Olympique de Marseille v Manchester City - UEFA Champions League - Tues 27th October 2020 - KO. 8:00 PM UK Time. Preview and MDT

[Buzz Lightyear]

Bonsoir tout le Monde
The weather should be reasonable at this time of the year in the South of France, not too hot and not too cold just right. No time for sightseeing and City's second game in this year's competition to find the best knockout competition Club in Europe.
We are currently having trouble hitting the back of the net, we are creating chances by the bucketful but not converting them in our usual way. A win in this second game will see us remain top or joint top depending on the result of the other game.

Team News
The news is that we have some of the lads back in training, but still out are Fernandinho, Mendy and Gabriel Jesus and we lost Aguero at the West Ham match and must surely be now looking for a replacement in January.

Head to Head
We have not played Olympique de Marseille before, but Sammi Nasri and Benjamin Mendy have played for.

Beat the Pep
Ederson
Cancelo Dias Laporte Ake
Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne, Sterling, Foden, Torres

Match Officials

Referee
Tobias Stieler (GER)
Assistant referees
Mike Pickel (GER)
Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Video Assistant Referee
Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee
Harm Osmers (GER)
Fourth official
Florian Badstübner (GER)

Next

Sat 31 Oct 12:30 GMTPremier League

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Sheffield United

v Manchester City

 

[Colin Is The King]

City's squad.

https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/champions-league-travelling-squad-marseille-63739320

 

[Rising]

Some of the offals are bound to be German rag fans.
Can they be any worse than the Lats?

 

[johnkelv]

Should be a good match, looking forward to an away win. Not going to try and pick our team starting 11, I never get it right anyway.

 

[Colin Is The King]

Weather forecast for kick off.

 

[Buzz Lightyear]

Should be a good match, looking forward to an away win. Not going to try and pick our team starting 11, I never get it right anyway.

it is fun trying, I have never ever got into pep's head, but it is a challenge

 

[BamaEngineer]

Let's hope he picks it right, he doesn't look that interested anymore.

 

[Buzz Lightyear]

Let's hope he picks it right, he doesn't look that interested anymore.

I don't think it will be anyway near the side I have chosen, he also throws in a mystery pick

 

[Buzz Lightyear]

On the OS tonight https://matchday.mancity.com/fixtures/first-team/2020/marseille-v-manchester-city/


Commentary By Caroline Oatway @Roline_MCFC
18:05
Get involved
Now as much as Richard Dunne and Joleon Lescott will be giving us the benefit of their expertise on We're Not Really Here this evening, we also want to hear your thoughts.
Are you feeling confident? Who would you start? How would you approach it?
Get in touch on Twitter using the hashtag #WNRH!

 

[Colin Is The King]

Also posted in the Tactics Board thread

Ederson Walker Zinchenko Dias Laporte Rodri Gundogan Foden De Bruyne Torres Sterling

Cancelo Stones E Garcia B Silva Mahrez Palmer
10 subs allowed, so Doyle Nmecha Harwood-Bellis Bernabe

 

[Skoorb]

CITY: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Torres, Foden, Sterling.

SUBS: Steffen, Carson, Stones, Silva, Mahrez, Cancelo, Garcia, Nmecha, Doyle, Harwood-Bellis, Palmer, Bernabe.

 

[Skoorb]

Also posted in the Tactics Board thread

Ederson Walker Zinchenko Dias Laporte Rodri Gundogan Foden De Bruyne Torres Sterling

Cancelo Stones E Garcia B Silva Mahrez Palmer
10 subs allowed, so Doyle Nmecha Harwood-Bellis Bernabe

Is this your guess Colin?

 

[Colin Is The King]

Is this your guess Colin?

Yes, I had a feeling that part of the team that finished the game on Saturday, for example Zinchenko, would start the game tonight.

 

[Colin Is The King]

Gareth Barry among the BT Sport pundits, with Lineker, Ferdinand, and Hargreaves.

 

[Buzz Lightyear]

Barton played for Marseille

 

[Buzz Lightyear]

Mario Balotelli too had a spell there

 

[Skoorb]

Yes, I had a feeling that part of the team that finished the game on Saturday, for example Zinchenko, would start the game tonight.

Well top marks Apart from the absence of Steffen (which you you as a freebie) you got it 100% I think!

 

[Colin Is The King]

Looks like we're in our all black kit again.

 

[Colin Is The King]

Well top marks Apart from the absence of Steffen (which you you as a freebie) you got it 100% I think!

Makes up for a weak effort on Saturday at West Ham.

 

[Colin Is The King]

Not long to kick off - Come (Cone) on City!