Marseille vs Man City preview

October 27, 2020 admin Sports 0


Team news and stats ahead of Marseille vs Man City in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday; kick-off 8pm.

Team news

Manchester City could be without record goalscorer Sergio Aguero for a month, boss Pep Guardiola has revealed.

The Argentine suffered a muscular problem as he tried to recover match fitness following a knee injury in Saturday’s draw against West Ham in the Premier League.

Aguero, who was playing just his third match since June, was withdrawn at half-time and Guardiola is hoping the 32-year-old returns soon.

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Guardiola said: “When you are four or five months out (with) knee problems, always you have a risk when you come back of injuries.

“We tried to handle it as well as possible, just 50-55 minutes a game but it was not enough to get fit for the next games. He will be back as soon as possible.”

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Manchester City at London Stadium on October 24, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) 1:03
Pep Guardiola expects Sergio Aguero to be out for a minimum of two weeks after suffering a thigh injury against West Ham last weekend

Aguero joins Gabriel Jesus, Benjamin Mendy, Nathan Ake and Fernandinho on the sidelines.

The positive news for City is that defender Aymeric Laporte is fit enough to travel to Marseille for Tuesday’s Champions League clash after a knock.

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  • Manchester City will meet Marseille for the first time in European competition.
  • Manchester City have only won two of their previous seven UEFA Champions League games against French teams (D2 L3), going winless in each of the last four (D1 L3).
  • Marseille have picked up just one victory in their last 11 UEFA Champions League encounters with English teams (D2 L8), losing four of the last five matches.
  • Manchester City have lost just one of their last 10 away games in the UEFA Champions League group stage (W6 D3), going unbeaten in each of their last six such fixtures (W4 D2).
  • Both teams have scored in each of Manchester City’s last eight UEFA Champions League fixtures, with the Citizens now on their longest wait for a clean sheet in the competition since between February 2015 & 2016 (9 matches).
  • Since Pep Guardiola took charge of Manchester City ahead of the 2016-17 season, Raheem Sterling has been directly involved in more goals in the UEFA Champions League than any other player at the club (26 – 17 goals and nine assists).
  • Marseille’s Dimitri Payet is still looking for his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, having attempted 32 shots without scoring in the competition (21 for Lille and 11 for Marseille).
  • Manchester City’s Sergio Agüero (35) has moved level with Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) and Thierry Henry (Arsenal) to one behind the most goals by a player for an English side in the UEFA Champions League (Didier Drogba, Chelsea, 36).

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