Champions League: Manchester City eyeing to open their account
High-flying Manchester City sit pretty in the Premier League, and will hope to make the form count on German soil when they face Hoffenheim in the Champions League group stage fixture. City failed to win their first game against Lyon at home and therefore this match is almost like a knock-out. The English side go into the tie as favorites. Here's our pre-match report.
Injury updates and situations
City are without many players who are battling injuries. Claudio Bravo, Fabian Delph and Eliaquim Mangala are all out with left-back Benjamin Mendy also being doubtful. Kevin De Bruyne has returned to training, but will take time. Sergio Aguero, who limped off over the weekend, is fit. Hoffenheim captain Kevin Vogt is set to miss out due to a thigh injury.
Hoffenheim out to stop Pep Guardiola's army
Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann, who is the youngest ever manager in UCL history, is looking forward to test himself against Pep Guardiola. He said that although it's difficult to stop Pep's flow of play, he has a few ideas. It will be interesting to see how they set themselves up and thwart City. The German club drew their first match 2-2 against Shakhtar Donetsk.
We have a brave plan
Stat attack- Numbers game
This is the first meeting between the two sides ever in any major competition. In their previous meeting against an English opponent in the Champions League, the German side lost 3-6 on aggregate against Liverpool in the play-off stage, last term. City haven't lost any of the five Champions League games against German opponents since 2014.
Key info Hoffenheim vs City
The match is scheduled for a 10:25 PM kick-off IST later tonight. It will be telecast live on the Sony Ten Network. Meanwhile, in Group F's other match, Shakhtar will be up against Lyon in France.
