English Premier League side Manchester City welcome reigning title holders, Bayern Munich as UEFA Champions League starts to spice up.
English Premier League side Manchester City welcome reigning title holders, Bayern Munich as UEFA Champions League starts to spice up. Both the teams are packed with power house names as we preview tonight’s clash with the men to look out for:
Manchester City
Alvaro Negredo
With Sergio Aguero out injured and Stevan Jovetic still finding his feet, manager Manuel Pellegrini will be looking upto Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo to provide the goals. Even though Edin Dzeko is amongst the ranks, it looks like Pellegrini will be giving mantle to the Spainard.
Yaya Toure
The Ivorian has been a revelation to the City side with a string of runs going forward and unstabilizing the opposition defence. Not only that, Toure is also good at free kicks and his mere presence will add more robust and guile to to the team.
Samir Nasri
Since his big signing from Arsenal, French international Samir Nasri has been scrutinised of under performing for his team. In walked Pellegrini and Nasri’s fortunes have turned upside down as he has started scoring goals and even winning praise from the manager and fans.
Vincent Kompany
The Belgian has been like a ‘rock of gibraltar’ at the center of defence for Manchester City. Kompany who is also their skipper, will be looking defunct the Bayern attack and his presence can have a positive effect on the team.
Bayern Munich
Arjen Robben
The left-sided winger who scored the winnner last season for Bayern Munich in the final of the Champions League still is a major goal scoring threat. Arjen Robben’s darting runs and the pace will be the key for Bayern to have a say in this game.
Phillip Lahm
The German skipper is a major player for new coach Pep Guardiola, who can fill role anywhere in defence and midfield. With Phillip Lahm in the team, City have every right to fear their defence.
Mario Gotze
A 37 million euro buy from tital rivals Borussia Dortmund, German wonderkid Mario Gotze has all the potential to be a superstar of the future. Known as the ‘German Messi’, Gotze’s neat passes and providing supply to the forwards will be a major point.
Franck Ribery
The UEFA Player of the Year, Franck Ribery is just to good to be overlooked. The French winger has all the right tricks and passing movements upto his sleeve that could look the opposition defence on their knees. So City, beware!
