City begin their European campaign at the home of German champions Bayern Munich on Wednesday. City come in to the match after a hard fought draw away to Arsenal while Bayern themselves are coming off a 2-0 win against VfB Stuttgart at the Allianz on Saturday. The teams last met last season with Bayern leaving the Etihas with a crushing 3-1 victory.
Team News
Zabaleta will miss game for City due to his red card at the Camp Nou in March. Sagna is poised to step in at right-back, while Pellegrini should welcome back Toure after the midfielder sat out last Saturday's 2-2 draw at Arsenal having returned fatigued from international duty with the Ivory Coast. Fernando and Stevan Jovetic are still out injured.
For Bayern Schweinsteiger and long-term victims Thiago Alcantara and Javi Martinez (all knee) remain on the sidelines. There are further doubts for midfield duo Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben.
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This is the third time in four years that City and Bayern have met in the Champions League group stage.
The Citizens have only met Bayern on four previous occasions, with both teams winning 2 games among those.