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straight to your inboxPep Guardiola must decide whether to reinstate Benjamin Mendy for Manchester City's Champions League quarter final with Lyon tonight.Mendy was suspended for the last-16 second leg win over Real Madrid last week, with Joao Cancelo deputising at left-back having played there for the final two games of the Premier League season.

straight to your inboxManchester City must add fight to their pre-match preparations if they want to progress in the Champions League quarter final against Lyon on Saturday.That is according to defender Aymeric Laporte, who insists City are prepared after a week of training in Portugal, but that will count for nothing if they are not up for a battle against their French opposition in Lisbon."The team is prepared," Laporte told reporters in the pre-match press conference, where he appeared

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has three main selection dilemmas for Manchester City's third Champions League quarter final in as many years.Unlike in 2018 and 2019, City's game against Lyon on Saturday is a single game affair, and not against a Premier League rival like the last two exits to Liverpool and Tottenham.Lyon may be considered underdogs by some after they finished seventh in Ligue 1 this season, but they beat Juventus over two legs to reach this stage and took four points from

straight to your inbox Sergio Aguero is running out of time to play any part in Manchester City 's Champions League challenge. The Blues are preparing to face Lyon in the quarter-final of the competition at the Jose Alvalade Stadium tomorrow night, and if they win they will be in the semi-final next week.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has warned his Manchester City teammates that they are only one mistake away from exiting the Champions League.City face Lyon in Saturday's quarter-final in Lisbon, in the new one-game format for this season's adapted Champions League finale.The Blues booked their place in the last eight by overcoming Real Madrid by 2-1 for the second time, capitalising on two mistakes from Raphael Varane in the visitors' defence.And Gundogan has warned City that the one-game

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping to claim their place in the Champions League semi-finals when they take on Lyon on Saturday night.City booked their spot in Lisbon for the conclusion of Europe's top competition after once again defeating Real Madrid 2-1 in the last 16 in the long awaited second leg at the Etihad, advancing with a 4-2 aggregate victory.The Blues arrived in the Portuguese capital earlier this week and have been training in preparation for French giants Lyon,

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Thursday, 13 August.City lessons from Lyon defeatManchester City take on Lyon in the quarter-finals of the Champions League but they did fall to a home defeat by the Ligue 1 side in last season’s group stage.A report in the MEN outlines how City can learn their lessons from that match in order to avoid a slip-up this weekend.Pep Guardiola’s side are overwhelming favourites to book their place in the last four but they will

straight to your inboxLyon striker Karl Toko Ekambi feels that Manchester City might overlook them in Saturday night’s Champions League quarter-final clash.With a huge clash with Barcelona or Bayern Munich awaiting the victors, the Blues’ meeting with the French side is not the most eagerly-awaited of the ties in the last-eight tournament being staged in Lisbon.And Cameroon international Ekambi thinks that City might just neglect to pay attention to the “Tom Thumb” side who finished seventh in

straight to your inbox Manchester City have landed lucky with the allocation of training facilities during the Champions League finals tournament in Lisbon. The Blues will face Lyon in the quarter-final on Saturday night, and flew out to Portugal on Monday afternoon for the unique World Cup-style finish to this season’s competition.

straight to your inboxIn 61 games last season, against 35 separate opponents, Manchester City only failed to beat one side on their way to a domestic treble - Lyon.So it's no surprise that Pep Guardiola has showered the French side with praise over the last two years, and exercised caution when City were paired with Lyon in Saturday's Champions League quarter-final.On paper, facing Lyon over Juventus is the easier of the potential quarter-final ties that was presented to City, but Guardiola will

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Monday August 10.Lyon sporting director Juninho Pernambucano believes that star man Houssem Aouar is expected to leave the club this summer.The 22-year-old has linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium on several occasions in the past and recent comments suggest that a move could be possible this summer.Pep Guardiola’s side will face Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals this week but the Ligue 1 team’s sporting

straight to your inboxManchester City could reignite their interest in Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar this summer, according to reports.City are looking to improve their squad in the transfer market after a disappointing domestic campaign and have already made a strong start with the signings of Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake.Though M.E.N.

straight to your inboxManchester United will be informed if Borussia Dortmund make a formal offer for Memphis Depay in the summer transfer window.United are pursuing a transfer for Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho and Lyon forward Depay has been tipped to replace him at the Bundesliga club.Depay, 26, failed to live up to his grand billing during a frustrating 18 months at Old Trafford following a £26.3million arrival from PSV Eindhoven, making just one start under Jose Mourinho before his move to

James Tavernier picking up the trophy at the end of the tournament. The Ibrox skipper will be hoping it's the first of many pieces of silverware he's handling this season ahead of a huge campaign for the club.

James Tavernier admits he and his team-mates drew on past experience of playing a man down as he reflected on the friendly win over Lyon. The Gers are competing in the Veolia tournament and got their pre-season campaign off to a flyer with a win over the hosts at the Groupama Stadium.

Jamie Lang Brotherly Belgian filmmaking duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne will receive this year’s Lumière Award at the upcoming Lumière Festival, which celebrates classic films and cinematic masters each autumn in Lyon, France.Last year’s award went to Francis Ford Coppola, who joined previous recipients including Jane Fonda, Wong Kar-Wai, Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almodóvar, Clint Eastwood and Quentin Tarantino.This year’s award will be presented during the Lumière Festival, launched by filmmaker

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorCreated by Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux and filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, the Lumiere Festival is due to take place in Lyon from October 10-18. Largely a retrospective event with hundreds of restored films, thematic strands and uncovered gems, it will also feature some titles officially selected for the Cannes Classics 2020 edition which was unable to be held owing to the coronavirus crisis.

Rangers and Celtic later this month.

Rangers could be set to join Celtic in a prestigious pre-season tournament hosted by French side Lyon. French publication Le Progrès  report that the Ibrox side have joined Celtic in "advanced talks" to join another Ligue 1 side in the four club curtain-raiser.

Four things played a major role in convincing Memphis Depay to leave Manchester United, according to one of the men who helped engineer his move.

Police are searching for a 14-year-old boy reported missing from Fife.

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Manchester United cult hero Rafael made a guest appearance on the MUTV Group Chat to talk about his time with the Reds and selected his dream six-a-side team from the players he played alongside.

Charlie Nicholas has insisted Odsonne Edouard is a "better footballer" than former star Moussa Dembele and that he could make a difference to the squads of Premier League giants Manchester United and Chelsea.