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22.02.2023 - 13:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City will be looking to bounce back from their draw against Nottingham Forest when they face RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
After a huge win over Arsenal last week, City missed the chance to stay top of the Premier League as they were held to a 1-1 draw against Forest, a result that put City two points behind the Gunners. All attention now turns to the Champions League, where City face German side RB Leipzig.
The two sides met in the Champions League group stages last season where City won 6-3 at home and then lost 2-1 in the away clash, with the German side proving a tough opponent to keep quiet. Pep Guardiola has been handed a big blow ahead of Wednesday's clash though, with Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte ruled out, joining John Stones on the sidelines.
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So, could City take an advantage back to the Etihad in their Champions League round of 16 clash? Let's take a look.
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that the hosts could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Blaswich; Simakan, Orban, Gvardiol, Raum; Laimer, Schlager; Szoboszlai, Nkunku, Werner; Silva.
We predict that City could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish.
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