Manchester City v BVB: Predicted line-ups | OneFootball

This evening, Borussia Dortmund will face Manchester City on the 4th matchday of the Champions League. The clubs are currently table neighbors with BVB in 8th place and the English team one spot behind, both with seven points. How will the two teams line up at kickoff at 9 PM? Here are the expected starting lineups.

The task in the north of England could hardly be more difficult, especially considering Manchester City's current home record in the Champions League. Since 2018, they have not lost a single home game in the group stage, achieving 19 wins and only three times did the guests take a point with them.

BVB will be without Julien Duranville, Julian Brandt and Niklas Süle, all of whom will remain in Dortmund. At least Nico Schlotterbeck is available, after recently being a doubtful candidate.

The Kicker speculates that Niko Kovac will try to take at least a point from Manchester with the following lineup:

Gregor Kobel – Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini – Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson – Karim Adeyemi, Maximilian Beier – Serhou Guirassy

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Without Brandt and Süle at Manchester City

The hosts have no personnel losses to report. Coach Pep Guardiola can therefore field the best possible lineup against BVB, which according to Kicker's speculation today will look as follows:

Gianluigi Donnarumma – John Stones, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Nico O’Reilly – Bernardo Silva, Tijjano Reijnders – Savinho, Omar Marmoush, Jeremy Doku – Erling Haaland

Of course, BVB must pay particular attention to their former striker Erling Haaland, who leads the Premier League's scoring chart by a wide margin. In the Champions League, the Norwegian is also far ahead with four goals in three matches.

The bookmakers consider Man City to be the big favorite. The odds for a home win are around 1.45. Those for a Borussia Dortmund victory at the Etihad Stadium range from 5.75 to 6.50.

The last encounter between these two clubs ended in a goalless draw. The three previous direct duels were lost by BVB against Manchester City, but only by a one-goal margin each time. Manchester City has also been unbeaten against German clubs for eight games.

Many more numbers and facts ahead of the Manchester City – Borussia Dortmund match can be found at this link.

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