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Champions League, football – round of 16 second leg, March 6th, 2024
First leg: 3:1
9:00 p.m
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8:30 p.m
Today, the guests from Denmark are relatively surprisingly playing in a somewhat more defensive 5-3-2 system. Coach Jacob Neestrup also has to complain about some injury concerns: with Lerager, Diogo Gonçalves, Falk and Claesson, the reigning Danish champions are missing four key players. Mattsson, the goalscorer in the first leg, is also not on the pitch from the start today. With Clem, Óskarsson, Jelert, Froholdt and Ankersen, five new players are joining today’s starting eleven. The alignment should initially ensure defensive stability before the deficit from the first leg can be addressed. But this much is certain: if we want to reach the quarter-finals today, we will need a magical night at the Etihad Stadium.
8:20 p.m
The hosts are expected to play in a 4-2-3-1 system today. However, there is a lot of rotation compared to the first leg three weeks ago. With Gvardiol, Bobb, Kovačić, Akanji, Lewis, Álvarez and Matheus Nunes, seven new outfield players are joining Pep Guardiola’s starting line-up. Some of the top performers of the last few weeks, such as Foden, Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne, will initially have to make do with a place on the bench. The City coach is obviously already thinking about the game against Liverpool next Sunday, which will set the tone for the league title fight. Can the Skyblues’ “B-Elf” fix it today?
8:10 p.m
The mission to defend the title is entering the next round. Manchester City come into today’s game with a comfortable 3-1 lead from the first leg – the foundation stone for reaching the last eight was successfully laid in Copenhagen three weeks ago. Nevertheless, it is important to keep the tension high today. After all, the guest from Copenhagen was already able to defeat their city rivals Skyblues and also caused a lot of problems for Bayern. However, Jacob Neestrup’s team undoubtedly faces a Herculean task today. City has shone in this Champions League season with a flawless record so far and has won every single game so far – apart from Real Madrid, no team has managed this in the current competition.
Welcome to the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16! At 21, Manchester City will face FC Copenhagen at home at the Etihad Stadium.