Oleks Zinchenko’s performance against Watford has partially solved Manchester City’s defensive crisis for the visit of Real Madrid on Tuesday. But Pep Guardiola still faces a major problem at right back — and suggested Saturday’s headline-grabbing hero Gabriel Jesus could be the man to solve it.
Three Man City players one booking away from Champions League suspension vs Atletico Madrid
05.04.2022 - 15:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Pep Guardiola will be hoping three Manchester City players stay away from trouble in their Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico Madrid tonight (8pm). With a place in the semi-finals at stake, Guardiola and his team are set to lock horns with the Spanish champions at the Etihad Stadium.
City will be without Ruben Dias (hamstring) and Cole Palmer (foot) due to injury, while Kyle Walker serves the final game of his three-match ban. But three of Walker's City teammates remain at risk of following suit.
Joao Cancelo, Kevin de Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus have each picked up two yellow cards in the marquee European competition this season. Should they receive another booking tonight (Tuesday), they would miss the second leg at the fearsome Wanda Metropolitano next Wednesday.
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Cancelo was cautioned in both group-stage meetings with Paris Saint-Germain, while Belgium star de Bruyne was also booked in the French capital. His other card came away to RB Leipzig - during the same game in which Walker was dismissed courtesy of a straight red.
Given that he is less likely to start at the Etihad, Jesus holds a lower risk than Cancelo and de Bruyne. He was booked on European outings against PSG (H) and Sporting Lisbon (H).
Speaking before the Burnley win, Guardiola stated that Dias would be missing for another 10 days to two weeks, seemingly ruling him out of both legs with Atletico. John Stones has returned to training, though, to ease selection concerns in a hugely-important stretch for City.
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