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Team News: Vincent Kompany returns for Manchester City

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany returns to the starting lineup for tonight's Champions League opener against Viktoria Plzen in the Czech Republic.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has returned to the starting lineup for tonight's Champions League opener against Viktoria Plzen in the Czech Republic.

The Belgian defender has missed City's last three games with a groin injury.

Manager Manuel Pellegrini has made a further four changes to his side as Jesus Navas, Fernandinho, Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko all come in.

Meanwhile, James Milner, Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic are among the substitutes for the visitors.

For the Czech outfit, Plzen coach Pavel Vrba has included strikers Daniel Kolar and Marek Bakos in his starting lineup for the visit of the Premier League giants.

Viktoria Plzen: Kozacik; Hejda, Limbersky, Prochazka, Rajtoral; Horava, Horvath, Petrzela, Kovarik; Kolar, Bakos

Man City: Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Kolarov; Navas, Toure, Fernandinho, Nasri; Aguero, Dzeko
Subs: Pantilimon, Lescott, Milner, Garcia, Rodwell, Negredo, Jovetic

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