Fixture: Barcelona vs Manchester City
Competition: Champions League
Kick-off: 19:45 (UK time)

Manchester City have officially confirmed their starting eleven and substitutes to play Barcelona in the Camp Nou in a Champions League group stage game tonight.

The Citizens head into the fixture, which pits Pep Guardiola against his former club, having beaten Borussia Monchengladbach at home and drawn away at Scottish champions Celtic. Guardiola may view their two matches against Barcelona as those which will decide the group winners.




Guardiola, aiming for his side to go toe-to-toe with Barcelona tonight, picks Kevin De Bruyne as the focal point in attack, with support from David Silva, Raheem Sterling and Nolito. Fernandinho and Ilkay Gundogan will look to control things in the centre of the park, while John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi are the central defensive pairing ahead of goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

On the bench, Guardiola has Sergio Aguero if he needs to throw on another striker, with Leroy Sane and Jesus Navas attacking options also available.

 


Manchester City Team vs Barcelona

Bravo, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva, Sterling, Nolito, De Bruyne

Substitutes: Caballero, Fernando, Aguero, Maffeo, Clichy, Sane, Navas