matches against Bayern Munich in all competitions.
City have only lost one of their last 20 matches against German teams in the UEFA Champions League (W16, D3), losing away to RB Leipzig in the 2021/22 group stage. They are unbeaten in their nine games against German sides in the knockout stages of the competition (W8, D1).
Haaland has scored 11 UEFA Champions League goals for Manchester City this season. It is his best return in a single campaign, just one behind the season record for a Premier League player in the competition (Ruud van Nistelrooy, 12 in 2002/03 for Manchester United).
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05:04 - 19.04.2023
Guardiola urges Man City to 'punish' Bayern in return leg
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has challenged his side to forget about previous Champions League exits and to try to “punish” Bayern Munich in the quarter-final second leg on Wednesday.
Predicted line-ups:
Bayern Munich: Sommer, Cancelo, Pavard, De Ligt, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Sane, Musiala, Coman, Choupo-Moting.
Manchester City: Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Ake; Stones, Rodri, Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish, Haaland.
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