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The additional time will allow his injury-ravaged squad to recover fully after their Premier League match against Crystal Palace.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has welcomed the extra day of preparation ahead of their Champions League clash against Juventus.
The additional time will allow his injury-ravaged squad to recover fully after their last Premier League match against Crystal Palace.
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The City boss has been forced to deal with a spate of injuries this season, with key players like Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, John Stones, and Phil Foden sidelined. The recent injuries to Manuel Akanji and Nathan Aké have further depleted the squad.
Guardiola stated that they have an extra day to prepare and give the injured players time to recover.
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"Fortunately, we don't play on Tuesday, we play on Wednesday so we have one more day to recover these players because we don't have players to come back," Guardiola said.
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Guardiola remains optimistic and accepts the challenge ahead of him.
"Don't feel sorry, accept the challenge and maybe at the end we will have more satisfaction about the way we behave than in other seasons when we won the titles," he added.
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City's recent Champions League performances have been underwhelming, with losses to Sporting and draws against Feyenoord.
A strong performance against Juventus is important to their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages.
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