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Grealish to return - How Man City could line up against Club Brugge

Manchester City will be hoping to bounce back in Europe from the loss against Paris Saint-Germain with a win in the Champions League

Manchester City will be hoping to get their Champions League group stage campaign back on track against Club Brugge after losing 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in their last European fixture at the end of September.

Pep Guardiola's men have won one and lost one so far in the groups after defeating RB Leipzig 6-3 in Manchester before losing the aforementioned match in Paris.

Their next two fixtures are the double header against Club Brugge, both of which they will be expected to win even if the Belgian side have been hugely impressive so far with a win and a draw against RB Leipzig and PSG.

Since the loss against PSG, Man City have drawn against Liverpool and defeated Burnley.

At the weekend, Guardiola made a few changes to his starting XI versus the Clarets so expect more on Tuesday as he continues to rotate.

Ederson was unavailable for Premier League action due to arriving back late from commitments with Brazil on international duty, but he should be fine to return.

Kyle Walker and Ruben Dias were rested from the line-up against Burnley but they should return in a back four alongside Aymeric Laporte and Joao Cancelo.

Ilkay Gundogan is fit and available again and made the bench for the last game, but Guardiola could continue with Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne as the midfield three.

Silva scored at the weekend and been in superb overall form.

In attack, Raheem Sterling was given a rare start this season against Burnley but he will likely drop out for Jack Grealish, who was also rested on Saturday.

Riyad Mahrez could also drop out if Guardiola opts to bring in Gabriel Jesus on the right flank, with Phil Foden through the middle.

Ferran Torres is out until the new year with a fractured foot.

Predicted XI: Man City v Club Brugge

Match statistics

Club Brugge
Statistics
Man City
Games Played
20
20
 
Results
 
Wins
9
12
Draws
8
2
Losses
3
6
 
Goals Scoring
 
Goals Scored
34
46
Goals Per Game
1.70
2.30
More > 2.5 Goals
12
10
More > 3 Goals
7
8
Scored First in a Match
12
11
Scored Both Halves
5
9
Won More > 1 Goal
3
8
 
Other
 
Goals Conceded
28
20
Did Not Score
2
5
Both Teams Scored
13
7
Kept Clean Sheet
6
9
Won Without Conceding
5
8
Games Played
20
20
 
Possession
 
Touches
629
788
Possession
49
60
Passes
462
613
 
Attacking
 
Total Shots
15
16
Shots on Target
5.32
5.60
Goals out of Shots
0.11
0.14
Crosses
17
19
Offsides
2.88
2.33
Penalties
0.15
0.05
 
Defensive
 
Clean Sheets
0.30
0.45
Tackles Won
-
7.33
Clearances
12
12
Interceptions
14
8.60
Own Goals
0.05
0.00
Aerials Won
11
10
Total Shots Conceded
9.89
8.90
Shots on Target Conceded
3.67
3.50
Goals out of Shots Conceded
0.15
0.10
 
Discipline
 
Fouls
12
10
Yellow Cards
2.10
1.60
Red Cards
0.00
0.05

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