Friday, March 18, 2016

Champions League: What is it like Manchester City, PSG opponent? – The Équipe.fr

The team composition

Manchester City evolves 4-2-3 -1 this season. The French Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy are regularly aligned to lateral positions. Captain Vincent Kompany is the usual holder in central defense alongside Otamendi, but the Belgian, who suffered a torn calf against Kiev Tuesday, is expected to miss five weeks and therefore could miss the quarter-final of the C1 against PSG. Eliaquim Mangala is likely to replace him. The Brazilians Fernando and Fernandinho are usually placed in front of the defense. In the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, touched a ligament in a knee, David Silva, Yaya Toure and Raheem Sterling mancuniennes lead the offensive. Sergio Agüero occupies the forefront of the attack.

The strong man Sergio Aguero

for several seasons, Aguero is the major asset of Citizens. Long unavailable during the first part of the season mainly because of an injury to his left thigh, Argentina has since returned to form. He scored ten times in eleven games in 2016 and was voted player of the month of January in the Premier League. It has the best ratio of goals / English Championship matches (0.73, 16 goals in 22 games). Fast, agile, comfortable pivot as in depth, Aguero will be the man to watch for PSG.


Coach Manuel Pellegrini last month City

as those of Bayern Munich players City know their coach is living its last months the bench of their team. In early February, Pep Guardiola has announced his arrival in Skyblues . The announcement undermined Manchester, who in the wake conceded three consecutive losses. Excellent tactician, demanding and creative, the former coach of Real and Villarreal has since restored the situation. “ The announcement of my departure is not a problem. All players think only about the current season ‘, he said it three weeks ago.

Manuel Pellegrini will soon leave Manchester. (J. Sibley / Reuters)

The dynamic: a title and hiccups

City is sure to end the season with at least one title. The Manchester team won it three weeks ago the League Cup against Liverpool (1-1, 3-1 t.a.b.). Otherwise, teammates Sergio Aguero are not in a favorable position. In the Premier League they have won just one of their last three matches and have twelve points behind Leicester with a game in hand over. In Cup, City, with a bis team was eliminated in Chelsea (1-5) last month. Remains the Champions League …
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