When and Where: Borussia Monchengladbach v Man City
The game kicks off at 7:45pm (GMT) on Wesnesday 23 November at Borussia-Park.
The game will be broadcast on BT Sport.
Injury and suspension news:
Gladbach: Mamadou Doucoure, Alvaro Dominguez, Marvin Schulz, Moritz Nicolas, Patrick Herrmann, Josip Drmic (all out injured)
Man City: City will be without a knee injury sustained in the win at Crystal Palace. Pablo Zabaleta and Fabian Delph are not fully fit and will not feature, while Yaya Toure is ineligible to play at this stage of the competition.
The last time:
Sergio Aguero netted his second hat-trick of the 2016/17 season in Manchester City’s 4-0 rout of Borussia Monchengladbach at the Etihad Stadium in September.
Kelechi Iheanacho scored the fourth as Pep Guardiola’s first group stage match as Man City boss ended in a comprehensive victory - just 24 hours after the postponement of the initially scheduled fixture.
More Stats and Facts
- Man City go into the game in second place in Group C with seven points from four matches
- Gladbach are third in the group with four points from four matches but could go above City with a three goal victory
- City have only lost one of their five previous matches with Gladbach; in the 1979 UEFA Cup
- Andre Schubert and his Gladbach team were the only Bundesliga side not to lose to Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich at least once last season
South American stars shine in qualifiers
Fernandinho captained Brazil to a 2-0 win over Peru in Lima, a result which means they remain top of the CONMEBOL South American World Cup qualifying.
But it was Manchester City-bound Gabriel Jesus who stole the show with a match-winning display that further underlines his world-class potential.
Read our South American round-up
Yaya Toure back with a bang as City defeat Palace
Ivorian midfielder Toure returned to City’s Premier League line up and produced two goals at Selhurst Park.
The only negative on the afternoon was Vincent Kompany, who had to leave the field with what looked like a head injury after a collision with Claudio Bravo
Read our Palace v City match report
Borussia Monchengladbach v Man City: Talking Points
Club journalist David Clayton analyses the form of Sergio Aguero against German teams, plus wil the Blues’ Bundesliga experience via Pep Guardiola, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane come into play?
Read: Borussia v Man City: Talking Points
Borussia Monchengladbach v Man City: Qualification permutations
What do City need to do to secure qualification into the Champions League knock-out phase? Details this way.
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City’s travelling squad for Borussia Monchengladbach v Man City
The Blues have confirmed their squad for the Champions League trip to Germany.
Vincent Kompany has not recovered from his head injury sustained against Crystal Palace, while Pablo Zabaleta, Fabian Delph and Yaya Toure were also absent.
Guardiola confirms Kompany injury blow
Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany could be out for “weeks” after he sustained a knee injury at Crystal Palace.
Pablo Zabaleta and Fabian Delph are not ready to play with minor fitness problems.
Read Guardiola’s pre-match thoughts here.
